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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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If you’re a Line 6 Helix owner, I don’t have to tell you how amazingly flexible they are. For those that aren’t as familiar with the system, the Helix is Line 6’s latest and greatest hardware guitar processor.
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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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Time-based effects are one of the most common tools in the studio to take an underwhelming production and turn it into something much more massive sounding than it is.
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