Fix It In The Mix? Keeping Vocals On Top When The Band Starts To Play
Employing today’s digital mixing tools and DSP technologies to devise more precise ways to solve the problem without making wholesale changes to the mix.
July 7, 2022
Employing today’s digital mixing tools and DSP technologies to devise more precise ways to solve the problem without making wholesale changes to the mix.
Answering reader questions about bringing more “life” to digital drums as well as a mic cable generating its own signal.
A journey through the development of audio filtering starting with the staples of the analog world through the filters in modern DSP that mine their predecessors but can also go beyond.
Ways to use compression properly on music vocals, spoken word and bass, as well as how to avoid mistakes that can cause a “sound tech solo.”
There’s often value in using bus compression artistically – a compressor can have very unique “sounds” due to its design that can enhance the mix.
Having the right gear is important but knowing how to deploy it is vital to the end result…
What it was like going from no compressor to one compressor versus today’s reality wherein even some very cost-effective consoles have a compressor on every channel and every output.
The present state of power amplifiers, the result of decades-long design trends in delivering vastly increased power density, sophisticated DSP and much more.
There are some very interesting and helpful tools that have come onto the market over the last few years, so what’s the next big thing?