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                <title>Sell Your Music At Festivals</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-09T16:21:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As an aspiring band there will be small venues and other events that you’ll be hoping to book.  The peak of your plans might be playing at a local music festival.  Selling your music at festivals can be a great way to gain new fans.  There are usually a broad base of music fans who are already excited to hear great new bands, and if you&#039;re lucky enough to get a gig at a festival then you&#039;ll want to be ready to send your new fans home with some music.]]></description>

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                <title>Help Your Music Gain Attention</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-09T19:44:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering songs will help in the increase of your CD sales as well as helping your fan base grow.  At live shows people expect to purchase your music then and there.  Without a CD or even a CD that is of a low caliber, then an opportunity for a new fan could be missed.  Mastering your songs allows you to capitalize on this chance and gives fans something to take home and show their friends, and potentially new fans.]]></description>

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                <title>Aspiring Indie Bands</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-09T19:47:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Various social media outlets allow you as an Indie artist to get the exposure that up and coming bands need.  It is crucial to have the highest  quality of music possible, which is why mastering is a much needed tool to enhance the sound of your songs.  CD mastering allows the hard work and time that was put into your songs to shine through in the great sounding finished product.  It also provides a true representation of your music as an artist and gives you something that both you and your listeners will enjoy.]]></description>

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                <title>Your Audio Mastering Studio</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-09T19:48:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio is an easy, fast, and cost effective way to get your music mastered online.  Our user-friendly system allows users to upload songs, communicate with the engineer, and receive their songs with a few simple clicks.  If you have experience with any website or social media website, you will have no problem navigating through our system.  Get the high fidelity songs you want without the headache and hassle.]]></description>

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                <title>Recording, Mixing, &amp;amp; Mastering</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-09T19:52:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Having your music mastered by a professional is must if you want to compete in the music world today.  The process of mixing is an art that requires a highly skilled engineer, a pristine acoustic environment, and top of the line equipment that most artists do not have access to themselves.  Sage Audio bridges the gap between a mediocre mix and a polished, professional sounding final track that is ready for distribution.  Some major parts of the mastering process are even out song levels, EQ individual tracks for cohesion in an album, correct minor mix deficiencies with equalization, and eliminating noises between tracks.]]></description>

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                <title>Mixing - Less is More</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-10T18:18:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Some of the best recordings out there are simple at their core.  This begins at the first stages of recording by getting the best tones and sounds out of instruments and vocals. By focusing on quality over quantity of tracks, the final outcome of your song will be at a much higher level.  Always remember that the more duplicate tracks you have the more likely that there will be excess clutter and also cause the sounds to fight against each other in the track.]]></description>

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                <title>Hangout Music Festival</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-22T18:08:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores Alabama is one of the best festivals to attend.  For a very reasonable price, it&#039;s a great way to not only have a vacation at the beach but also see a wide variety of great bands.  Staying in a condo, showering, shuttles, and the cool breeze from the ocean set Hangout Fest apart from any other festival.  It is a beautiful three day concert that starts and leaves you wanting more.]]></description>

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                <title>Iphone and Ipad in the Studio</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-23T20:20:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Transform your Iphone or Ipad into a tool that helps you create better music.  There are countless apps that can be extremely useful in a studio environment.  Recorders, metronomes, remote controls, and drum machines are just a few of the helpful apps out there.  These can help turn your device into a useful tool that can be used for a lot more now.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Tips for Recording Guitars</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-25T18:26:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Here is a list of 10 helpful tips to record great, radio quality guitars.  It covers the basics from general guitar set up, mic placement, and recording multiple guitars to get the best sound possible.  There are no set rules for getting the tones that you desire, but this list provides a helpful starting point.  Always make sure the guitar is ready for recording and has new strings and is tuned.]]></description>

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                <title>Tips for Recording Vocals</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-29T20:35:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Vocals are a primary part of most songs and can often be one of the most difficult parts to record. This list of simple tips will improve the quality of vocals and make the recording process a bit easier and more efficient.  It’s always good for the singer to have a comfortable environment and that they are warmed up before recording.  For recording purposes it is always best to have the microphone stand instead of letting the artist hold on to it.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a One-Sheet</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-05-30T18:19:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A one-sheet is a useful tool to get your music heard by sending it to record labels, DJ&#039;s, and magazines.  It is a simple, concise sheet included with your CD that summarizes what you&#039;re all about as a band or artist.  A well-constructed one-sheet should grab and hold the reader’s attention and ultimately get them to listen to your music and get your music career going.  The number one goal when designing you one sheet is simplicity.  So try not to complicate it with multiple images, useless information, and numerous fonts.]]></description>

