What makes a good microphone "good"?
Speak with anyone who's had a little experience with recording, or read any audio forum, and there will be much talk about how that...
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Tips, tricks and fun for the recording musician
The Audio Blog is a set of thoughts, techniques, knowledge bits and the occasional rant about the wonderful world of audio and music recording. Follow me on the path to great sounding music, never a boring moment!
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Why high frequencies are directional and low aren't?
When discussing good sounding rooms, I wrote about reflections, and mentioned that low frequencies are omnidirectional while highs are...
Should I use ASIO4All?
ASIO4All is a great tool but it's important to understand when it makes sense to use it.
Why your mic may be tricking you!
Even if you have started recording for just a little while, you've most likely heard about microphone polar patterns (and if you haven't,...
Listen, don't look!
A short post today about something very simple, but sometimes overlooked. The prevalence of DAWs, plugin effects and digital recording...
Do I need better preamps?
We all love making music and recording. It's a product of our soul. Who would want that product not to be as damn good as possible? It's...
A true master, master does not
As Yoda would have it! Or maybe not. Ahem. Let's start. In the post "What is mastering?" we looked at (you guessed) what digital...
What is mastering?
There's few subjects that seem to provoke as much confusion and misunderstanding as mastering - and this post is about shedding a little...
Pump up the volume (not the gain)
You may have read the post about how DAWs destroy your recordings (if you haven't, there's worse ways of spending five minutes), so you...
Master that stream!
It's no news that most music listening nowadays happens via streaming sites, and applications like Spotify, Apple Music etc, as opposite...
Computers aren't that good with numbers
This is a blog about all things audio, so it may seem odd to talk of something that apparently hasn't much to do with audio. We want to...
No pain, no gain!
A quick post today on something not particularly difficult or esoteric - but which seems to be a source of confusion to more than a few,...
A good sounding room.. for mixing
In a previous post we've been looking at how a "good sounding" room for recording means, essentially, a room with controlled and low...
How DAWs destroy recordings
Well, ok: I lied. DAWs do not destroy recordings. I love DAWs, and we can make wonderful recordings and mixes using any. This post is...
A good sounding room!
In my first post I talked a little on how - after performance and arrangement - the physical space where you record (the "recording...
What makes a great recording?
What matters or matters not to get great recordings? Let's find out!
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