Although every mixing project is different, there are a few techniques that producers tend to use all the time, regardless of whether the music is throat singing, ska punk, disco thrash, ambient foot squeaking or armadillo cajon rock…
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It’s a whole new music-making year, and what better way to get started than with a batch of free audio mangling goodies. This is a perfect opportunity to combine two mega sources of free VST and AU plugins…
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The fourth installment of this series covers the topic of aliasing, and the Nyquist Theorem. This follows on from the previous posts which covered FFT, oversampling and dithering…
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This third episode of the DMJ series deals with the Fast-Fourier Transform, which is basically an analogue/digital processing algorithm. The first two episodes covered dithering and oversampling, but for more info on FFT, read on…
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Although it’s being well covered on other sites, I thought I would also flag TC Electronic’s very time-limited free plugin offer. Basically, they are giving away their M30 VST/AU reverb plugin in exchange for an email address, but the deal expires tomorrow!
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Sometimes the best way to learn about your DAW is by observing a seasoned user actually putting its powers to the test. Here are a selection of Pro Tools videos to get you started…
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Ableton Live, as its name suggests, is a piece of software that allows electronic music to be performed rather than simply reproduced verbatim. However, despite its very hands-on approach, until recently there have been no hardware controllers officially endorsed by Ableton…
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This second part of a series on music technology terminology deals with the burgeoning issue of oversampling. Many of you may have seen this attribute on Compact Disc players in days of old, but what does it actually mean?
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Not getting that cutting sound from your axe? Then perhaps a new guitar effects rack is what you need. For a limited time only – until the end of September – Line 6 are offering a free version of their POD Farm plugin, which you can run within any DAW of your choice (AU/RTAS/VST). Anyone who has an iLok can grab a copy of this useful amp simulation and effects software by visiting the Line 6 store here…
As part of a series which aims to explore some of the terminology behind music technology (particularly in relation to computer-based workstations), this week’s glossary contribution confronts the bitty details of dithering…
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