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Critique: Green’s the Color of Winter

Patty Way — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:13:33 +0000

Here in the United States, this song would fall under the category of Americana/folk and it fits well into the category. It is the kind of song that lends itself to a simple and acoustic production. I enjoyed the evocative and wintery feeling of the piece. My opinions are based on countless meetings with music [...]

Spicing Up Synth Lines With Simple Edits

Mo Volans — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:04 +0000

In my last tutorial I looked at a few ways to add life to drum parts by using simple edits and multiple tracks. Let’s take a look at how you could use similar techniques when working with melodic synth lines. We’re not going to be producing intense glitch based effects here (that’s for another tutorial), [...]

How to Take a Home Rock Recording to the Next Level

Adrian Try — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:41 +0000

In this week’s Audio Premium content, Björgvin Benediktsson teaches you some techniques to vastly improve the sound of your home-recorded rock mix. To learn more about what you get as part of Tuts+ Premium, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, hit the jump! Many of you readers here at Tuts+ Premium are [...]

Audiotuts+ Quiz: Know Your Soft Synths

Adrian Try — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:35:54 +0000

How well do you know your soft synths? Test your knowledge with this quiz that focuses on synths that come with popular DAWs.

Workshop #234: Manic for Mixdown by Atash

Adrian Try — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:07:01 +0000

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. What useful feedback can you give the artist? The floor is yours to talk about the track and how they can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song. Download audio file (ManicForMixdown.mp3) Description of the track: I’m trying to merge two [...]

Which Computer Should a Beginner Use for Audio Production

Adrian Try — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:39:46 +0000

If you want to get into audio production, then you’ll almost definitely want to use a computer-based digital audio workstation. What does a beginner need to know when purchasing a computer for audio? There’s no one answer, and this article will help you think the issue through. This post has been put together with a [...]

3D Mixing Part 7: Mastering, The Final Chapter (Part 2)

Will Walker — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:53:37 +0000

In the final installment of the series, we are going to look at the final effects on the signal chain (Master EQ, Master Reverb, Master Limiter), and discuss the various final print options. Master EQ For EQ on the master bus, ‘gentle’ is the word of the day. By the time you are ready to [...]

The Essentials to Pro Tools 10 Part 1: Interface and Setup – Tuts+ Premium

Jonah Guelzo — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:14:28 +0000

In this week’s Audio Premium content, Jonah Guelzo begins a new series teaching you the essentials of Pro Tools 10. In this first installment you meet the interface and learn how to do an initial setup. To learn more about what you get as part of Tuts+ Premium, read this. To take a peek inside [...]

Workshop #233: Mr Feathers by kmoto

Adrian Try — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:55:42 +0000

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. What useful feedback can you give the artist? The floor is yours to talk about the track and how they can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song. Download audio file (MrFeathers.mp3) Description of the track: Indie/folk/alternative country. Raw, atmospheric acoustic [...]

Quick Song Editing in Logic Pro

David Bergman — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:54:19 +0000

In this screencast David Bergman shows you how to do some quick song editing in Logic Pro, including fades.