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                <title>What is ISRC and Red Book Standard?</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-06-05T01:07:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[ISRC or International Standard Recording Code is often the cause of a lot of questions by musicians/artists recording, mixing, and mastering their own music.  It is broken down into the basics and provides useful information about the codes as well as how the Red Book comes into play.  Red Book is the audio standard for compact discs.  In order to be a part of ISRC there is a one-time payment of $75 which allows the user to assign up to 100,000 ISRCs annually.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Affordable Studio Microphones For Your Home Studio</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-06-19T19:29:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Creating a home studio with quality equipment and staying within a budget is often easier said than done.  There are plenty of high quality microphones that can provide you with exceptional tone and clarity that don&#039;t have to cost a small fortune.  We start off by describing ten affordable microphones worth considering.  These ten are Shure SM57, Shure SM58, M-Audio Nova, Shure Beta 58A, Rode NT3, Shure SM7B, Electro-Voice RE20, Rode NTK, Neumann TLM102, and AKG C414.]]></description>

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                <title>Is Mastering Necessary?</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-06-28T21:09:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There is often debate of whether or not mastering is actually a beneficial service.  A lot of artists believe that mixing is all their songs need to get them to sound the best.  By spending a few extra bucks on mastering, the music will receive vast improvements in overall volume and EQ consistency that might have been missed in mixing.  There are five major steps to the process of a music CD.  These are writing and arranging the music, recording, mixing, mastering, and duplication so that it can be distributed.]]></description>

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                <title>Mixing Magic Frequencies</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-07-09T17:29:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Understanding the frequency spectrum and where instruments are found can result in improved, professional sounding mixes.  This guide will help in finding each instruments own space in the spectrum to provide clearer, full sounding tones to have the best mix possible before mastering.  There are six major frequency ranges that are known as the magic frequencies.  These are Sub-Bass, Bass, Low-Mids, High Mids, Presence, and Brilliance.]]></description>

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                <title>What is a Mastering Engineer</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-07-23T23:58:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A mastering engineer has a background in acoustic engineering or audio engineering.  A main difference between mastering engineers is the amount of years of schooling and years of experience in the field.  Another big help to an engineer is making sure he has the right equipment suited to his needs so that you can get the best quality out of every song.]]></description>

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                <title>What is the Difference Between Mixing and Mastering</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-07-25T19:17:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The line that separates mixing from mastering is often blurred and unclear.  Mixing and mastering are both complex entities that are equally important parts in the audio production process.  It is nearly impossible to achieve a great sounding song with one and not the other.  Understanding how each part works on its own will reveal the need to focus time and energy on both of these crucial steps to create professional, high fidelity music.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Monitors for Mixing</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-08-06T16:53:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Finding the best monitors for mixing can be a daunting task.  There are countless options when choosing between powered and unpowered, flat or enhanced frequency response, cheap or expensive monitors.  Finding the right set for each individual engineer in order to create high quality mixes that translate consistently through various sources is really all that matters.]]></description>

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                <title>The Future of Digital Audio Quality</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-09-13T23:42:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The future of digital audio quality is constantly evolving.  Often times engineers have to cater their production styles to the medium the music is being released through whether it’s a CD or a digital format.  Apple launched iTunes Plus tracks and then shortly after posted a document called “Mastered for iTunes: Music as the Artist and Sound Engineer Intended.”  ITunes has become the standard for digital distribution and has made vast improvements on the sound quality of music that they supply to the world.]]></description>

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                <title>Hydra Head Records Closes Its Doors</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-09-18T20:47:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[After nearly 20 years, Hydra Head records has decided to call it quits due to lack of funds.  The LA based label that has represented many notable metal acts will cut off new releases starting in December.  They have represented metal acts such as Sun O))), Cave In, Harvey Milk, Xasthur, Jesu, Pelican, Lustmord, and Boris.  During the next 6-12 months they will be focusing paying back their debts and wanted to thank everyone for their experiences and important music they have worked with.]]></description>

