How To Capture Great Guitar Performances for Home Recording
When I started getting into home audio production a few years ago, I had already been a musician for a good ten years, my primary instrument being guitar. Up until that point, the extent of my...
View ArticleHow to Get Good Data From Audio Analyzers
Audio analyzers are dumb. They just deliver data. Our job is to interpret that data from Smaart or SATlive or SIM3 (well, if you’re reading this…you probably don’t own a $10,000 SIM3). But we can’t do...
View Article6 Mixing Mistakes You’re Probably Making
We all have to start somewhere. Most people will go through a series of objectively average mixes before they start to refine their skills and understanding. Flying blind is one of the most powerful...
View ArticleWhat is a Limiter and How to Use One to Make Better Masters From Your Home...
“What is a limiter and how do you use one?” That’s a question we often get asked so I went straight to the expert for answers. Basically, a limiter is just a very aggressive compressor that tames the...
View Article6 Soundcheck Tips on How to Get the Band to Play at the Right Level
Impossible. Unheard of. Won’t happen. This has always been my assumption: Musicians are always going to play differently during the band soundcheck in an empty room than they will with their adrenaline...
View Article5 Solid Reasons to Use Dynamic Mics on Vocals
This is a guest post by Gavin Whitner. If you would like to contribute a guest post to Audio Issues, please read the guest post guidelines right here. Let’s face it, choosing the best type of...
View Article6 Ways to Improve Your Bass Mixing Skills – How To Craft The Perfect Low End
This is a guest post by Adi Szasz. If you would like to contribute a guest post to Audio Issues, please read the guest post guidelines right here. Regardless of the genre that you’re producing, the...
View ArticleTop 15 Tips on Creating an Effective Musical Arrangement
The arrangement is probably the most critical element of any piece of music ever created. It is the process of transforming individual musical components into one complete, smooth-sounding track, but...
View Article5 Mixing Mistakes That Could Be Destroying Your Tracks
Learning to mix is not an easy job, especially for someone with no insight into it whatsoever. There are hundreds of plugins to learn how to use and then thousands of articles to consume which can all...
View ArticleYour Complete Guide to Avoiding Creative Burnout
As a creative, you’ll understand the pressures that come with being creative. Being this mentally engaged non-stop through the week will inevitably lead to feeling burned out; similar to writer’s...
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