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This hard disk editing technique can tweak a bass part’s timing to groove right along with the drums, and give a super-tight rhythm section....Read More
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DX and DXi plug-ins are orphaned formats, and some programs no longer support them—in theory. But you can use those “vintage” effects with VST-only DAWs....Read More
Novel EQ curves can create some of the clean guitar sounds associated with out-of-phase pickups—but without loss output level loss, and with more options....Read More
Melodyne can correct amplitude as well as pitch. This technique creates more consistent dynamics, without any artifacts from compression or limiting....Read More
Why is your brand new, high-capacity hard disk showing only about 2 Terabytes of storage in your Windows machine? Find out why, and how to fix it....Read More
Leading or lagging rhythms by only a few milliseconds can make a major difference in the “feel,” and therefore emotional impact, of many types of music....Read More
Improve mixes by adding pink noise? Yeah, it sounds crazy...until you find out how to do it, and end up with better, more translatable mixes as a result....Read More
Analog or digital meters give you insights as to whether your signal levels are adjusted optimally—but digital meters offer you far more options....Read More