The choice of guitar, amplifier, microphones and microphone placement play a crucial role in the end result. This is more or less obvious. The reason why I repeat the importance of the recording itself over and over again is simply because I am tired of the worn-out expression “it gets fixed in the mix”. Well,… Read More »
In the beginning…When we record digitally, we have the choice to choose which quality of sound we want to use. The quality is determined partly by bit depth, usually 16 or 24 bits and partly by the sampling frequency, usually 44.1 kilohertz. All in all, this is called resolution in the world of recording –… Read More »
For a long time, all music has been recorded to be listened to in stereo, ie the sound comes from two separate speakers, with a certain difference between left and right side to create width and a certain depth. We have no intention of changing that, but the fact is that there are advantages to… Read More »
With several educations in her luggage, she has written a C-thesis on Vocal Pitch Correction and now works as the leader of the producer program Who can become a producer and as the main lecturer in the Audio Production Program at the SAE Institute in Stockholm. Would you like to tell us step by step… Read More »
It always feels good to start the new year with some happy news. It seems that Spotify has finally given up the outdated volume standard ReplayGain in favor of LUFS *. In short, this means that the largest streaming services such as Spotify, Youtube, TIDAL and Amazon are now on -14 LUFS, which makes it… Read More »
A few weeks ago I wrote about reference songs (here in an updated version) and how these can help you to better productions. However, many people make the mistake of striving for the “perfect” mix in connection with these, which often leads to some problems. First of all, there is no universal answer to what… Read More »
A good song almost always has interesting volume changes between, for example, verse, bridge and chorus, or really all the time, for that matter. Listenable music is seldom static, but in constant motion, just like energy. There is often talk about how the latest plug is guaranteed to help you with good sound, but the… Read More »
A well-recorded and steered bass should both be felt and heard – in several different types of sound systems, which is often easier said than done. But you who take the time to prepare your four- or multi-stranded friend for the mix have a lot to gain. Today’s tips are not about how to mix… Read More »
And my concept is very simple: Attack the listener from all sides. Let me explain. Music, like so many other art forms, is about contrasts. Weak / strong, dark / light and so on. For something to be experienced as big, something else must be smaller. This is important to remember from time to time.… Read More »
The example below is based on two electric guitars, but the trick also works with other instruments. So this is not about mastering, so we are done with it. Before we get started, I just want to mention one basic detail that may be good to know. Let’s say you have just two guitars, one… Read More »