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Information on Measuring Cost of Sampling
A sample is an audio snapshot of records (CD, LP, Vinyl, etc.) used in new musical compositions. Permission to use parts of those recordings must be granted by the original copyright holder before the...
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A Note About Using 'Gates'
Tracks with unwanted sounds are not always gated. Sometimes the leakage that is present actually adds something to a sound. Also, there are uses for Gates that have nothing to do with suppressing unwa...
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Exercises for Solutions to the Real-World Problems in Recording Studio
In this article, you will be asked 3 questions that require you to use the information derived from your listening skills and daily ear training exerices and apply them to the real-world problems in r...
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A Concept of Song Licensing
Before a song can be released in any format (MP3, CD, Cassette, TV, Commercials, etc.) the user must get permission from the owner of that song. The owner of that copyright grants the user permission...
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Prima Materia Audio ‘Prima Materia Bundle’: The Total Soundset for Frenchcore, Hardcore, Hardtek, and Tribecore genres
The French sound design company Prima Materia Audio has released 'Prima Materia Bundle' — The collection of 8 Prima Materia Audio’s sample packs including over 9,000 hard samples inside suitable for...
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Fine-tuning Mix Relationships (Shaping/Masking Issues)
One of the key characteristics of all good mixes is the ability to hear all the individual elements in the mix. There is real skill involved in achieving this. Perhaps the most important tool used to...
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Join ‘Function Loops Club’ on Discord and Get over 900MB Free Sample Collection covering All Genres
Israeli renowned sound design company Function Loops has announced the release of their biggest FREE sample collection of 2022. This free sample collection contains 367 sounds (over 900MB file size) a...
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A Brief Fact for Mechanical Royalties (US standard)
Mechanical royalties (Also known as 'Publishing royalties') stands for money earned per copy sold at industry standard rate (statutory rate)....
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IBallRoad Audio ‘DSC/L-01’: A Dual Stereo Compressor/Limiter Plug-in built from a New Algorithm on Ideal Compression Calculation
The American professional audio plug-in developer IBallRoad Audio has released 'DSC/L-01' (version 0.8.0.) — The Dual Stereo Compressor/Limiter plug-in built from a new algorithm on ideal compression...
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Terms that widely used in Music Field
Musician: a person that tries to support oneself through musical endeavors, performances, and his/her talents. Mobile Disc-Jockey: a disc-jockey with his/her own equipment that plays for parties at di...
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Devicemeister ‘StepicVST’: A Polyphonic Step Sequencer Plug-in that provides True Sound Shaping Capabilities by Fully Integrated Modulation Sequencers
The German audio software developer Devicemeister has recently released 'StepicVST' — A polyphonic step sequencer plug-in with 8 additional and fully integrated modulation sequencers that provides tr...
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Whatabaudio 'Crime Fundamentals 2': A Collection of 180 u-he Zebra 2 Presets suitable for Crime Film Genre
The German professional film composer Andreas Moisa owned sound design company Whatabaudio has released 'Crime Fundamentals 2' — A collection of 180 crime-themed presets for u-he’s Zebra 2 software...
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The Auxiliary Percussion Instruments: (1) Clave
The CLAVE is the one of the most common auxiliary percussion instruments used in drum machines. Clave is a Spanish word that means, "Key". The clave serves as a skeletal rhythmic figure around which t...
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Wage Info at Manhattan Center
*Production Labor Crew Price List of Manhattan Center (2005):...
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The Questionnaire on Final Mix
Use this questionnaire to help you focus on your final mix. When you answer these questions, keep in mind the style in which you have mixed the song....
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Recording and Editing Human Voice (1)
When most people think of recording, they probably think about recording 'music'. While it is true that most engineering work in the record business is about music, there are numerous times when an en...
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The Procedure of Final Mix
1) Listen first, think, and then act. 2) Use only what is needed, not "because you can". (This is based on your listening to the song or tracks first) 3) Formulate a concept or goal for your mix, and...
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