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            Making mistakes is what makes us human, but there are plenty of home studio mistakes that can be avoided altogether if we’re prepared for them. These aren’t things like hitting the wrong keyboard shortcut; they’re actionable tasks that we can do consciously to set our home studio up for success.
          
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            Vocal compression is one of the few subtle techniques used in the studio that have been carried from decade to decade in the studio. Even before hardware compression was introduced, engineers would naturally overdrive their hardware or tape machines for an organic, natural compression – what many today simply refer to as saturation.
          
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            Mastering a song is one of those processes that seem like voodoo magic to some and a calculated, scientific practice to others. It combines elements of creativity, critical listening, audio engineering & extremely detailed monitoring to bring out the best aspects of each and every second.
          
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            Whether you’re in the market for your first audio interface for a home studio or upgrading because the one you’ve got isn’t quite cutting it anymore, there are plenty of things to think about when it comes to choosing the right audio interface for your studio. 
          
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            Lead vocals deserve thick and present in just about any major music production. Sometimes, that requires you to record layer after layer of vocals making them harmonically dense and filling out the frequency spectrum. Other times, all it requires is a single, well-recorded voice with some post-processing that helps ...
          
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