Compression Tricks to Give Your Drums Instant Punch
Few processors are as often used — and as useful — as compressors. Compressors drop the volume of your audio when it gets louder than a... Read more »
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Jul 9, 2022, 8:00 AM
Jun 30, 2022, 8:00 AM
9 Best Tape Emulation Plug-ins
Ask any veteran audio engineer, and they’ll likely agree that analog tape’s natural compression and added harmonic richness create amazing... Read more »
Jun 29, 2022, 8:00 AM
How to Sync MIDI Devices
What Is MIDI Clock? MIDI clock, or MIDI beat clock, is a signal that is sent over MIDI that allows the user to sync several devices together so... Read more »
Jun 25, 2022, 8:25 AM
Tips: EQ and Compression for Snare
It’s always great if you can get exactly the snare sound you’re looking for when recording, but what if it doesn’t quite work in the finished... Read more »
Guide to USB Microphones
How to Choose a USB Microphone In the audio world, everything starts with the microphone. But when you’re on the go, traditional microphones and... Read more »
Jun 14, 2022, 8:00 AM
What You Need to Know About Headroom
Headroom is a crucial concept for live sound, recording, and also for buying a car that’s comfortable. We can ignore the part about buying a... Read more »
Apr 26, 2022, 3:00 PM
A New Way to Pro Tools
For over three decades, Pro Tools has been the industry-standard digital audio workstation. Over the years, it has seen numerous updates and... Read more »
Apr 5, 2022, 8:00 AM
Take Your Home Studio to the Next Level
Here at Sweetwater, producers and mixing engineers often ask us how to plan an upgrade path for their studio systems. Is a better microphone the... Read more »
Mar 9, 2022, 8:00 AM
7 Must-have Plug-ins for Home Studios
The power and flexibility of DAW software have grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple of decades, and that goes for the included plug-in... Read more »
Mar 1, 2022, 5:24 PM
Should I Record at the High Sample Rates?
This is one of those “it depends” and “let your ears decide” questions/answers. Almost every interface these days can record up to at least a... Read more »