December 2011
8 posts
Encyclopedia of Home Recording: →
Understanding phase can help you diagnose problems when miking or mixing. This post is a clear explanation and helpful overview of the topic from Mark Garrison’s book Encyclopedia of Home…
Happy Holidays from Tuts+! →
The holidays are upon us, and we’re feeling festive at Tuts+ this weekend! We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge Christmas thank you to all our readers, and wish you a very Happy…
Audiotuts+ Quiz: The 12 Days of Audiotuts →
This quiz is meant to be fun, like a Christmas scavenger hunt. The answer to each question is a number between one and twelve, but in random order. Questions are taken from Audiotuts+ trivia,…
4 Must-Know Tricks for an Amazing Drum Mix →
The drums are the foundation of a great mix. You can be adventurous with the guitars, making them sound off the wall and unnatural, but if the drum sound strays too far off the path of punchiness,…
Get $6 Off Our New Rockable Book: “How to Record... →
Rockable Press have just released a new book: How to Record Great Music by Audiotuts+ regular and audio engineer Björgvin Benediktsson. And you can get $6 off the eBook version for the next four…
Workshop #225: Black Tie by Brandon Rowan →
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…
Quick Tip: Make a Bass Drop Sound Like Nelly... →
“One Trick Pony” is my favourite track by Nelly Furtado. If you listen to it you’ll hear a great bass sound that’s thrown into the mix here and there in the track. You’ll have heard this kind of…
On YouTube: Nile Rogers Giggin Tips →
Nile Rogers gives great guitar advice. Bobby Owsinski recently posted the video on his blog with this comment: “One area that Nile really knows is funk, and in the following video, he gives…
November 2011
13 posts
Novation Launchpad MIDI Feedback Part 1: Simple... →
Today we’ll begin a series of quick tips about Novation Launchpad “MIDI feedback”. I decided to write on this topic, because I haven’t found anything useful about creating complex feedback features…
Quick Tip: Use Patcher as a Send in FL Studio →
FL Studio’s mixer has four dedicated send tracks as well as the ability to use any other track as a send. This is fine for most purposes, but forces you to burn a track if you want to process a…
5 Essential Audio Enhancement Tools →
I’ve not always been a fan of ‘magic’ audio enhancement solutions. In the wrong hands they can actually do more harm than good. However this doesn’t stop my students asking about them and wanting to…
Audiotuts+ Quiz: Decibels →
This quiz is all about volume and decibels. Whether we get you screaming with frustration of celebrating in victory, this quiz is guaranteed to increase your decibel level.
How did you go?…
Blues Turnarounds – Audio Premium →
In this week’s Audio Premium content, Toby Pitman continues his series of premium guitar tuts. This week he shows us a bunch of ways to play turnarounds in Blues. The tut includes tabs and…
YouTube: Guitar Oscillations Captured with iPhone... →
Here’s a mesmerizing video that captures the vibration of the strings of an acoustic guitar from an iPhone 4 mounted inside the body of the guitar. It’s fun to watch, but be aware that the string…
4 Things You Can’t Afford to Stop Doing While... →
Compression is a complicated subject. But if you follow a few simple things, you can easily work any compressor and make every signal sound better. The trick to great compression is making use of…
Quick Tip: Bitcrushing with Dither →
Bitcrushing is a great way to add some lofi crunchiness to your tracks, although it can be difficult to control. Dither can help fine-tune the bitcrushing effect to get exactly the sound you want.
How to Create Excitement in Your Music with... →
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in 2009.
Tremolo was always one of those plug-ins that my…
Freebie: Exclusive 10 Electro-Rock Loops Pack →
Number of loops: 10 Audio format: WAV Genre: Electro-Rock
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10 Loops electro-rock style, also useful for…
Vocal Time Stretch Effect with Reason’s Combinator... →
This tutorial will make use of some interesting wiring techniques in Reason to create a vocal time stretching effect. It also goes some of the way to creating a graintable synth much like the…
Why You Should Use Metering Tools while Mixing and... →
Last AES convention I met a manufacturing rep for a very prestigious equipment company. He was demoing a piece of equipment for me, showing me all the great knobs and buttons that it had to offer….
