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 – [...]
This one’s more suited to those of you who do live sound mixing. When mixing a live band , the monitors on stage are often blasting louder than the actual speakers. This can make mixing the sound a hellish experience, especially if you’re mixing a church or similar event where the audience is likely to [...]
Using Linux unfortunately limits one to certain hardware. This is because the companies which make these devices do not create Linux drivers. This is a downfall, but one which is easily avoided – don’t buy equipment before you know it works in Linux! How do you check this? Well thats why I’m writing this article. [...]
