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Articles Tagged As Recording Basics

Simple Stereo Miking Techniques

Here’s how to get phase-coherent recordings with two microphones.

What Is Loudness?

A guide to the measurements that are critical when preparing your music for streaming.

Top 10 Mixing Tips

Improve your mixing with these easy steps.

How to Get Started Producing Music at Home

Essential gear, software and setup considerations.

A Guide to Home Studio Monitors

How to choose and set up an accurate monitoring system.

Recording Acoustic Instruments, Part 3

Capturing the sound of piano, brass, woodwinds and hand percussion.

Recording Acoustic Instruments, Part 2

Learn how to capture the sound of acoustic guitar and bass.

Recording Acoustic Instruments, Part 1

Learn about microphone types and mic placement.

How to Create Lo-Fi

A musical style where you don’t want your tracks to sound their best.

The Advantages of Parallel Processing

An alternate way to apply compression and saturation.

Recording and Mixing Background Vocals

Create and produce effective harmony parts.

Creating Vocal Chops and Other Sampler Tricks, Part 2

Slice up a sample and let the triggering begin.

Creating Vocal Chops and Other Sampler Tricks, Part 1

Drop an audio file into your software sampler and let the fun begin.

What is Phase?

When sound waves are less than the sum of their parts.

Music Theory for Producers, Part 1

Rhythm concepts that all producers should know.

MIDI Arranging Tips

How to get an orchestra of virtual instruments sounding good.

MIDI Editing

Crucial concepts and techniques for manipulating MIDI data.

Think Like a Drummer, Part 2

Assembling an authentic-sounding drum track.

Think Like a Drummer, Part 1

Using loops to create realistic drum tracks.

The Importance of Archiving and Backup

Don’t wait until audio disaster strikes.

Home Studio Troubleshooting Tips, Part 2: Computers and Software

Overcome crashes, corrupted files, and other digital glitches.

Home Studio Troubleshooting Tips, Part 1: Hardware

How to diagnose and fix common hardware-related problems.

Using Subgroups

This powerful tool allows you to control and process multiple tracks simultaneously.

Better Monitoring for Better Mixes, Part 2

Tips and techniques for checking your mixes.

Better Monitoring for Better Mixes, Part 1

How to choose, set up and get the most out of your home studio monitoring system.

Get Ready, Get Set … Mix!

A beginner’s guide to getting your mix started successfully.

Master Bus Processing

Ready to add a finishing touch to your mix? Here’s how.

Distortion and Saturation

Spice up your mixes with creative application of these powerful effects.

Delay, Part 2

Five setups to get you going.

Delay, Part 1

Take control of this important effect.

Understanding and Using Reverb

Tips for adding space to your tracks.

The Virtual Soundstage

Strategies for mixing in three dimensions.

Getting Great Vocal Tracks, Part 2: Comping

Combine the best of all your vocal takes into one track

Getting Great Vocal Tracks, Part 1: The Vocal Chain

It starts with the gear, setup and vibe.

Mix Automation

Here’s how to harness the massive power of automated mixing.

Using Pitch Correction Effectively

Here’s how to tune your vocal tracks.

Why Compress?

It’s great to attenuate.

Practical EQ Techniques

How to use equalization during recording and mixing.

Organize Your Mix

These few simple steps will make you more productive.

Setting Up a Mix Template, Part 2

Add effects and virtual instruments to your Project Template.

Setting Up a Mix Template, Part 1

Cubase lets you pre-configure your ideal setup for instant recall.
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The History of the DAW

The story behind the technology that changed music production forever.