TigerMuzik

Encyclopedia of Home Recording:

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:56:45 -0500

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+!

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:05:29 -0500

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

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:09:28 -0500

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

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:40:36 -0500

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 Great Music”

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:23:41 -0500

Get $6 Off Our New Rockable Book: “How to Record Great Music”:

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

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:58:21 -0500

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 Furtado’s “One Trick Pony”

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:19:22 -0500

Quick Tip: Make a Bass Drop Sound Like Nelly Furtado’s “One Trick Pony”:

“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

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:16:01 -0500

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…

Novation Launchpad MIDI Feedback Part 1: Simple Clip Feedback and Devices

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:25:54 -0500

Novation Launchpad MIDI Feedback Part 1: Simple Clip Feedback and Devices:

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

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:03:41 -0500

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

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:57:26 -0500

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

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:17:35 -0500

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

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:48:30 -0500

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 4

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:41:41 -0500

YouTube: Guitar Oscillations Captured with iPhone 4:

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 Compressing

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:12:39 -0500

4 Things You Can’t Afford to Stop Doing While Compressing:

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

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:59:39 -0500

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 Tremolo

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:55:50 -0500

How to Create Excitement in Your Music with Tremolo:

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

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:39:54 -0400

Freebie: Exclusive 10 Electro-Rock Loops Pack:

Number of loops: 10
Audio format: WAV
Genre: Electro-Rock

Download audio file (sample.mp3)

Here are the main features of this loop pack:

10 Loops electro-rock style, also useful for…

Vocal Time Stretch Effect with Reason’s Combinator & Granular Synth Techniques

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:37:00 -0400

Vocal Time Stretch Effect with Reason’s Combinator & Granular Synth Techniques:

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 Mastering

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:12:55 -0400

Why You Should Use Metering Tools while Mixing and Mastering:

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….