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Waves Creative Access - To Jump Or Not To Jump? UPDATED
Mike Thornton has a selection of Waves bundles and plugins that he has acquired over the years, and until now, he has chosen to keep his Waves Upgrade Plan up to date. But with the change in Waves Audio’s business model, he now needs to decide what to do as his WUP expires in May 2023. Read on to see what he decides to do…
Don’t Move Your Recording Studio Until You’ve Read This
Increasingly, studios great and small can find themselves on the move. With so much to do, and so little downtime, there’s a lot to get right. Whether you’re working from home or moving a commercial facility, here are some points to consider.
Stranger Things 4 Proves Music Is An Essential Ingredient Of Great TV & Film
I don’t want to talk about microphones, ADR, and all that essential audio stuff of TV and film, but the role of music in helping to be the essential magic of winning TV and movies.
Skywalker Sound - Behind The Scenes
At Skywalker Ranch, the world-class team of sound artists from Skywalker Sound create the world’s most recognisable sounds for films like the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. In this article, we get a rare insight as they share their creative process, including the origins of R2-D2’s voice, and their journey to building a vast sound effects library.
Is SessionWire Collaboration Software As Easy As They Claim? We Test It
With more musicians than ever wanting to collaborate online, the need for concise tools that just work has never been more acute. We show you why it isn’t as hard as you might think.
We Fix Some Tough Audio Routing Problems With Source-Nexus 1.3
In this article, we show how to give your computer the routing matrix you deserve and how to get your audio applications and hardware to speak to each other, whether you are on Windows or Mac.
Mixing A Piano Recording In Stereo And Atmos
In this article Michael Carnes, reverb guru and the man behind Lexicon and Exponential reverbs, shares his experience of mixing a solo classical piano recording to stereo and to Dolby Atmos. In a sparse recording where big panning moves aren’t appropriate what does Atmos bring to the project?
Mixing Dolby Atmos Music In A Small Studio
In this article, first published on the Genelec website, London-based songwriter, producer, mixer and programmer Emre Ramazanoglu, who has worked with artists like Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen, Steam Down, Paloma Faith and Carly Rae Jepson recently decided to upgrade his mix and production room to Dolby Atmos. Over to you Emre…
How Re-recording Mixers Get ADR To Sit Well In A Mix
The process of matching ADR recorded in a studio, with the production sound recorded on location, maybe 6 months previous, is a key role for the re-recording mixer. In this article, Garrard Whatley and Damian Kearns share their secrets on getting ADR to sit well in the mix.
What You Need To Create A Voiceover Studio
Not all home studios are created equal… And since the pandemic, more and more producers have found themselves caught out by voice talent using sub-standard spaces to record in. Not good. In this article, voiceover artist, Mike Cooper shares what he considers to be the essential products for a professional voiceover’s home studio.
Win $499 Of Music Production Tools
Would you like to be in with a chance to win $499 worth of music production tools? Nugen Audio are offering 3 chances to win, simply by completing 3 multiple-choice questions. The prize draw entry period is 26th April 2021 - 10th May 2021, so complete the survey today.
What Is Digital Audio Latency? Everything You Need To Know
When working with digital audio and especially digital audio workstations (DAWs) like Pro Tools, Logic Pro or Studio One, the word ‘latency’ is used a lot. In this article, we investigate what latency is, how it is caused, and what steps we can take to mitigate its effects.
Studio Wiring And Patch Bays - Everything You Need To Know
Studio wiring and patch bays, there’s a lot to think about. In this article we talk about what they are and look at a real world example of using them.
Livestream Audio Workflow - In Depth How To
In this article Steven Demott describes his journey into livestreaming and gives a detailed walkthrough of the setup he’s using for high quality online streaming of music performances.
Replacing A Mac Pro 5,1 With A Mac Mini 2018 - The Full Story
During 2019, it became steadily more apparent that Mike’s ageing Mac Pro 5,1 bought back in 2012 was becoming less reliable and would need replacing. The question was, what should he replace it with and secondly what other upgrade work would come with that change. This article is the story of his choices, decisions and challenges of that journey.
Mixing "Duel of the Snakes" From Cobra Kai Season 3
Phil McGowan is the founder of McGowan Soundworks and this is an excellent extended walkthrough of his mix for "Duel of the Snakes" from the Netflix Series Cobra Kai Season 3. He has given us permission to share it with the Production Expert Community.
Creating A Post Production Suite For Dolby Atmos - Guide With Pictures
In this article, UK based freelance dubbing mixer Andrew Swallow describes how he upgraded his Norwich based dubbing suite into a facility in which he can now mix Dolby Atmos productions for his clients.
Apple Mac Pro 7,1 - Everything An Audio Professional Needs To Know
In this article, we are going to take an in-depth look at Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro 7,1 new style cheese-grater and establish whether it is the right machine for every audio professional or whether other Apple computers might be more suited to some and the Mac Pro suited to others.
Building A Dolby Atmos Equipped Garden Studio - A Complete Guide
As a freelance dubbing mixer, Graham Kirkman works from home a lot, and like a lot of us, his home studio is just that - a studio in his house. This article is Graham’s story of how he moved his Luminol Audio studio from the loft into a purpose-built, Dolby Atmos equipped, garden studio.