Category Archives: Tutorials

What is Dithering?

    
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Organizing a Tracking Session before Mixing

Here is a very brief clip that describes how to group similar instruments into auxiliary tracks on your recording session. By doing this, you can process several instrument groups simultaneously while maintaining a visually separated mixer. Video Provided by www.thestudiofiles.com     
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Studio Monitor Selection and Placement

Here is a short video describing proper studio monitor placement and selection. If you’re working out of a home studio it’s important to conceptualize how sound reflects throughout the room and ultimately reaches your ears. The goal is to achieve a flat and accurate EQ response that will truthfully represent the sound. The more accurate [...]
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How To Do Your Own Audio Mastering

Although this clip is essentially an advertisement for T-Racks and Bobby Osinski’s books, if you are interested in the fundamentals of audio mastering, there are some very good pieces of advice in this short clip. Eq’ing, Compression, and Limiting on the master mix level are detailed in this video.     
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Mastering with iZotope Ozone – Matching EQ

Recently I’ve been using iZotpe Ozone to Master my newer music projects. After applying Ozone’s effects,the difference in quality and dynamics is like night and day. I can’t recommend this product enough. I encourage everyone to give it a try. Anyhow, here is a tutorial that displays Ozone’s ability to scan the frequencies represented in [...]
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Side Chain Compression Explained

Many songwriters/composers are unfamiliar with side compression as a mixing technique. When applied correctly this effect can do wonders for mix downs and frequency control. If you’re unfamiliar with the “sound” of side compression, you might be surprised to find how often it is used in mainstream music. With the rise in popularity of dance [...]
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