I’ve been talking more about the best practices for miking and recording drums as of late because the better your recordings sound, the better your mixes will sound. Over the years I’ve referred to the kick drum as the anchor for your entire mix. The kick establishes the timing, rhythm, even vibe of your mix, […]
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I recently did an overview on the best vocal mics for every budget, and in comparing different microphones I often cited their frequency responses. Let’s identify what is a microphone’s frequency response, what it means, and why it matters. What is a Microphone’s Frequency Response A microphone’s frequency response is the frequency range that microphone
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The vocal formant is an aspect of our vocal we can adjust either on individual vocal clips in our DAW or via tuning or formant specific plugins to affect an entire vocal track. Let’s identify what the vocal formant is, what adjusting it does, and why and how to do it. Vocal Formant The vocal
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Tuning vocals in your mix can be a tedious process depending on how much you want to put into it. This complete guide will show you multiple methods on how to tune vocals in your mix while keeping that vocal sounding natural. How to Tune Vocals In Your Mix Vocal tuning is very much a
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I recently talked about recording vocals with two mics and mentioned the value in recording with two mics as a stereo track for simplicity in the mixing stage. This allows you to more easily keep track of takes if and when you’re comping between multiple takes or even just saving you half the time when
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