For DIY Musicians, Bedroom Producers and Home Studio Fanatics
It seems it’s DIY Music blog o’clock once more. Yes. Here we go. Today I’m writing about reaching ‘peak plug-in’, a term I made up recently, interviewing people who know much more about stuff than I do, the holiday season, and a bunch of other things. So please, do read on if that interests you…
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Adam Matza is the founder and owner of Magic Ears Mastering as well as being a talented musician and writer with a rich history in the art of sound. I recently took the opportunity to talk to him about his company and the subject of audio mastering in general. If mastering is something you’re interested in, […]
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FL Studio is a hugely popular DAW, and rightly so. It’s my DAW of choice for a number of reasons. It’s also, however, a very popular DAW to crack and it’s sadly all too easy to get your hands on a dodgy (read ‘illegal’) copy…
Read MoreIn this video I show you how to quickly set up basic sidechain compression in FL Studio using the Fruity Limiter. I’d recommend watching full screen at 1080 resolution.
Read MoreI’m currently in Hungary staying with my wife’s side of the family for a short holiday. Naturally I brought the laptop with me so I could work on some music and keep updating the site. 🙂 Anyway… I’ve started a new tune and thought maybe it would be interesting for you to see an example […]
Read MoreIn this video I show you how to record automation from an external MIDI controller. I also inadvertently show you what happens when you max out your CPU whilst using FL Studio. 🙂
Read MoreIn this tutorial I explain how to set up a new MIDI controller device and quickly link it to any available parameter in FL Studio 12. I’d recommend watching full screen at 1080 resolution. There is a written guide below the video in this post.
Read MoreAn equaliser is probably the most fundamentally important tool you need when producing and mixing music. It allows you to increase or decrease the volume of specific frequencies in a variety of ways. This can drastically or very subtly affect the tone of any audio signal and is essential when mixing to ensure every element is in […]
Read MoreOne of the very first decisions you have to make if you want to build any kind of home-recording setup these days is which Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) you are going to use.
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