If you have a home studio you have probably asked yourself this question. Will it help me hear more bass? How will it affect my mixing? Should I just have it around as an option? The biggest issue with adding a subwoofer to any setup is phase and clarity. Since low frequency waves are so […]
No. Plan and simple, if the mix isn’t good, mastering won’t fix it. Mastering is something that is commonly confused and misunderstood. Mastering engineers make small surgical changes and bring the mix up to level, they don’t make big changes or adjust individual pieces of a mix. So if your mix isn’t sounding its best […]
Why not? Ribbon microphones are one of the best kept secrets of studio recording. The reason being many high end ribbon microphones have a hefty price tag. If you have the option to use a ribbon microphone, try it out, it mite just give you that smooth sound you are looking for. READ MORE
This can be a huge challenge for any engineer and can have terrible results if you are not careful. So how do you mix in headphones and have it sound awesome on speakers when you’re done? There are some easy to follow guidelines that can help make this easier but it is important to not […]
Compression is often something that people throw in their mixes because it “sounds good” but they don’t really know what it is doing to their signal and sometime end up over compressing and squashing their signal. The concept of compression is pretty simple; make soft sounds louder and loud sounds softer, but how is that […]
There are many people out there who will tell you all kinds of things about studio recording, but how many of those things are myths? An often misconception is that audio engineers can fix bad performances in the studio. A term thrown around a lot in the industry is “studio magic” which referring to fixing […]
If you have upgraded or bought Pro Tool 10 in the past year you have probably heard of the new plugin format, AAX. AAX stands for Avid Audio eXtension and it is suppose to create and easier workflow between HDX and native versions of Pro Tools. Softube is one of the first third party companies […]
An acoustic guitar can some times be one of the trickiest instruments to record. There are many different factors that need to be taken into account but, the end game should always be the same; getting the best sound for the type of music you are recording. What kind of guitar will be used? What […]
Dark Horse Institute is proud to announce our student, Crystal Taliefero, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, is among the performers working with Billy Joel this evening at a special event at Madison Square Garden. Being billed the largest benefit concert in history with the most legendary performers, 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief benefits the Robin Hood […]
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