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                <title>Digital Downloads vs. CD&#039;s: Which is Greener?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/digital-downloads-vs-cds-which-is-greener</link>
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                <pubDate>2012-09-25T22:31:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One might think that purchasing music digitally would be better for the environment than buying CD&#039;s.  A recent study suggests that digital music actually has a bigger carbon footprint, and it is only going to get worse.  Who knows if this study is completely accurate as it is hard to predict how much energy we will be using in 2027 but it is something worth keeping an eye on to see how it changes and we do as a society in the process.  A suggestion to maybe remedy the situation would be to store all of the music ever recorded on a petabyte drive (1024 terabytes) and then anyone needing access to the digital music would need a paid subscription to access it.]]></description>

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                <title>Emerging Audio Technology: AKG, Waves, Focusrite</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-09-26T22:42:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[AKG, Waves, and Focusrite have released 3 pieces of new equipment that would be beneficial to any studio.  With constant improvements in technology comes the constant need to keep your studio up to date with cutting edge gear.  AKG celebrated its 65 years as a company with a special anniversary edition of the AKG C451.  Waves released their NS1 Noise Suppressor that “intelligently differentiates between dialog and unwanted noise.”  Focusrite released their Scarlett 214 which is their newest audio interface with a lot of great features and even has 4 USB outputs.]]></description>

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                <title>Shure: One of the Best Companies to Work For</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-09-27T20:33:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There are countless audio equipment manufacturers out there to choose from.  Shure has proven year after year that not only do they produce a great product, but they are also one of the best companies to work for.  The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) acknowledged Shure for “Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Company to Work For.”  You can see Shure products everywhere audio is being produced.  Their products are well known for live concerts, in the hands of celebrities like U2’s lead singer Bono, in the studio, and also in the hands of some scientists.]]></description>

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                <title>Why Quality and Value Still Matter in the Music Industry</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-09-28T17:06:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In the music industry, whether its recording music, mastering audio, or distribution and sales, quality and value are of the utmost importance.  Evolver.fm came out with an interesting article called “Music Is Still To Expensive To Be Free, Too Free To Be Expensive” and in this article they said “…any music service must, always, from here on out, compete with free.”  While they may have to compete with free we don’t ever want to see quality go down because artists are going to go to places that charge very little and produce low quality in return.  One reason why Sage Audio provides high quality at a fraction of the cost because we want to provide both quality and value for today’s digital music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>What is EQ and Compression: The Basics of Home Recording (Part I)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-eq-and-compression-the-basics-of-home-recording-part-i</link>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-01T19:33:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the two most fundamental parts of mixing are broken down in Sage Audio&#039;s installment of The Basics of Home Recording.  In this we will be going over EQ in depth and what to look for in the audio track.  Equalization (EQ) is a component used to adjust the tone or frequency response of an audio system to achieve the desired sound quality.]]></description>

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                <title>Sound Forge Pro Comes to the Mac</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-04T18:08:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sony introduces Sound Forge Pro Mac 1.0, designed specifically for Mac.  The new audio recording and editing software has new features including mastering capabilities and high resolution 64 bit capabilities.  The PC version of this software has been out for a little while now and is currently in its 10th version.  The Mac and PC version both have very similar features for multi-channel audio recording and editing.]]></description>

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                <title>Ghosts of the Great Studios</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-05T21:51:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The guitarist of Queen, Brian May, recollects some experiences from a haunted studio in Germany.  A couple of other studios have some eerie tales that are also examined.  The studio in Munich, Germany is said to be quite depressing.  May said “people used to commit suicide by jumping off the top of that building quite frequently.”]]></description>

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                <title>Mumford and Sons’ Record Breaking Album - &#039;Babel&#039;</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-08T22:25:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mumford and Sons&#039; second album, Babel, set some new records for Glassnote in its first week.  It sold 600,000 copies alone in the U.S.  It currently holds the biggest debut album sales in a week to date this year.  In almost four years it is the biggest sales week of any rock album as well.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Compression: The Basics of Home Recording (Part II)</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-09T21:17:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Compression is an extremely important tool used to enhance the sound of your tracks in order to get professional, radio-quality music.  By understanding the basics and using compression correctly, the sonic improvements can be truly remarkable.  Dynamic range compression is the difference between the quietest part of a track and the loudest part.  There are 4 tools that are included in almost every compressor: Threshold, Ratio, Attack, and Release.  Always beware of using too much compression on a track.]]></description>

