Audiotuts+ Roundup
Audiotuts+ is our sister site, and part of Envato’s Tuts+ family designed to power up your skill set. It is a blog for musicians, producers and audio junkies.
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Here is a roundup of this week’s tutorials and articles.
Microphone Technique for Vocalists
Sep 18th in Recording by Joel Falconer
Last week we looked at how microphones work and covered everything you need to know to decipher how a microphone works from its name. This week, we’re looking at vocal microphone technique: how you might select a microphone for various vocal situations, and how to work with the microphone to get the best results.
Creating Fills to Add New Instruments and Elements
Sep 21st in Arrangement, Logic Pro, Production by Mo Volans
This screencast looks at an ongoing project that is now near completion. This stage looks at how to create different kinds of fills to introduce new instruments. It also shows how a little programming can help introduce new sections of your track.
Open Mic: Tell Us Whether You Use Your Production Computer For Other Purposes
Sep 22nd in General by Adrian Try
Computers are used for almost anything these days. Do you see music production as just one more thing your computer does, or do you have a special studio computer that is tweaked just the way you like it and isn’t used for anything else?
Each Tuesday 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 hear from you, and here’s your chance.
47 Junk Percussion Samples – Audio Plus
Sep 22nd in General by Adrian Try
This week in Audio Plus we have 47 ‘junk percussion’ samples from Audiotuts+ author West Lata. The pack includes simple EXS24 and Kontakt banks for easy playability.
To learn more about what you get as part of Audio Plus, read this. To take a peek inside this sample pack, hit the jump!
The Secrets of Great Sounding Percussion in Reason
Sep 23rd in Production, Reason, Sound Design by Eric Shafer
Reason is a great program for percussion, particularly with the ease of use of the Redrum drum machine. However, stock sounds won’t always cut it, so in this tutorial, we’ll look at some secrets for turning those stock sounds into unique masterpieces. Of course, these techniques can be applied to virtually any DAW. Continue Reading
Is the Public Capable of Recognizing Quality Music?
Sep 24th in General by Adrian Try
Can the average music listener recognize quality? Can they distinguish a virtuoso from a mediocre musician? Can they recognize a “hit” that will still be esteemed a masterpiece in a hundred years? Does “popular” mean the same as “quality”?
Adrian
Adrian is writer and editor for Audiotuts+ and the AudioJungle blog. He has been playing keys and acoustic guitar for three decades, and has six kids. Follow him on Twitter at @audiotuts.
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