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A Quick Recording I did with Ubuntu Studio

Hi Guys, I know it’s been a long time but life has been really hectic for me over the past years. Upon feeling guilty for not updating this site as much as I could, I decided to upload a song I wrote and recorded using Ubuntu Studio about a year ago. Granted, it may not [...]

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Home Recording Book Collection

Hi guys, I have recently stumbled upon an excellent series of books/ebooks that explain how to get the most out of your home recording studio. It’s written in an interesting and down-to-earth manner, however the author, Brandon Drury, doesn’t leave out any of the gory details. The details are particularly gory because this book collection [...]

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Editing and Splicing Songs with Audacity

Sorry I haven’t been writing posts in a while, things have been really hectic on my side. However, my guilty conscience has got the better of me so here I am. For my wedding in December, my wife decided to walk down the aisle to the song Everything by Lifehouse. If you know the song, [...]

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Using a Bus to Route Effects in Ardour

When using computer audio effects, one must always bear in mind that your poor computer has to calculate the effect output everytime you play back your tracks. So when you go too crazy with effects, your computer will probably seize up, roll-over and die! To save your computer, it is important to use buses to [...]

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Sound Mixing Tips: EQ vs Volume

Here’s a tip for live mixing and mastering, but can probably be used in any area of audio recording: If you can’t hear an instrument, it’s probably because of its EQ – not its volume. Before you push up that volume fader, try boosting the instrument’s defining frequencies. Here’s an example. I was mixing for [...]

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