Normalizing audio simply refers to the process of applying a constant amount of gain to audio in order to increase the amplitude to a target level. In simpler terms, when you normalize an audio track, the samples in the file…
What Is A Stem In Audio Mixing?
In audio mixing and mastering, stems are very important because they make processing very easy. For the newbie, knowing and understanding what a stem is may seem difficult. But not to worry, this post has you covered. So, What is…
What Is A Bus In Audio Mixing?
If you’re a person that’s been in music production for a reasonable amount of time you’ve probably come across the term “bus”. In Audio mixing, a bus is basically a signal path to which several individual audio tracks can be…
How Do You Add Warmth To Vocals?
Vocals after mixing and mastering should be well blended with everything. They should have a good texture of warmth and clarity in order for them to be well received by the listener. There are lot of techniques that I use…
Is FL Studio Good For Mixing Vocals?
FL Studio is a Digital Audio Workstation popularly used as a beat making tool. It has an easy to use interface that has made it the go-to choice for most beginners that choose to get into music production. As far…
Should I Use A Compressor When Recording Vocals?
Compression is a very vital tool that can be used to control and maintain a good dynamic range within a vocal. In mixing and audio production, compression is usually done post recording and one of the questions that arise is…
Should I Pan Strings?
Strings are important in any genre of music. Knowing how to mix them is very vital to the success of your end product which is the final mix or master. In my experience, Strings can be panned for multiple reasons…
Should You Put Reverb On A Kick?
Reverb is one of the most powerful music production tools known for its ability to create space within a mix. It can be used on a variety of sounds and instruments, but some Kick’s are usually an exception. You don’t…
26 Music Production Exercises That Will Improve Your Skills
Music production is a skill that has a lot of diversity to it and requires a person that is open to learning more. This is crucial to ones success because the music industry is an ever evolving industry that doesn’t…
Is Echo The Same As Delay?
Audio effects by design, alter sound. Delay and echo are some common effects that are discussed in music production, often to figure out a difference between the two. Within context, Echo creates an ambient time shifted duplicate of a sound…
