Okay, so you’ve decided that you want to record a song from your home. You’ve also decided, like the rest of us cheapos, that you are going to use freeware. If you haven’t yet decided, I recommend you use Ubuntu Studio (for why see here). Ubuntu Studio is armed with these great programs: the Best [...]
Ubuntu Studio comes with hundreds of pre-loaded effects. Although I haven’t gone through all of them, I have come across severval effects I found useful. I have described each effect below and also provided a screenshot in order to get a basic idea of what controls they have. Equalizers Equalizers are used to individually vary [...]
Do your recordings lack definition? Are the drums hard to hear with everything else playing? Is your mix a giant mess? Are you feeling depressed? Well, I may have an answer to help all of the above (except the last one). First, let me ask you: do you use your high-end frequencies (10 k – [...]
Hey guys, sorry I’ve been away a while. To ease my guilt, I’m writing a post about panning with an excessively cheesy title. Panning is exceptionally important for allowing each instrument in a mix to be heard without detracting from the song itself. It can also be used for funky effects, which can make one [...]
Alright, by now we’ve probably seen the prices of good quality studio monitors. You may very well be asking: “Why are they so expensive?”. To which your smart arse friend probably answers: “Because they are good quality.” They are good quality because they have a flatter response than normal speakers, i.e. they output roughly the [...]
