Dillon Abell
Wow, I cannot believe that my final blog has already arrived! It is true what they say, time flies when you're having fun, and I definately had some fun! To touch on the last lesson, mastering, this is an area of audio production similar to mixing that is very ambiguous... Read More >>
Dillon Abell
The study of acoustics, or the way sound is produced and moves through the environment, it a very antient study indeed! People have been making discoveries relating to sound for centuries, and although we have learned an immense amount of information, we still have much to learn on the subject... Read More >>
Dillon Abell
When I think of automation, another similar word comes to mind, animation. The process of automating your track in my mind seems as though you are animating the songs... Read More >>
Dillon Abell
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Have you ever heard a tune that plays while you're on hold on the telephone, or a jingle that plays in the background of commercials? Chances are those little songs are made using MIDI! MIDI signals are not actually audio signals or voltages that you get out of real instruments or microphones, they are simply binary data that is sent to the computer used to signify what you are intending to play (such as the start and end point of a note and the instensity that it is played)... Read More >>
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Time-based effects are a great way to add amazing depth to your tracks, without having to be working out of a high class, professional studio... Read More >>
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Now that I've been digging in to the mixing process these two components are making more and more sense as you go along... Read More >>
Dillon Abell
The best thing about a theory is that everyone is allowed to have their own individualized take on it. That's what makes it a theory! Of course there are some common guidelines that can lead to the best possible results, but there are no rules... Read More >>
Dillon Abell
Much of what you hear in popular songs these days can be acreditted to plugins and processing in the studio. Many crazy sounding, and even realistic sounding instruments used in the box are all thanks to the use of plugins... Read More >>
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Just like a musician must know how to operate a piano or a guitar, an audio engineer must know how to operate his "instrument... Read More >>
Dillon Abell
As far as learning material, this lesson was pretty straight forward. It discusses the beginning of Protools, elaborating on many of the changes and improvements it has gone through over the years to become what it is today... Read More >>
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