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                <title>MySpace For Artists</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-16T16:43:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[MySpace gets a face lift and is focusing on providing a social medium targeted for artists and musicians.  MySpace originally was sold in 2005 for $580 million.  When the company was sold again in 2011 it was bought for an estimated $35 million.  The new Buyers are Specific Media Group and Justin Timberlake.]]></description>

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                <title>Nashville On Screen</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-17T21:01:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The television musical Nashville is one of the highest rated new shows on television this season. Other films and television shows starring our city include the Robert Altman film ‘Nashville’ and the reality show ‘Nashville Star.’  The ABC “Nashville” show stars former “Spin City” and “American Horror Story” actress Connie Britton.  As well as former “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere.  “Nashville” has landed some of the highest ratings of any show so far this season from just the first episode.]]></description>

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                <title>How To Get Your Music On Pandora Radio</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-18T22:10:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[This article outlines Instructions detailing how independent artists can get their music played on Pandora. There are six requirements to make sure you have completed before trying to add your music to Pandora although this doesn’t guarantee that your music will be added to Pandora’s collection.  Pandora uses a selection process, and they admit that most submitted music will not be played unfortunately.  The last and final element you’ll want to be sure your music has are ISRC codes.  Sage Audio offers sequencing services which include ISRC encoding for only $35.]]></description>

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                <title>Emerging Studio Technology: Cakewalk, Radial and Telefunken</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-19T22:35:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The emerging technology series by Sage Audio focuses on SONAR, Radial, and Telefunken this week.  The new SONAR X2 DAW comes in three different versions: Producer, Studio, and Essential.  Radial PZ-DI Orchestral Acoustic Direct Box is specifically designed to record and mic orchestras and all types of acoustic instruments.  The Telefunken M81 Reggae Microphone is designed specifically for reggae singers from its technical specs to its three-color red, yellow, and green finish.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Choosing the Best Microphone for Home Studios</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-22T23:40:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Choosing the best microphone for a home recording studio can be a daunting task.  Understanding the difference between a condenser microphone and a dynamic mic can make the decision easier.  Generally a condenser microphone is going to have greater frequency response than a dynamic mic.  Dynamic microphones are very durable and relatively inexpensive.  So they are most often used in a live concert setting.]]></description>

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                <title>Unique Audio and Visual System Devised to Record Felix Baumgartner’s Space Dive</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-23T22:05:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[How were we able to watch and hear Felix Baumgartner’s communications during his historic space dive? Through a complex system devised by Riedel Communications.  Riedel has a system that is a fiber based communications solution called Riedel Artist Digital Matrix.  Additionally they added an onsite setup that included over 100 radio receivers and 10 channels to the Riedel Artist Digital Matrix.  That system combined with nine HD video cameras with a special telemetry control and other various complex video communication systems brought it all together.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering the 1972 Grateful Dead Tour</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-24T21:29:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The famous 1972 Grateful Dead tour has been remixed and mastered.  We take a look at the process of getting a better sound from these legendary live recordings.  Jamie Howarth transferred the original 16-track masters.  Next Jeffrey Norman, from Mockingbird Mastering, mixed around 400 songs.  After that process was complete the new mixes were mastered by David Glassner, from Airshow which is a CD mastering studio.]]></description>

