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What are your thoughts on the future of music and generative artificial intelligence? It's concerning that gen AI could potentially replace certain aspects of music production. We already see this with Apple Logic Pro's AI Mastering Assistant plugin. However, perhaps we can learn to work with...

When using the Avid Pro Tools signal generator sound effect to create a sine wave, such as 20 Hz or 100 Hz, why does the resulting waveform not have zero crossings at integer seconds? Or in other words, how precise is the frequency of the PT signal generator?

What's the one thing that makes Avid Pro Tools stand out from other digital audio workstations or sound editing programs, and why do you keep coming back to it?

In pop choruses, when you got like two or more vocal tracks going on (think Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"), what's the deal? Do they just pan them hard left and right, or do they keep them both center but mess with the timing a bit, like one slightly delayed left and the other right? There...

Been using the Waves VU meter plugin to keep an eye on my levels. It's set to -18 by default, which apparently works well for most analog stuff. But, my online mixing class mentioned leaving -6 dB headroom for mastering. So, shouldn't I just bump the Waves audio software plugin to 6 instead of...

Any thoughts on the Avid Pro Tools stock plugin compressor that's bundled in the Dynamics III plugin suite also how often are y'all likely to reach for Dyn3 Expander/Gate and for what purpose?

I'm wondering how to offer mixing and mastering services when I don't have a portfolio yet. Any tips or advice would be super helpful. Thanks!

Which Waves plugin helps my vocals sit well in the mix?

Hey, I've opened up a project I worked on last night, and everything was good. But now, when I reopened it to record the final part, I was facing latency issues. Nothing's changed, I haven't changed any settings, I just saved and closed the project, and then reopened it. My buffer's set to 1024...

How do you get that super low vocal sound in EDM or pop music?

Is it worthwhile to learn how to use FL Studio DAW on Skillshare?

Kick drum recordings can be challenging, and you may discover that your recorded or sampled bass drums just don't sound right when mixing a track. There are common methods that you could employ to resolve this, such as drum layering, drum replacement, or using a tone generator digital audio...

I'm considering Pro Tools Intro as a professional DAW option for mixing and mastering my music. However, I'm concerned about the track limit if you know what I mean.

Sup guys, so what exactly does Image-Line's Maximus plugin do? I am sorry if this is a noob question.

Ay yo, y'all got any favorite audio mixing and mastering brickwall limiter plugins out there? I usually roll with Brainworx's bx_limiter True Peak, but I'm curious about UAD Precision Limiter as a backup. I did an AB comparison and couldn't really tell much of a difference, especially on tracks...

Are you feeling let down by your lackluster, thin synth bass? Fret not, for I have the solution to your troubles! In just four simple steps, you can elevate your synth bass to new heights of sonic thiccness. 1. Duplicate the original sound Yes, duplicate the audio track (or your virtual studio...

In PreSonus Studio One DAW what is the difference between a bus channel and an FX channel?

Suppose you were standing in a room filled with sound. Chances are, you can feel the vibrations in the air as the sound waves travel through space. To understand and measure these vibrations, you need to become familiar with sound pressure level (SPL). SPL is a measure of the intensity of sound...

You know how sometimes you're all turned up at a live performance concert or something, and the music is really loud, but when you leave your ears are ringing and you're like "Ow, my ears hurt"? Well, scientists use something called the A-weighted loudness scale to measure how loud sounds are...

Valhalla DSP (LLC) dropped version 3.0.0 of ValhallaVintageVerb (VVV), wit a new reverb mode they call Palace Reverb Mode, and all VVV audio software plug-in owners get dat upgrade for free. Di new Palace reverb mode (as da name be suggestin') be like a big fancy room algorithm and it do be...