Open Mic: What Is Your Favorite Soundtrack of All... →
Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to…
October 2011
29 posts
Win Ben Long’s Menu Sound FX Library →
Can you do with some more sound effects? Ben Long, who wrote Game Audio 101, has just completed his Menu Sound FX Library. We’re giving you a chance to win it! To enter, just leave a comment!…
Encyclopedia of Home Recording: Compression →
Understanding compression is essential when producing, mixing and mastering. This post is a clear explanation and helpful overview of the topic from Mark Garrison’s book Encyclopedia of Home…
Get 20% off Logic-Courses.com Courses with this... →
We just finished a competition giving away accredited courses at Logic-Courses.com. If you weren’t lucky enough to win, we’re offering you the next-best thing: 20% off. Details after the break.
Compression Tricks Of The Pros – Part 3 →
In this week’s Audio Premium content, Bobby Owsinski continues his excellent series on compression. In Part 3, he’ll look at using a compressor on guitars, keyboards and vocals..
To learn more…
Open Mic: What Are the Best Web →
Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to…
How to Make Simple Events with FMOD Designer →
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in September 2008.
FMOD Ex is one of several audio…
Steve Vai’s History and Gear →
A friend of mine just attended the Steve Vai masterclass put on by Thump in Brisbane, Australia. He loved it! That inspired me to crawl through a bunch of Steve videos on YouTube. Here’s a great…
An Overview of the CAGED System →
The CAGED system is a very large yet simple step in the right direction for the guitarist of any level. It teaches things as basic as understanding the fretboard, all the way to understanding and…
Marketplaces Exceed 1,000,000 Members:... →
Hey folks! I’m Jordan McNamara, the Community Manager for Envato and I wanted to share some exciting news with you about the Envato Marketplaces.
The 12th of September was an exciting day for me as…
The Complete Social Media Strategy for the... →
Creating a web presence is one of the most important marketing tool a band has. Today our fans aren’t local, they can be all around the world, loving your particular niche of music. By having a…
The Perfect Production Tool Kit Part 2 – Essential... →
In this week’s Audio Premium content, Mo Volans continues his series on how to put together the perfect production tool kit. Today he focuses on putting together a perfect studio at the right…
10 Secure Online Backup Solutions for Pro Audio →
Backup, backup, backup. You put enough effort into your audio files to protect them. Spend time thinking about your backup strategy. Make sure it works! And part of any effective backup strategy…
Understanding Logic Pro’s Environment →
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in April 2009.
The Environment is the core of Logic. It can…
Workshop #219: Dawn by SolarComposition →
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…
Quick Tip: How To Emulate MPC-Style Sample Cut-Off... →
Ableton Live offers users an fun and innovative way to make music using a very unique workflow. Users coming from a hardware environment may initial be a little put off by Ableton’s user interface…
The Kick Drum Compendium for the Home Studio –... →
In this week’s Audio Premium content, Mike Elliott concludes his comprehensive mini series on the kick drum. Most home studio enthusiasts have less than ideal circumstances – room acoustics, mic…
Win a Logic Pro Tutorials Package from... →
Want to learn more about Logic Pro? Logic-Courses.com offer two certified courses, one for beginner/intermediate users, and the other at a more advanced level. We’re giving you a chance to win…
Workshop #218: Against the Tide by Perfect Me →
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…
Encyclopedia of Home Recording: Bit Depth →
Understanding bit depth is essential when using DAW software. This post is a clear explanation and helpful overview of the topic from Mark Garrison’s book Encyclopedia of Home Recording.
“The Encyclopedia of Home Recording
Introduction to the Major Scale – Basix →
The major scale forms the basis of the vast majority of Western music. In this Basix tutorial we learn how to build a major scale from half steps and whole steps.
Doug Gibson has kindly allowed…
Quick Tip: Pitch Randomization in Slicex →
Image-Line’s Slicex makes it easy to modify and mangle your chopped-up audio with envelopes, LFOs and parameter randomization, but you may have missed how exactly to get the pitch of some slices to…
Workshop #217: Morning Star by Sideways Heart →
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…
Adding Flavor to Chords – Major and Minor 7ths –... →
Today we are going to cover how to add some flavor to your chords and compositions using 7ths in both major and minor. It is surprising how many people know how to play them but do not really…
Open Mic: Which Books and Tools Should We... →
Each week we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to…
Good Editing Creates Great Tracks – Audio Premium →
In this week’s Audio Premium content, Bjorgvin Benediktsson gives us a detailed summary of how to edit audio files to produce a professional sound, complete with a generous serving of audio…
Workshop #216: We Don’t Care by John Devil →
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…
Quick Tip: Use Auto Pan Creatively – Make An Auto... →
Sometimes the simplest device can be a source of a big idea. The thing is that the auto pan can trigger various tremolo effects but to do this you have use some adjustment on the default preset in…
Best of Tuts+ in September →
Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like…