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                <title>Steve Vai and Ocean Way Studios Announce Microphone Locker Mobile App</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-10-25T19:32:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[For only $9.99, the Microphone Locker mobile app allows you to hear what an instrument sounds like through a certain microphone and also provides tips on mic placement.  Engineer Allen Sides and guitar man Steve Vai worked together to create Ocean Way Microphone Locker App.  This app features sixty-six microphones on thirty-three different instruments.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2012-10-30T23:13:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Details and specifications useful when choosing the best digital audio workstation (DAW).  When it comes to choosing the best DAW to your personal needs you will want to know if you will be recording full audio tracks and whether you will be recording loops and/or virtual instruments.  A lot of DAWs are designed to record incoming audio as it is played on either an acoustic instrument recorded by a microphone or an electronic instrument.  Other DAWs are designed to work with loops and/or virtual instruments.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2012-11-01T18:34:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Blink-182 has left Universal Music Group, announced guitarist Tom DeLonge. The group has been signed to the label since 1997.  A new recent trend has been for major label artists to start their own labels after their contract expires.  Blink 182 just became their own independent artists.  They are very happy about what the future holds for them.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2012-11-05T23:35:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pandora founder Tim Westergren publishes a blog revealing how much Pandora pays per year to many top artists, including Lil Wayne and Adele.  Westergren says that Lil Wayne and Drake make roughly $3 million each from the service every year.  Artists that aren’t so mainstream like Mumford &amp;amp; Sons make $523,902.  Also Bon Iver makes $135,223 each year from the service.  One of Westergren’s main points in this blog is that most artists do in fact make far less than that kind of money from digital streaming services.  He then says that the reason is because of the major record labels for the low royalty rates paid to artists.]]></description>

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                <title>46th CMA Awards Offer Snapshot of Current Country Culture</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-11-06T21:39:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The 46th CMA Awards was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN.  It was the first time Blake Shelton won Entertainer of the Year which is CMAs top honor.  Other winners include Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Eric Church and Little Big Town.  Taylor Swift was also nominated for three different awards including Entertainer of the Year but unfortunately she didn’t take any home with her.  Although the week before she was rewarded by selling 1.2 million copies of Red.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2012-11-07T20:45:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When we watch movies online they include the credits so why can’t we find a way to make it the same for the music industry when it is a digital copy of an album or track.  A campaign created by the Recording Academy, hopes to include a credits list with all digital downloads.  With this, listeners and fans can discover new music and talent that would otherwise go unnoticed.]]></description>

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                <title>Emerging Studio Technology: JHS Pedals, FX Doctor, Reloop, SSL</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/emerging-studio-technology-jhs-pedals-fx-doctor-reloop-ssl</link>
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                <pubDate>2012-11-27T00:13:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio’s ongoing new mastering studio technology series looks at the JHS SuperBolt, the FX Doctor Super 8-Bit Fuzz, the Reloop TAPE and the SSL Duality Pro Station.  The new JHS SuperBolt guitar pedals will bring back a vintage sound of Supro guitar amps that were made famous by Jimmy Page and so many others.  The FX Doctor – Super 8-bit Fuzz guitar pedals convert your guitar signal into a sound similar to the classic arcade games and the 8—bit sound that accompanied them.]]></description>

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                <title>Inside the Recording Studio: the Rolling Stones, Alicia Keys and French Montana</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-11-27T19:19:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Be sure to check out some of the videos online of Alicia Keys, Rolling Stones, and French Montana in the studio.  Alicia Keys had a video shot of her in the studio recently from The New York Times.  In this video she talks briefly about the recording of her song “Girl on Fire” and does a tour of the studio.  The Rolling Stones are celebrating the bands 50th anniversary in a documentary video “Charlie is My Darling.”]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: What Computer is Best for a Home Studio?</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-11-28T00:19:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio’s Home Recording Academy blog looks at what computer is best for home recording.  This could possibly be one of the most asked questions of all time relating to the music industry and to other industries out there as well because we have entered into the technology era.  So that brings us to this question which is better: Mac or PC?]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2012-11-28T22:19:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Members of the Nashville music establishment discuss how true to life the new ABC show ‘Nashville’ actually is.  We found it very fascinating that the music from the first episode of the series was overseen by producer T Bone Burnett.  He did the same for “ O Brother Where Art Thou?”  Billboard helped release some quotes and positive feedback from music publishers, songwriters, and other people of interest in the music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Glossary of Home Studio Terms A-M</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-11-29T17:56:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A glossary of home recording studio terms from A through M.  This can be very helpful for even the novice home recording engineers to help give you some knowledge of the industry that we thought would be helpful. To list off a few of the terms mentioned we have airy, audio spectrum, compressor, condenser microphone, decibel, digital audio workstation, low-fi, and muddy.]]></description>

