16 bit, 24 bit, 32 bit. What’s the difference, the the heck is bit depth, and which should you use when recording or bouncing your music? Let’s cover everything to know about bit depth now. This is going to get a little mathy, but I’ll keep it as simple and practical as possible. What is […]
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A big part of mixing your music is finding the best place for where to mix music where you live. Many of us don’t think about this when we actually sit down to mix and go with however our workspace is already oriented without realizing how far back this can set you. Let’s talk about
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LUFS stands for Loudness Unit Full Scale and is a system for representing and measuring volume. Unlike RMS and dB (see my comparison of LUFS vs RMS and LUFS vs dB), LUFS is a more practical and universal system of representing loudness as we interpret it. This system became the standard in 2011 with television,
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Serial compression is a technique used by mixing engineers all over. Integrating this technique into your own music can yield a more natural sound as opposed to just using one compressor. Let’s talk about what serial compression is and when to use it and how to use it (with settings). What is Serial Compression? First
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When we’re mastering our music, we typically try to make our song(s) as loud as possible. Our ears (and those of our listeners) interpret louder as having more energy and consequently better. When we drive our mixes too loud, too “hot”, we run the risk of clipping and distortion down the line when our music
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