What Are Microphone Pickup Patterns

What Are Microphone Pickup Patterns

by | Aug 20, 2018 | FAQs, Live Sound, Mixing, Tutorials

Manufactures of microphones have developed several pickup patterns that are specifically designed for their intended use, so the following is brief description of what they’re called and what they do. Cardioid pattern: The cardioid pattern is best for general live...
Keeping The Punch In Your Tracks

Keeping The Punch In Your Tracks

by | Aug 20, 2018 | Live Sound, Mixing, Tutorials

In this article we just give a quick overview of a couple of things to watch out for during the recording process that could rob your track of punch and presence in the final mix-down. In other articles we will examine these things in much more detail but just so your...
Mixing From Zero

Mixing From Zero

by | Aug 20, 2018 | Live Sound, Mixing, Tutorials

It’s always better mixing from zero volume.. After you record everything for your song zero all the faders, then bring up the kick drum to a reasonable level (leaving good head room space), then  as you add another channel (snare, OH’s, etc) try bringing it up from...
Understanding the Channel Strip

Understanding the Channel Strip

by | Aug 20, 2018 | Live Sound, Tutorials

This tutorial is aimed to help beginners so we have kept the descriptions as free from technical hieroglyphics as we can. The strip is taken from channel 3 on the Behringer XENYX QX2442USB   Let’s take a closer look at what the buttons, sliders and dials do on a...
Using a Compressor in Mix-down

Using a Compressor in Mix-down

by | Aug 20, 2018 | Live Sound, Tutorials

There are many applications and styles of compressors but for the producer wanting to get the most out of a mix-down it is one of the most important tools they could ever have. WHY IS IT SO?  In music there is a term known as dynamics. I remember my old band master...