Archive for tag: resonance
DIY Acoustic Panel Bass Traps: Treating Your Room Right
July 26, 2011 Acoustics, DIYBuild super-effective DIY bass traps acoustic treatments for around $75 a panel.
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How to Add a Subwoofer to Your Monitor System
February 7, 2009 Speakers, SubwoofersSo you want to add a subwoofer to your monitor setup? Studio subwoofers can be tricky things that require a little bit of audio soul searching, auditioning, and planning to pull off well. But, a well integrated sub can make a world of difference in the right circumstances. I, for example, just added a Mackie [...]
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How to Create Depth in a Mix
March 6, 2008 MixingThis post focuses on the topic of creating a sense of depth in mixes. It’s not too hard to make things sound big. It’s not too hard to make things sound wide. But it is very hard to do both while also creating a sense of depth. There are a myriad of tools available to [...]
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How to Record Piano
February 22, 2008 TrackingThis post is a continuation of my instrument series and describes the standard variations of recording piano, both grand and upright styles. Ahhh piano. One of the quintessential instruments that almost everyone knows the sound of. Like the snare drum that I featured in my last how-to, the piano is a complex instrument with many [...]
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Ring Modulating (or Vocoding) to Produce Artificial Chords
February 18, 2008 EffectsThis post focuses on using ring modulators, vocoders, or other tone resonating devices to produce artificial chords. Creating unique sounds is a constant challenge. Sometimes things just sound too ‘plain’ and you need to pull something totally off-the-wall out of your hat. In these situations, it can be really interesting to grab resonating devices such [...]
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