Getting your vocals to sit right on top at the front of your mix is desirable for any vocal focused song. Lackluster vocal production is like a glowing neon sign that says, “home studio recording!” This tutorial covers a simple mix recipe for getting your vocals right out there in the front of your mix with clarity and presence. Show me the recipe
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Mix Recipes: Clear and present vocals
Getting your vocals to sit right on top at the front of your mix is desirable for any vocal focused song. Lackluster vocal production is like a glowing neon sign that says, "home studio recording!" This tutorial covers a simple mix recipe for getting your vocals right out there in the front of your ...
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Mix Recipes: Heavy guitar Haas and EQ
There are many approaches to mixing heavy guitar tracks. Striking a balance between clarity and thickness is a constant struggle. There is a general tendency in the recording of heavy music to layer many guitar tracks, but how do you maintain that razor's edge clarity of a single track? Here is a mi...
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Mix Recipes: Snare Drum EQ and Compression
A great snare drum sound can really drive a mix. If you start to listen critically to a lot of dance, rock, metal, modern country, pop, funk, and other kinds of popular music you will notice the next loudest thing to the vocals is typically the snare drum. No matter how much is going on in a great m...
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Mix Recipes: Kick Drum EQ and compression
There is no reason to settle for lackluster kick drum sounds on your home recording. This article explores some great mix recipes for equalizing and compressing your kick drum tracks. While every kick drum has an individual sound there are some general guidelines you can follow to get a great start ...
Mix Recipes: Heavy guitar Haas and EQ
There are many approaches to mixing heavy guitar tracks. Striking a balance between clarity and thickness is a constant struggle. There is a general tendency in the recording of heavy music to layer many guitar tracks, but how do you maintain that razor’s edge clarity of a single track? Here is a mix recipe to take a double tracked rhythm guitar, give it the thickness and stereo spread of a quad tracked guitar but the clarity of a single tracked guitar. This technique will also work on guitar styles other than metal.
DEAL: Link.MIDI 4×4 USB Interface
OVER: This deal has ended. They still have the stupid deal of the day going, but it isn’t for the MIDI controller anymore…
The Stupid Deal of the Day is a Link.MIDI 4×4 USB MIDI interface. For all you MIDI addicts out there just getting by on a 1×1 interface, this is your chance to step up your game and get true multi-IO going. Click the “Stupid Deal” banner to check it out.
These things are over half off their normal price and a third MSRP. Musician’s Friend runs a new stupid deal each day and sometimes they sell out. If you are at all interested then you should jump on it now.
POD X3 Pro Tips & Tricks: MIDI CC Chart
Here is the long awaited MIDI CC chart for POD X3 Pro. Once Line 6 implement MIDI in POD X3 Live (and hopefully POD X3 over USB) I would imagine these CC numbers will be accurate for those units too.
Tone 1 of your POD X3 responds to CC on the configured MIDI channel while Tone 2 responds to MIDI CC one channel higher. For example, if your POD X3 Pro is set to communicate on MIDI channel 3 then Tone 2 will communicate one channel higher, on channel 4. I have fully tested all these CC with my POD X3 Pro with flash memory 1.00 and USB firmware 1.00 installed in the unit.
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POD X3 Pro MIDI CC chart 1.1
POD X3 Pro MIDI CC chart 1.0
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Line 6 BackTrack and POD Farm
Line 6 have some new portable recording devices coming out soon (BackTrack series) and have revamped their TonePort hardware as POD Studio products (which now include a software plugin, no need for an extra purchase any more).
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Book Review: The Business of Audio Engineering
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Recommended for you if you are starting out in or considering a career in the audio industry.
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Mix Recipes: Tom EQ and compression
A great drum track is at the core of most modern popular music. Other mix recipes have covered the snare drum and kick drum, and now it is time to talk about toms. The toms can be used to add texture to particular drum fills and section transitions or they can drive an entire song. No matter which role they are filling in your track, it is important to get a sound that will allow them to cut through the mix and be noticed. Here are some helpful mix recipes to get you started with EQ and compression on your tom tracks. Get mix recipes for toms
Home recording studio on a budget
Computers have made building an advanced home recording studio a reality for many of us. It has also caused a flooding of the market by dozens of products (and more) that all basically do the same thing. The sea of marketing created in this environment has left quite a few home recording enthusiasts scratching their heads in confusion. Below you will find some basic recommendations on the key equipment needed to start your own home recording studio. Find out more
DEAL: AKG Perception 200 condenser OVER
This deal is OVER, and the mic is back to its regular price
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The Stupid Deal of the Day is for an AKG Perception 200 condenser microphone. This is a great mic to have in your home recording studio. After an SM57 or three, a decent large diaphragm condenser is the next mic purchase I recommend for the small recording studio operator and this mic will fill the role marvelously.
Normal street price on this baby is $160 but click the Stupid Deal picture to get it at about 40% off. Today only!
POD X3 flash memory 1.15
Line 6 released a new flash memory for POD X3. The version is 1.15 and it fixes a few of the outstanding issues with POD X3. Tell me more