sound engineering

How do you guys extract or isolate certain elements from a sample in FL Studio? Personally, I utilize Fruity Parametric EQ 2 to extract bass lines and apply additional filters to make it more pronounced.

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

I've been curious about the process of mastering and how it differs from mixing. Specifically, I'm wondering how a mastering engineer treats a song. What are the steps involved in mastering a song, and how do they go about achieving the desired sound? Any insights would be appreciated.

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...

How often are stereo enhancers used in audio mastering?

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...

I often hear people describing the sound of a paramatric EQ having that unique 3D sound. What is that all about?

I wanna know if there is a particular sample rate that pro studios use. Any ideas? I normally just stick to whatever the default sample rate is inside a DAW. I have never changed it.

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...

First of all, when you are looking at a decibel meter music software plug-in in your DAW, dB is an expression of the ratio between your signal level and a reference level. This reference level I am talking about is 0 dBFS or the maximum level that can be represented in your digital audio...

When you are mastering your own podcasts, your buddies' podcasts, or whatever, make sure you've got an average or integrated loudness of -14 LUFS and you've got your audio software brickwall limiter plug-in ceiling output set at -3 dBFS. It's best to stay within this range when mastering in...

One hundred and twenty-five bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 15360 quadruple note (4) 7680 breve (2) 3934 semibreve (1) 1920 minim (½) 960 crochet (¼) 480 quaver (⅛) 240 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 120 demisemiquaver (¹⁄₃₂) 60...

One hundred and twenty-four bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 15482 quadruple note (4) 7741 breve (2) 3870 semibreve (1) 1935 minim (½) 967.742 crochet (¼) 483.871 quaver (⅛) 241.935 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 120.968 demisemiquaver...

One hundred and twenty-three bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 15608 quadruple note (4) 7804 breve (2) 3902 semibreve (1) 1951 minim (½) 975.61 crochet (¼) 487.805 quaver (⅛) 243.902 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 121.951 demisemiquaver...

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.

One hundred and twenty-two bpm in milliseconds. Musical note name Duration in milliseconds octuple note (8) 15736 quadruple note (4) 7868 breve (2) 3934 semibreve (1) 1967 minim (½) 983.607 crochet (¼) 491.803 quaver (⅛) 245.902 semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) 122.951 demisemiquaver...