Why a Sidechain High Pass Filter in a Compressor Makes Sense
Many compressor plugins out there (including the ones from Sknote like SDC, Disto, STA-Limit, etc.) have them, and most of us have already seen or even used them: sidechain high pass filters. Especially when working with bass heavy material or (sub-)mixes, the...
Easy rock guitar mixing with StripBus
In this tutorial we’re going to mix a rocking guitar riff with Strip and its complementary plugin Bus. Apart from incorporating various valuable mixing tools like EQ, compression, saturation, and so forth, these two plugins also have got the amazing ability to give...
Atmospheric guitar sounds with Rev250
Let’s add some unique and mysterious atmosphere to two clean guitar parts with Rev250! First we will apply a distinct phaser effect to the rhythm part, and then give the lead a whole new sonic color with the great vintage reverb module. Since we don’t want (or need)...
Modeling saturation with “Emphasis”
The sound of any non linear effect, e.g. a saturating device, is affected by the shape of the spectrum of the incoming signal. A classic trick is to boost or cut a frequency range before the saturation happens and then applying the opposite equalization to the output....
How to multiply your compressors by infinite
One way to classify audio effects is to divide them in "linear" and "non linear". Linear effects can be chained in any order, the global result will be the same. Non linear effects care of insert order. Examples of linear effects are: delay, equalization, reverb....
Breathing life into a static mix with Disto
In this tutorial we’ll try to turn a dull and boring mix into something more musical and natural. Let’s have a listen to the initial example first before we start working on it: As you can hear, the levels of the independent instruments are fine, however there are...
Adding punch to a snare with SoundBrigade
While SoundBrigade is an amazing tool to control and tame unpleasant frequencies, it's equally suited for emphasizing and boosting a certain sound. Let's see how we can add more punch to an electric snare drum with the Rotate-mission! Here’s a drum loop with the dry...
Audio Monitors – Do we need the enclosure?
Audio loudspeakers usually rely on resonance to get more strength, mainly in low-frequency range. We are so used to them that it is what sounds normal to us. But is the enclosure always needed? Actually not. If we get rid of the resonant box we loose its help but get...
Plate Reverb – From vintage to modern and back
I wanted to understand more about a real plate reverb. EMT140 is it, a transducer (from audio/electrical to mechanical) makes a metal sheet vibrate. Another one (from movement to electrical/audio) gets the vibration. Simple but effective, made and is still making a...