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                <title>Order Taylor Swift’s Album from Papa John&#039;s (and other Music Industry Marketing Strategies)</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[To promote her new album ‘Red,’ Taylor Swift’s record company, Big Machine, have employed a variety of different marketing strategies.  To start off they teamed up with Papa John’s so that whenever you ordered a pizza, you could also order Red.  So instead of going in a store or even purchasing it online you can buy a pizza from Papa’s John’s, order the cd and you can have a physical copy delivered to your doorstep that same day.  Taylor Swift even has her very own limited edition Keds red shoes.]]></description>

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                <title>Inside the Recording Studio: Deerhoof, Xylos, Meek is Murder</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/inside-the-recording-studio-deerhoof-xylos-meek-is-murder</link>
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                <pubDate>2012-11-30T18:44:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Go inside the recording studio in videos from Deerhoof, Xylos and Meek is Murder.  Deerhoof did something unique in this video by taking this project outside of their usual producing and engineering team and going to Water Music Recording Studios.  In Xylos’s video we found it very riveting to hear about their approach to audio recording in general.  Meek is Murder is a metal band and they provided a YouTube video that has documentation of the recording.]]></description>

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                <description><![CDATA[On the Discovery Channel show “Mythbusters,” Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test to see if there is truth to the urban legend of the “fear frequency.”  During this test in the setup they used a group of nine Meyer Sound 11000-LFC low-frequency control element speakers that produce around 40,000 watts of power.  The subjects were in a cabin spread out in groups amongst four other cabins and one of the cabins had the speakers behind it producing the alleged fear note.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2012-12-03T21:57:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[How to choose the best studio monitors for home recording.  You will have to find a solid guideline that will meet your budget without compromising the quality of the studio gear you choose.  Studio monitors is one area you shouldn&#039;t cut corners trying to save money on your budget.  Normally the best monitors have a flat frequency response, and they equally represent all of the frequencies the human ear can hear.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2012-12-11T18:27:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Glossary of home studio terminology from N-Z. Includes technical terms as well as engineering terms with less concrete definitions.  In this Home Recording Academy we will touch base with noise, normalizing, overdubbing, producer, punch in, punchy, reverb, ribbon microphone, sharp, sibilance and signal to noise ratio, just to name a few.]]></description>

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                <title>Rolling Stones and WWE Team Up For Pay-Per-View Stream of Concert</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-12-14T21:58:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[What do the Rolling Stones have in common with professional wrestling? The Rolling Stones get into the online streaming business. The group&#039;s December 15 Newark 50th Anniversary show will be available on a pay-per-view basis.  People who purchase an online stream will have the option to watch the show on their tablets and smartphones along with the ability to pause and rewind the performance as well.]]></description>

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                <title>Emerging Studio Technology: Radial Tossover, MicroAC, Marshall Major 50 FX</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/emerging-studio-technology-radial-tossover-microac-marshall-major-50-fx</link>
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                <pubDate>2012-12-17T18:41:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio’s ongoing new mastering studio technology series looks at three new products: Radial Tossover, MicroAC and Marshall Major 50 FX headphones.  The Tossover allows you to process the lows and the highs of an audio signal separately.  MicroAC is an app that is only available for Mac OS and it allows you to convert batch audio files quickly and easily.  Marshall Major 50 FX headphones have punchy lows, clear mid-tones and higher highs.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: How to Record an Acoustic Guitar</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-12-18T18:07:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Tips for recording an acoustic guitar in a home recording studio.  We will go over the best microphone to record acoustic guitars, finding the right microphone placement and also touch base with mixing as well.  Many times in studios when using one mic it will be about 6”-12” away from the guitar.  It will also be pointed slightly down directly at the spot that the neck of the guitar meets the body.]]></description>

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                <title>Chromatik and Bruno Mars Attempt to Revolutionize Music Practice</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-12-20T01:11:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Chromatik is a newly launched app that attempts to aid music practice and learning with mobile collaboration.  Bruno Mars signed on as an investor and the band GroupLove partnered with the company.  UCLA, L.A. School districts, K-12 and other higher education institutions have started to use the free app.]]></description>

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                <title>Emerging Studio Technology: 133rd Annual AES Conference</title>
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                <pubDate>2012-12-20T20:12:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New products this week come from the 2012 AES Conference and include software by SoundToys and hardware by Slate. Additionally, Ableton Live 9 and Ableton Push are announced.  Ableton is known for having great recording software with a precise focus on recording loops.  Another most talked about products was Slate Raven.  Slate Raven is a 46” touchscreen that includes all of the controls of a standard mixing console.]]></description>

