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Audio Recording in Ubuntu Studio – Part 3: Adding Effects to the Ardour Drumtrack

Okay, by now you should have a drum track recorded in Ardour as the first step for your recording project. If not, check out Audio Recording in Ubuntu Studio – Part 2: Recording a Hydrogen Drumbeat. The drum track really is the backbone to your recording because it is often filled with the most emotion [...]

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Sound Proofing and Room Acoustic Basics

Ah, sound proofing… a term which is thrown around by newbie sound guys who have heard of it but don’t necessarily know what it means. They may have heard something about egg boxes, seen really expensive studio setups or heard of some funny stuff like bass traps, suspension ceilings and the like. This one’s for [...]

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Audio Recording in Ubuntu Studio – Part 2: Record a Hydrogen Drumbeat

Okay, so you’ve planned your recording project like I told you to do in Audio Recording in Ubuntu Studio – Part 1: Plan your Project. You now want to create a Hydrogen drumbeat as the backbone to your track. To begin, start up JACK and then Hydrogen. You can begin messing around with beats and [...]

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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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What gives a Guitar its Tone?

Hey guys, I’ve come across an excellent set of articles all about guitar tone. Have you ever wandered what makes a guitar sound the way it does? These articles deal with exactly that. Each part of the guitar affects its tone. The author cleverly discusses these parts individually. They are: The Strings The Neck The [...]

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