music production

Many users recommend using Valhalla DSP digital reverbs instead of Apple Logic Pro's stock reverberation audio units. I'm quite happy with the ChromaVerb; you can get into the fine details and parameters including a parametric equalizer. However, I am curious about what Valhalla offers that...

What dB level should the vocals be at for mixing and mastering?

To improve the clock stability and audio quality in my DAW, I'm looking to buy an external master clock. Currently, my RME Fireface 800 acts as the master clock. Any advice on affordable options that offer a noticeable improvement without breaking the bank?

Is it better to use balanced (TRS) or unbalanced (TS) cables when using a pro audio patchbay?

For anyone using Waves and SuperRack SoundGrid: If I have a subscription, can I use the plugins in my recording software and in the SuperRack software for live applications?

Does Apple Logic Pro DAW have a good built-in vocal setting? Can someone please help me? I am a beginner and I don't want to record dry vocals.

How can I connect Steinberg UR22 audio and MIDI interface to Apple Logic Pro DAW?

Update to Graindrop 2.0 (i.e., a time-based granular delay effect) by Flowsonics is out, and below are some of the changes that have been made by the professional audio plugin software developer: Improvements Improved color contrast in graphical user interface Increased pitch range from...

Hi everyone, quick question! Can anyone recommend a good, non-premium laptop that can handle PreSonus Studio One smoothly? I currently use a desktop, but inspiration strikes me often when I'm out, and I need something portable to work on the go. A few people suggested an Apple computer, but...

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?

Watch Venus Theory as he demonstrates some of the cool features of UVI Dual Delay X audio software plug-in.

Hello, everyone! I'm new to singing and song production, and I recently encountered an issue while recording. As I was finalizing my latest track, I noticed that my vocals were not in sync with the song's beat. I'm not sure how to properly address this problem, and I was hoping some of you could...

Are you looking for one-of-a-kind, delay-based effects to take your recordings to the next level? With PSP 285 semi-modular delay machine, you can create a huge array of delay-based effects with excellent audio quality.

If you need to convert milliseconds to hertz (Hz) you divide the value of ms (milliseconds) into one thousand and the answer you get as your final result is the value in Hz you want. For example, if you want to convert 50 milliseconds to Hz, you gotta use the formula like this: frequency (Hz) =...

A parametric equalizer (EQ) is like a sculptor's tool for shaping sound. Just as a sculptor uses different tools to shape a block of wood into a specific form, a parametric EQ allows a record producer or a sound engineer to adjust specific frequencies of an instrument in order to shape it into...

Synth presets are a great place to start when making music. They can help you quickly produce your record since you may be overwhelmed by so many individual parameters to fiddle with. The same logic applies to sound engineering. FX presets aren't altogether bad. You can further tweak and modify...

An audio plug-in is 3rd party software program that can be added to a digital audio workstation (DAW) to extend its native library. These digital audio extensions are often used as effects, such as audio analyzers, reverb, delay, chorus, compression, and EQ, to correct or enhance sound...

Audio mixing (or just "mixing" in short) is arguably the most pivotal stages in music production from a technical perspective. It has no blueprint because every song is, well, different. Hence, people called "mixers" in the music industry must adhere to rigorous turnaround times during this...

discoDSP's Discovery, a virtual analog synthesizer modeled after Clavia's Nord Lead 2 — released in 1997 — has been updated to version 5.1, and the following changes have been made to the audio software plug-in: New features Fixed bank and preset recall. Fixed VST3 delay mix and pitch...