Saturation is one of those nebulous audio effects that you’ll often hear referenced but doesn’t often get explained. Other effects are much easier to understand. Compression compresses the loudest parts of an audio clip to achieve a more consistent level. EQ cuts or boosts existing frequencies in an audio clip to sculpt the sound. But […]
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Like a reverse cymbal sample, a reverse snare can be used to build anticipation and energy to tease the next part of a song. In particular I like to use a reverse snare to fade into an actual snare hit. This creates a little break to flow into a final chorus after a bridge. And
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There are a lot of different ways to mic your instruments. One of the most popular techniques in the decades since it began being used is the XY recording technique. This involves using two microphones with slight variations in their placements to simultaneously record a source, yielding a unique tone for each track. When blended
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Louder is objectively better. Our ears literally perceive the same song (but louder) as having more energy and being more engaging. This is a slippery slope, though, as make a song TOO loud and at some point you’re taking away from the dynamics. A big old fat blob of audio has an adverse effect on
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I’ve recently talked about what is aliasing and why it causes an unwanted distortion. Let’s talk about oversampling and when and why you should be using it when it’s an option. What is Oversampling in Audio Oversampling in audio refers to applying a higher sample rate than you have natively set. Many modern plugins have
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