M/S stereo is short for Mid-side stereo. MS stereo microphones exist but you can also create the effect with a good quality cardioid mic and condenser with a figure 8 polar pattern. Setup Place the cardioid mic where you would normally position it to capture direct sound from the source and place the figure-8 mic […]
Recording Techniques: Piano
Overview and general considerations Where does the Piano’s sound come from? The Sound Board While a piano may look like a harp on the inside, it is actually much more like a guitar. While the hammer hitting the strings makes the tone, the sound board is what amplifies and resonates the tone. On a grand […]
Fl Studio: Simplified Getting Started Tutorial
This tutorial is designed to give users of conventional DAW’s (Pro Tools, Logic, Sonar etc..) a point of reference for using FL Studio. It will take you through a series of steps that allow you to work in FL Studio like you would any other DAW while incidently helping you learn how the program “really” […]
Cher Effect
The Cher effect is an informal term used to describe extreme digital pitch correction of singing to produce a semi-artificial voice sound effect. In its typical application, the natural small variations of pitch in human singing are flattened to exact notes, with a noticeable gliding between the notes. The sound is comparable to certain effects […]
Vocals: Fixing Out of Tune
When are Vocals Out of Tune? Depending on the style of music and on the purpose of the recording, there are different criteria for judging whether a vocal track is out of tune. Here are some suggested criteria for different genres: Singer Songwriters Singer Songwriters tend to do a lot of sliding and slightly out […]
MIDI: Sync Devices MTC and MIDI Beat Clocks
The connections you need are as follows: If you will be using a computer and have a MIDI interface, then set your devices up as shown in this image: MIDI star configuration If you will not be using a computer set them up like this: MIDI thru configuration Synchronizing devices with MIDI time code First, it’s […]