sound engineering

How do you know if your mix has phase issues? Is it possible to do one stereo recording and two mics?

TrackPlug 7 makes pro-level audio editing easy. Clean up noise, shape your sound with powerful EQ and compression, and add warmth with tube saturation. Flexible routing and advanced metering give you total control.

AudioThing has released a new version of Frostbite, a music software plugin that adds sound effects to audio. Frostbite uses a special spectral freezing algorithm to create unique sounds. The latest update is version 2.2.2. This update makes Frostbite work on Apple devices like iPhones and...

Should we roll off the bass and kick low frequencies with EQ?

Killihu recently launched a new tool called Capture Audio for Ableton Live. This handy feature lets you easily capture audio and add it directly to your project with just one click. It works like the existing Capture MIDI feature but is designed for audio inputs. Overview of Capture Audio for...

Mercuriall has released the Tweed Blues and Tweed Bass amplifiers with the new Ampbox 1.5.0 update. This update includes a new impulse response (IR) for the original spring reverb in the cabinet section, which helps you capture the vintage sound more accurately. The new amps The Tweed Blues is...

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a system that lets musical instruments and computers talk to each other. With MIDI, you can connect keyboards, drums, and other instruments to a computer. MIDI does not make sounds by itself. Instead, it sends messages about which notes...

Latency in audio means the time it takes from when a sound goes into a system until you hear it coming out. This delay is important in many areas, such as live shows, music recording, and broadcasting. If the delay is too long, it can mess up the timing between different sounds, making it hard...

Shy Audio proudly announces the Shy 90s Channel professional audio effect plugin launch, a powerful new tool for your audio production needs. EQ Use the EQ section to shape your tracks broadly and change their sound from Shy 90s Channel. The Original setting reduces mid-gain when you boost the...

Knife Drop is no ordinary fuzz pedal--it's a sub-octave fuzz and analog synth powerhouse, conjuring nightmarish soundscapes through a sinister blend of distortion and synthesis. Born from the twisted collaboration between Eventide and Third Man Hardware.

Feel the impact of the UAD SSL G Buss Compressor in use

Spinal Vibe offers up to 3 rotative speakers, with full control over the rotational behavior of each speaker: you can not only select their rotation speed and curve, but also the amount of Doppler, amplitude modulation, and dampening independently, as well as their acceleration and deceleration.

You can now get the Current 2.0 virtual instrument plug-in from Minimal Audio, their main synth plugin. This big update has many new features, improvements, and speedups. It includes a new user interface, a bigger modulation system, and a new Wave Shifter effect. Current 2.0 new features New...

iZotope, now with Native Instruments, just rolled out Neutron 5—a mighty boost to their smart mixing suite! It's geared to level the mix game for all musicians, whether you're just starting or deep in the groove. With fresh tricks and features, Neutron 5 is set to tackle any mix you throw its...

Brief introduction to the RJ Studios MB3X Mastering Compressor plugin.

WireGrind just launched BlizzVerb, a new reverb plug-in for Microsoft Windows-based DAWs. BlizzVerb is a room-style reverb effect that uses several physics-based methods to create realistic reverberation. WireGrind's BlizzVerb gives you a reverb tool that's close to the sound of a room. You get...

How long do you produce a track from start to finish? Also, how much of that time is mixing and mastering?

What is the optimal methodology for integrating kicks and 808s into a musical composition?

The "Motion Filter," by music production software plugin developer Denise Audio, offers various modes like low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch with slopes up to 96 dB per octave. You can select between the classic Sweeper mode for envelope-driven sweeps or the new LFO mode for...

Frequency, measured in Hertz (Hz), quantifies the rate of a cyclical phenomenon. In the context of digital signal processing, Hz is employed to characterize the properties of sound waves. For instance, a sound wave with a frequency of 1000 Hz undergoes 1000 cycles every second. Sampling rate...