As I covered in my overview on what is a vocoder, a vocoder is a special type of vocal processing which synthesizes a vocal with an instrument. The vocal triggers the instruments behavior like a gate opening and closing, and while that vocal is playing, you can use the instrument to play back the synthesized […]
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Condenser and dynamic microphones are the two main types of microphones used in audio recording and production. Each option comes with its own characteristics and advantages for particular scenarios. While condenser microphones are typically better suited for quieter, studio level/home recording and dynamic microphones for capturing audio in live situations, there’s a lot more to
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Clippers are types of dynamic altering plugins useful for a handful of purposes, most commonly to alter transients for the purpose of attaining more volume out of a track or mix. There are soft clippers and hard clippers, and each varies in how they process those transients. Let’s compare the soft clipper vs hard clipper
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I recently talked about gated reverb and how it works well on a number of instruments. The idea is that the audio you apply the gated reverb to is soaked with reverb while it’s playing, but as soon as it stops, so does the reverb. This eliminates the tail, giving you the depth of reverb
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Hold and release – you’ve seen both settings on your compressors, gates, and other plugins. They both lengthen the effect of that plugin by a time length of your choosing, so what’s the difference? Let’s quickly identify the difference between hold and release. Hold and Release Both settings work together typically alongside a threshold on
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