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Heavy bass sound with layered bass
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As a bass player I have to make an acknowledgement: getting the right bass sound after a recording session is not as easy as it might seem. Someone could say: “Buy yourself a better bass guitar!” but I can guarantee that it’s not my case 😉 Keeping in mind that the most important thing…
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Why the singer should be comfortable
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A lot of people involved in audio recording tend to underrate an aspect during vocals recording sessions: the singer “play” a slightly different instrument than others. He definitely plays his body. Sometimes ago I read some lines of this excellent Mark Baxter‘s book: “The Rock-N-Roll Singer’s Survival Manual“. A real “must” for all singer,…
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The Metal Month by Toontrack
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Toontrack is for sure one of the best company in VSTis plugins: EZDrummer, EZKeys, Superior and EZ Mix (just to name some of them) are with no doubt in the “top ten” of the most used plugins by both home users and pro. November 2012 has been the Toontrack “Metal Month”, many new products…
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Drums VSTi plugins: quick comparison
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By now is real: writing songs with a good drums track is easier than some times ago. You don’t have to find a drummer, give him the songs to prepare, rent a studio, record everything with the right mic in the right place and then clean the tracks before mixing. Not anymore. You just…
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Mind your volume
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Mixing at high volumes could lead you to very bad mixes, moreover listening at high volumes can break your ears (I mean it!) and, above all, the risk is to take the wrong decision for your mix. You have to consider two differt aspects: the volume of your monitors and the volume of you…