It’s time for another round of the HSC Podcast. A few topics covered:
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@iamjosephkim on Twitter was asking me today if I have a video on dither. I should probably do a full-on video tutorial on it at some point. But for today, let me give you the “quick and dirty” run-down on dither.
All you high-end, super smarty-pants, you are welcome to go in-depth in the comments section, but I’m gonna keep this brief and simple.
Dither is simply noise that you add to your mix. Every DAW I’ve ever used comes with a dither plug-in. This normally goes on your master fader.
I had coffee with a fellow audio engineer this morning, and he was talking about how big of a difference panning can make on the sound of a mix.
He told me a story about a test he had to take in engineering school. The test was done in a 5.1 surround sound mixing studio. It [...]
You know how a bad mix can really ruin a song?
Yeah, well a spilled drink can ruin a studio.
No, I didn’t ruin my studio last night, but I have come really close a couple times over the years. Nobody ever pays attention to the “no food or drink” signs in professional recording studios, until some [...]
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Which should come first, EQ or compression?
Feel free to state your opinion for both questions in the comments section, but this article will deal mainly with the second. (Although, you never know…)
Esse, one of my Production Club members, emailed me a question over the weekend. (Side-note: Esse lives [...]
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Today HSC officially has a podcast! You should be able to access it in the iTunes store now. Home Studio Corner…on your iPod…sweet.
Secondly, how do you like the “Ask Joe” logo? Very cool, right? Thanks to Dave of DTGraphix. He did an awesome job. He also designed the Understanding Pro Tools banners. If [...]
If you follow me on Twitter, then you’ve seen me post about my album progress. I’ve spent the last two days recording background vocals and percussion. I’m getting ready to lay down the lead vocals, and I’ll be ready to start mixing.
I want you to be involved in the mix process. More on that in [...]
Here’s my follow-up video to yesterday’s round of ear training. If you haven’t checked out the audio clips there, you might want to do that before watching the video below.
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My name is Joe Gilder. I'm a singer, songwriter, and recording engineer. I love music, whether I'm producing an album or playing a show. Home Studio Corner is an outpouring of the knowledge I've acquired so far.
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