5 Minutes To A Better Mix : The Wide Chorus [Video]

Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix: The Wide Chorus. As a mixer you want to do everything in your power to make a mix pop. One way to achieve this is to make the chorus sound wider than your verses.

5 Minutes To A Better Mix: Octave Guitar [Video]

Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix: Octave Guitar Tricks. Another way to quickly beef up a guitar part and bring interest to your mix is to experiment with octave doubles. It’s fast, fun, and easy to do.

5 Minutes To A Better Mix : The Instant Double [Video]

Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix : The Instant Double Doubles are one of the most effective ways to fill out a mix. If you forgot to record some, here’s how to make a legit instant double, no phasing issues needed.

5 Minutes To A Better Mix :The Attack Principle [Video]

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix :The Attack Principle- Mixing is an illusion, and knowing that will help you get your tracks to sit perfectly together in the mix.

NPR Reveals How Much Money It Took To Make Katy Perry’s Last Album A Mega Hit [Audio]

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Music Business, Musicians

If you listen to commercial radio, this is not news: Katy Perry had a huge year. She went No.1 five times. She was the most played artist on the radio. But the record industry is so weird, it’s hard to know whether this kind of success translates into huge amounts of money.

5 Minutes To A Better Mix : Reverb Glue [Video]

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix Reverb Glue – One way to quickly take your disjointed home recorded tracks and give them a sense of unity and cohesion is to run them all through a little reverb “glue”.

5 Minutes To A Better Mix: Switch Vocal Delays [Video]

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Switch Vocal Delays – One easy way to create interest in a mix is to have your lead vocal running through different types of delays at different sections of the song and simply automating which one to come on at which time.

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Dynamic Delay [Video]

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Dynamic Delay – In order to get that perfect lead vocal delay sound, you need a delay that rings out beautifully when the singer cuts of a note, but doesn’t overtake the vocal when he’s singing. You need a dynamic delay and this is how you do it.

16-Channel Digital Live Sound Mixer with iPad Control [Video]

Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Gear, iOS

Mackie revealed their new DL1608 16-channel live sound mixer, which is designed to integrate with your iPad for an unprecedented level of hands-on control. It features a set of 16 Onyx microphone preamps and high-quality 24-bit Cirrus Logic converters. Onboard iPad integration adds processing and effects, as well as wireless mixing capability. The DL1608 even [...]

Real Time Polyphonic Pitch Correction & Pitch Mapping [Video & Audio]

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording

Zynaptiq announced the imminent release of PITCHMAP, which is described as “the world’s first and only audio plug-in capable of polyphonic pitch-correction and pitch-mapping in real-time”. PITCHMAP allows real-time correction of pitch inaccuracies within mixed signals, as well as completely altering the tonality, chords, harmonies or melodies of a musical signal on-the-fly, a process Zynaptiq [...]

Breakout Box for Apogee Duet 2

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Gear

This solidly built, aluminum breakout box is available as a separate accessory for the Apogee Duet 2. I/O consists of two 1/4″ instrument inputs, two XLR microphone inputs, and two balanced XLR outputs. The breakout box features studio-quality connectors and includes a 6.6′ cable for connection to and from Duet 2 More Info

Drum Module Dock for iPad [Video First Look]

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Gear, iOS

The new DM Dock from Alesis brings the iPad into the world of electronic percussion. This infinitely expandable drum module uses you trigger sounds from your iPad via a full compliment of 13 individual 1/4″ TRS trigger inputs. Adding new sounds is as easy as downloading them to the DM Dock’s custom app. The DM [...]

iPad Dock for Guitarists with Dedicated App and Hands-on Controls [Video]

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Gear, iOS, Recording

Here’s a cool new way to incorporate your iPad into your live guitar setup. The Alesis Amp Dock lets you use your iPad to provide your guitar rig with powerful tone shaping. It includes a dedicated app and a set of great hands-on and pedalboard-style controls. A kickstand lets the Amp Dock stay firmly positioned [...]

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Sidechain Compression [Video]

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Sidechain Compression Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to get your guitars to compress in volume slightly ONLY when the vocal is singing and then come right back when the vocal stops? This can get it done.

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Vocal Presence [Video]

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Vocal Presence – Enhance your vocal tracks with a bit of presence. If you don’t have a harmonic exciter, this little tip can do wonders for your lead vocal.

NI Abbey Road Drums Update – Now With Grooves & New Mixer

Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording

The original ABBEY ROAD instruments gave you the DRUMS, now Native Instruments is giving you the DRUMMER. With over 1,000 grooves played live by top session drummers, a detailed Mixer Section and class-A studio effects, each instrument is a unique, high-end drum studio. The ABBEY ROAD DRUMMER Series puts dynamic, natural drum tracks at your [...]

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Stacking Compressors [Video]

Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Stacking Compressors Trying to get that consistent upfront vocal sound? Instead of slamming a compressor, try stacking 2 or more compressors together to get the desired sound.

AURIA: 48-Track Recording & VST Support For iPad [Video] & Interview

Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, iOS, Recording

Auria is a 48 track digital audio workstation designed exclusively for the iPad. Built from the ground up to be used in professional studio and live tracking applications, Auria includes the necessary tools for recording, mixing, and editing any project. Auria introduces innovative features such as AAF import/export for moving sessions between popular DAWs (like [...]

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Vocal Cleanup [Video]

Posted on 17. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, Recording, Tutorials

5 Minutes To A Better Mix II: Vocal Cleanup Part 16 of 3 – One hallmark of an amateur mix is an un-edited lead vocal. Mouth noises and distracting breaths both take away from the polish and professionalism of your mix.

JamUp Pro iPhone Guitar Amp

Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 by in Blog, iOS

JamUp Pro – Positive Grid LLC is a guitar/bass multi-effect app, gives you a load of authentic guitar tones, sound-on-sound looping and 25+ modules right on your iPad and iPhone! Metal Expansion Pack, Classic Expansion Pack and Effect Expansion Pack are available via in-app purchase. Offers in total 50+ amps, stomp boxes and rack modules! [...]