by musictech | 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...
by musictech | Aug 20, 2018 | FAQs, Studio Monitors, Tutorials
Well you don’t have to use them but it’s much better if you do. In every recording it’s the little things that either add up to a great result or magnify a problem that is repeated many times during the whole recording process. Basically it’s the sympathetic...
by musictech | Aug 20, 2018 | FAQs, Mixing, Tutorials
Typically it is the Par, Bar, Far & Push, sounding type of consonants that cause the most problem and without the aid of a pop filter will generate massive bottom end spikes in the vocal wave file that are very hard to get rid of once they’re recorded. Pop filters...
by musictech | Aug 20, 2018 | Studio Monitors, Tutorials
With a little bit of EQ and the right panning you can make your mixes sound almost 3D, that is left, right, forwards and backwards. Here is the tip… Kick drums, Snare drums, Bass guitars & Lead Vocals should be centre positioned in the mix (dead centre). These...
by musictech | Aug 20, 2018 | Studio Monitors, Tutorials
Three points on acoustically treating your room for recording & monitoring…. 1. Making the most of it: As most of us don’t have the budget to build the dream recording space, it pays to know how to work with what you have and generally it’s a spare room with flat...