Celemony Software GmbH is a musical software company based in Munich, Germany. Celemony was founded in October 2000 with a focus on digital audio pitch correction software. Their primary product, Melodyne, is a popular pitch correction tool among record producers in countries…
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Recorderman Technique: Drum Miking Method
The “Recorderman” drum technique gets its name from a user who posts on the recording.org forums. This poster is credited with popularizing the method described below. Position the “left” overhead mic over the center of the snare. You’ll want it to be placed at the height…
Pro Tools Automation Modes Overview
You will find below a list of Pro Tools automation modes along with a description of what they do. You can access these modes from either the edit window, as shown below, or the mix window. Click and hold the automation mode selector on a specific track to gain access to the…
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 […]