1. OSC - Open Sound Control Protocol
(Category/Recording Studio Equipment)

... adjust the setting and you'll soon hear a digital stepping sound (often referred to as a 'zipper effect') as the controller moves from one discrete value to the next rather than sliding smoothly from one ...

2. Audio Damage Phosphor
(Category/Recording Studio Software)

Over the last few years, Audio Damage have built a reputation as seriously eclectic developers, releasing everything from versatile effects to modeled emulations of vintage gear. For Phosphor, Audio Damage ...

3. Loudness Tips and Tricks
(Category/Recording Advices)

... them to realize a loud sound with little compromise to the integrity of the audio as possible. However, in order for those in the second category to achieve maximum dynamic effect, they must fight the ...

4. Is Stereo Enough?
(Category/Recording Advices)

... effect - not just those in the 'sweet spot'. Sounds can even be positioned next to or in-between audience members and made to move through the listening environment. To work properly, Henke says the ...

5. The Art of Remixing
(Category/Recording Advices)

... the most effective method for tightening up a rhythm track is to slice it into small samples. The pattern can then be rearranged into new loops, the pitch remains the same and there are no timestretching ...

6. Audio & Sampling
(Category/Recording Advices)

... a modem home computer can effectively play the role of an entire recording studio - mixing dozens of tracks together, enabling virtually unlimited processing and giving engineers the ability to edit tracks ...

7. Effects and Plugins - Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger
(Category/Recording Utilities)

... lack interest, falling flat the moment the sound drops out of the speakers. Why? What do the pros know that you don't? In a word: effects. Effects can make (or break) a track. They can be the perfect sweetener, ...

8. Free Plugins
(Category/Recording Utilities)

... The range of effects on other is even greater, encompassing delays, reverbs, distortions, dynamics processors, harmonizers, de-essers, vocoders, spectral processors and more.    ...

9. How To Record, Mix And Master An Acoustic Band
(Category/Recording Advices)

... mixer or audio interface. will sound best for drums if they're ever so slightly overloaded, tickling the red on the meters. This has a peak limiting effect and can add a little punch to the sound of the ...

10. Vintage Synthesizers - Digital Audio Workstation Integration
(Category/Recording Advices)

... moving into a new house. Break it down Reliability is another thing to consider. While there are synthesizers and EQs from the 70s that still work perfectly, some instruments and effects tend to ...

11. Digital Headroom
(Category/Recording Advices)

... using summing stages and effects as part of our production technique we also need to consider the effect they're having on headroom and the overall sound. Let's start with getting the sound into your DAW ...

12. Vocoders
(Category/Recording Advices)

Over the last forty years, the vocoder has helped to create some of the most enduringly popular sounds in Electronic music. Singing pads, talking basslines and countless other effects can be achieved using ...

13. The History of Sequencers
(Category/Recording Studio Equipment)

... digital effects and soft synth hosting. Sequencing generally takes the form of 'piano roll' notation, although musical scores and step sequencing features are also included.  ...

14. Limiters
(Category/Recording Advices)

... effectively the opposite of compressors. Rather than reducing the level of a signal above the threshold, expanders reduce the level of any signal below the threshold. The result is to allow louder parts ...

15. Timecodes
(Category/Recording Advices)

... pieces of equipment have been replaced With effects plug-ins and soft synths. Other forms of timecode still exist, most notably in digital signals which may contain embedded timecode information to ...

16. Apple iPad
(Category/Recording Studio Equipment)

... that the sound output is effectively mixed to mono. This is most likely a space-saving measure, but true stereo speakers would have been much better. As such, you’ll need to plug in a pair of headphones ...

17. Audio Metering
(Category/Recording Advices)

... your signal. Aim to leave headroom in every single step of the signal chain (including between effects plug-ins) and you’ll ensure that no damage is being done. Advanced metering Every DAW will include ...

18. The Science of Psychoacoustics
(Category/Recording Advices)

Although you may not be aware of it, the way we perceive sounds is strongly affected by a series of psychological effects known as psychoacoustics. Our hearing is not quite so clear-cut as you might imagine, ...

19. Sampling Techniques
(Category/Recording Advices)

... envelopes, dedicated filter envelopes, waveform editing, built-in effects, sample layering options and a whole range of MIDI mapping features. The potential is huge. Although some of these bread and ...

20. Quantization
(Category/Recording Advices)

... One effective method is just to quantize some of the notes, usually the ones which hit the 1/4 note or 1/8 note beats. This is particularly effective with drums. Quantizing the beats on the first and ...