A further way of adding interest to effects is afforded to us by the recording process, which enables us to make use of negative time. In Reverse A fu...
Modulation We have discussed the most common modulation effects such as chorus, flanging and phasing. Now it is time to investigate other modulation e...
Filtering There are many ways to access the power of filtering, but probably the easiest is to use a plug-in. Logic’s AutoFilter is a good example of...
The Vocoder A Vocoder - name derived from voice coder, formerly also called Voder - is a speech analyser and synthesizer. A Vocoder - name derived fro...
Editing Vocals Vocals, particularly the lead vocal, are the main focus point in most tracks, and not surprisingly this is the area where we spend perh...
Phaser Phasing was the next purely electronic effect after the wah- wah and fuzz box, and it originally set out to emulate tape phasing. In the phaser...
Spatial Awareness Much of the contemporary applications of music technology have shifted away from the natural into, arguably, more creative and artif...
Natural space As you should be aware from the week one lesson on acoustics, when we experience a sound we are not only hearing it from the direct sour...
What is Mastering? Mastering is a vital part of the recording process, so much so that a substantial amount of ‘mystery’ is associated with it. We've...
Compression The human ear uses compression for pretty much the same reasons that we do in music, that being to control the level of an audio signal. A...
Equalization is the process by which an equalizer is used to either boost or cut different frequencies in an audio signal in order to change its tonal...
The Stereo Field The term stereo, short for stereophonic, involves the reproduction of sound using two separate audio channels that are then presented...
Now we have an environment that isn’t coloring what we hear we can start to look at how we can improve the mix itself. Subgrouping When you have finis...
Room Shape The diagram depicted below illustrates three of the more typical room shapes: square, rectangular and L-shaped rooms. The most favourable p...
What is Mastering? Mastering is a vital part of the recording process, so much so that a substantial amount of ‘mystery’ is associated with it. We've...
The Noise Gate Some of you may be aware that the primary use for a gate is to reduce noise and any unwanted signal that is present in your recordings....
A Quick Note on Gain Channel level is another important aspect of mixing, which begins to flesh itself out during the EQ’ing process. As each new elem...
Starting From Scratch To start at the beginning, always make sure the mixer is 'zeroed' before starting a new project. By that, I mean make sure the i...