by quinto | Jan 8, 2016 | Mastering, Mixing
Dynamic control (compression, expansion) is one of the most useful and fun categories of effects to use to control the overall quality and feeling of recordings. In this small tutorial we use our Bus effect as a reference, given its extreme versatility. It is useful...
by Simon | Dec 23, 2015 | Mastering, Software
If you’re looking for a mastering grade compressor the SDC might be your ideal choice: Not only does it offer a powerful combination of one optical and one VCA compressor, it also provides three different transformer models to color your song (if you’re looking...
by Simon | Dec 16, 2015 | Mastering, Mixing, Software
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...
by quinto | Nov 25, 2015 | Hardware, Mastering, Mixing, Software
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....
by Simon | Nov 21, 2015 | Mastering, Mixing, Software
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...
by quinto | Nov 19, 2015 | Hardware, Mastering, Mixing, Researching
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...
