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.

The site is interesting and informative, and always worth a visit. Want more? Join the Plus program where you can access source files and bonus tutorials.

Here is a roundup of this week’s tutorials and articles.

The Benefits of Learning to Play Music

Jul 24th in General by Adrian Try

Is today’s consumer mentality robbing us of musicians? In the past, there seemed to be more motivation and more reasons to become a musician, so more people learned to play a musical instrument. I think it is a shame that a relatively low number of people are musicians in our consumer world today, and we are missing out on something.

Back then, to hear music someone had to play it – live. Today we just flick a switch. Most people are consumers of music, but not musicians. Musicians are seen as being the talented few. Is there any way we can change this mentality, and any reason to?

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A Beginner’s Guide to Field Recording, Pt 2

Jul 27th in Recording by West Latta

Field recording seems to be a dark art to many sound designers and composers, yet it is one way to create rich libraries of original material. Through some simple guidance and advice, this 2 part tutorial will give you a brief introduction to field recording. In Part 1, we looked at tools of the trade, some tips and and tricks for having a successful session, and a walkthrough of a recording session. In Part 2, we will examine one of my field recording sessions, address some post-processing techniques for captured sounds, librarianship, and what to do with your recordings once you’ve got them back in the studio.

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Things You Don’t Think About During Mixing (But Should) — Audio Plus

Jul 28th in General by Joel Falconer

In this week’s Audio Plus content, Bobby Owsinski brings us a tutorial that covers considerations to make during the mixing phase of your recording project that go beyond simply giving your track depth and contrast. Bobby is the author of many best-selling audio books including The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook.

To learn more about what you get as part of Audio Plus, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, hit the jump!

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Why You Should Always Buy Top-Quality Audio Gear

Jul 30th in General by Adrian Try

When buying music gear, it’s always worth investing in quality. If you buy a guitar that sounds bad no matter how you play, you’ll never learn to play well. You’re more likely to get discouraged and give up.

I started learning music when I was a student with a part time job. While I saved up for my first synth, I spent a lot of time visiting music shops and deciding which keyboard to buy. There is something very liberating about going into a shop when you can’t afford to buy anything. To begin with, I had no idea of the gap between home gear and pro gear, but I learned quickly.

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