79: Audio To MIDI – How It’s Done And When You Should Use It

Almost every DAW lets you create MIDI data from audio files. And if not, there are plenty of plugins that can do it. But why would you want

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Small Investments, Big Return

Buying gear is fun. And sometimes it's not the actual audio gear, but the little helpers that have the biggest impact on our productivity and creativity. I just

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78: How To Use Panning To Get Wide, Exciting And Balanced Mixes

Right after balancing, which we've covered in episode 75, panning is the second most important thing you need to get right in your mixes.  Again, this seems trivial

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77: Apple Spatial Audio & Dolby Atmos – Is This The End Of Stereo?

You've probably heard about Apple Spatial Audio or Dolby Atmos... ...and you've probably heard the marketing message, telling you you're missing out if you're still listening to music

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Avoid This Mistake When Mixing On Headphones

Daily Blog - July 28th 2021 Mixing on headphones is challenging. And there is one thing you should particularly careful of, because it happens all too easily. When

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76: Q&A: What Is Saturation And How Do You Use It?

It's Q&A time again! This question came up in our Facebook community: "Saturation. What is it? I have an idea of what it is from my king gizzard

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Home Studio Mastering – Viable Option Or No-Go?

Mixing yourself is hard enough, right? So should you even try to learn mastering? Is it worth it? Can home studio mastering lead to great results at all?

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75: The One Engineering And Mixing Skill That Will Give You 80% Of The Results

There's one thing that we immediately pick out as listeners... ...even if we don't have very trained ears and even if we're not very experienced or familiar with

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Community Q&A: “Analog” Sounding Mix Bus & Mastering Saturation

Daily Blog - July 16th 2021 The Self-Recording Band Community is awesome and our members ask great questions! We love that and want this platform to be as

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Community Q&A: How much saturation is too much saturation?

Daily Blog - July 15th 2021 The Self-Recording Band Community is awesome and our members ask great questions! We love that and want this platform to be as

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