There are many challenges to making money from your skill working in audio or video creation, but one we never entirely get used to, is having our work criticised.
Tip - How To Fix Waves Central Crashing Under Windows 10 64Bit
As a Waves plug-ins owner and user I find their Waves Central application a very easy and convenient system for keeping my Waves goodies up to spec but this morning Waves Central failed to start on my Windows 10 Pro Tools computer.
Quick Tip - How To Fix A Pushed In Studio Monitor Tweeter Dome
In this short 1 minute video we show you how to quickly fix a pushed in studio monitor tweeter dome. It seems young children cannot resist the urge to push in monitor tweeters, why they do this? We haven't a clue.
As long as the pushed in tweeter isn't punctured or damaged in any other way this tip will help you pull out pushed in tweeters returning them back to their normal shape in seconds.
Tip - How Top Mix Engineers Use Reverb
In this roundtable discussion, James Rotondi for Universal Audio, discuss the delights and vicissitudes of reverb with four of pop music’s top mixers. While each artist has their own singular take on the mystery and science of reverb and their own favourites among UA’s fleet of inspired reverb plug-ins, don’t be surprised to hear them echo each other just a bit. Good ideas, after all, do tend to reverberate.
Buyer's Remorse - How To Avoid Regretting Your Next Studio Gear Purchase
In this article we share a handful of tips to help you spot some early warning signs of bad studio gear purchasing habits - Avoid setting yourself up for Buyer’s Remorse when purchasing studio gear, it’s just not worth the trouble.
Back Pain, Posture And RSI - What Can We Do?
In this article we take a look at a range of options that we can use to avoid 'cumulative trauma disorders' or 'repetitive stress injuries' (RSI), bearing in mind that no one solution is the right answer for every person and every problem and not to use this article as a replacement for taking medical advice.
Beginner EDM Production Tips - Focus Your Track's Ideas For Maximum Impact
The quality and mood of your EDM mixes are the primary focuses here. This article lists a few things you can do to make your EDM mixes stand “toe to toe” with other EDM mixes
Scoring The End Of The F***ing World Soundtrack Featuring Graham Coxon
The team from UK console and interface manufacturer Audient recently visited the musically amazing Graham Coxon (of Blur fame) to find out how he wrote and recorded the soundtrack for the hit Channel 4 and Netflix series 'The End Of The F***ing World'. Graham talks through how he recorded the song 'Walking All Day' at his home studio in London.
Buying A New Set Of Studio Monitors? What Qualities Do You Look For?
We rely heavily on studio monitors to make critical tracking and mix decisions, so it is important we use monitors that we can trust. We also punish monitors day in day out in, so we need to be able to trust their reliability, but we also need to be able to know in our hearts that we have invested in a set of monitors that provide a good return on investment.
Case Study - Mixing Live Band Recordings Using Universal Audio UAD-2 Plug-ins
In this video James starts by showing you around his mix session and explains his initial routing choices such as the addition of a drum buss and two reverb sends. James then takes you through the processing he used on his tracks. Watch the video to hear each stage throughout his mixing process.
Using An All Pass Filter To Fix Phase Issues Between Mics With The Universal Audio IBP
Phase rotation isn’t as well understood as some of the other fundamentals of audio. In this post, Production Expert editor Julian Rodgers illustrates the effect of phase rotation and the difference between phase rotation, delay and polarity inversion using the UAD IBP plug-in and introduces the possibility of using phase rotation to minimise cancellation in mixes using SoundRadix’s Pi.
Tip - How Three Top Audio Professionals Choose Microphone Preamps
In this article from Universal Audio, James Rotondi asks three of the worlds top audio recording, mixing and production professionals about how they choose the mics pres for recording and what matters to them when it comes to sonic quality, usability and tonal balance.
Cool Acoustic Treatment Solutions For Your Project Recording Studio
Off the shelf acoustic treatment solutions can cost an eye-watering amount, luckily, there are a fair few affordable acoustic treatment solutions available for home recording studio guys on a budget.
Free Tutorial - Seven Tips For Recording Vocals
In this free tutorial video from the team at Audient, producer and engineer Nuno Fernandes takes you through seven important things to consider when it comes to recording vocals.
Why Your Studio Could Be Losing Valuable Work - How To Keep Great Clients
The fact is there are tens if not thousands of people who can do your job, make sure you don't lose work because you don't pay attention to the small things.
Studio Monitor Stands - Beginners Buyers Guide
Monitor stands are very simple devices that provide a wide range studio monitoring benefits. By and large, the biggest benefit of placing monitors on stands is that this setup improves studio monitor performance thus the overall sound quality that monitors can produce in studios.
Great Places You Can Find The Best Audio Software & Plug-in Deals
The cost of purchasing Pro Audio software such as third-party plug-ins can amount to quite a sizable bill over the course of a year, but fear not, a vast majority of Pro Audio software developers and plug-ins brands do offer a wide range of different deal opportunities that we can take full advantage of to purchase their products at a fraction of the full price.
In this article we list the most common types of deals and promotions that Pro Audio software developers and plug-in brands offer.
Studio Security - Keeping Your Recording Studio Safe From Burglary Should Be Your Top Priority
It doesn't matter if you have a small studio setup in a college dorm room, a bedroom, a garden outhouse or a multi-million dollar complex... thieves are everywhere and they are very smart... and organised.
Sure, there are some opportunists out there that will attempt to smash and grab (given the chance) but thieves these days will most likely break into your studio because they have done research and worked out a plan of action. Our job as studio owners is to counter as many opportunities that thieves could use to illegally gain access to our studios.
Tip - Never Run Out Of Headphone Extension Cables Again
I'm sure we've all been in sessions where in spite of our best laid plans, someone is just a little too far away from their headphone amp and the lead there never seem to be quite enough of is headphone extensions. While there often isn't a headphone extension lead available, there is always an XLR lead handy. Find out how this can help using this useful tip.
Tip - How To Quickly Coil Studio Cables - Avoid Tangled Cables & Cables Breaking
Whenever I see a cable wound ad hoc or incorrectly I just think that the person who did it was being lazy, don't be that person! Instead, be the Pro that properly coils and stores cables. By doing it correctly you will keep your cables in working condition for longer and out of tangled messes.