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                <title>AC/DC Gives in to iTunes. Will Other Holdouts Follow?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/acdc-gives-in-to-itunes-will-other-holdouts-follow</link>
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                <pubDate>2012-12-20T23:50:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[AC/DC releases its music on iTunes for the first time.  This Australian rock band was one of the last remaining superstars to hold out against the digital music service, iTunes.  AC/DC’s album Live at River Plate is their first live album release in 20 years and it coincides with them releasing their music on Apple iTunes digital music service.  There aren’t too many others holding out to the digital music service but to mention a few big names would be Tool, Garth Brooks, and Def Leppard.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Great Vocals in a Home Recording Studio (Part 2)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/home-recording-academy-great-vocals-in-a-home-recording-studio-part-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2012-12-31T18:44:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Tips for capturing great vocals in a home recording studio. Part 2 in a series of articles on improving your vocal tracks.  In this part we will be going over the best recording environment possible to record numerous takes.  It will mention the best physical setup, and editing vocals from comping vocals to punching in vocals.]]></description>

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                <title>Inside the Recording Studio: ‘The Hobbit’ and Dolby Atmos</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-01-02T21:37:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[‘The Hobbit’ is one of the first movies to be released with the new Dolby Atmos surround sound technology.  The Dolby Atmos technology is supposed to deliver a more natural and realistic sound field to the audience, says Dolby.  They also say it is the “most significant development in audio since the arrival of surround sound.”]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-01-02T22:25:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Tips for capturing great vocals in a home recording studio. Part 1 in a series of articles on improving your vocal tracks.  In this part of the series there are six different tips that will help give you the best home studio vocal sound.  We go over finding the best microphone, use of a good preamp, use of a pop filter, your recording environment, microphone placement, and recording numerous tracks.]]></description>

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                <title>Labbler Launches as a Professional Music Industry Social Network</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-01-03T23:09:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Labbler is a new social network aimed at connecting all players in the professional music industry.  Labbler wants to act as a niche in the music industry world in a similar manner that LinkedIn has for the business professionals.  Labbler is offering six different categories that are Artist, Label, Club, Media, Promoter, and Booking.   They soon hope to add a Suppliers category that sells digital and physical music.  In return would make the site useful for both music fans and music professionals.]]></description>

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                <title>Emerging Studio Technology: A Plugin by Waves Audio and Abbey Road Studios</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-01-04T22:36:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Waves Audio and Abbey Road Studios have worked together to produce plugins that replicate the legendary sound of three consoles, the REDD.17, REDD.37, and REDD.51.  REDD and Mirek Stiles, Head of Audio Products at Abbey Road, originally developed the consoles.  Some features of the plugins are Amp Type, Channel Select, Bass Lift, EQ Select, Tone High, Tone Low, Monitor, Spread, Drive, Analog, Output, and VU Meters.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-01-07T22:28:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Billboard figures show Adele is the best-selling artist for the second year in a row.  Adele’s sophomore album 21 crossed the 10 million mark in the U.S. alone and that makes it the eighth record in history to reach that in less than two years after its release.  The top four selling albums of the year are in order from first to fourth with Adele – 21, Michael Buble – Christmas, Drake – Take Care, and fourth being Taylor Swift – Red.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-01-08T23:48:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Streaming music service Last.fm announces that it will charge most U.S. users a monthly subscription for its services.  Last.fm is already charging users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Brazil.  It will be closed off to all other countries besides U.K. and Germany.  The company was founded in 2002 and was essentially the grandparent in the streaming music industry.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-01-23T20:21:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Nashville is spotlighted in a recent New York Times article as America’s new “it” city. Reasons include job growth and a relatively stable economy.  Nashville is now called “Nowville” by GQ magazine and is also one of the best places to begin a technology start-up.  A lot of Nashville’s success though is due to a few major industries including healthcare management, car manufacturing, and higher education.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-01-31T23:18:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Reverb and delay are two of the most common effects used on vocal tracks. These tips explore how to properly use these effects without producing an unnatural vocal.  With the way modern sound is today you typically want to add just a little reverb or delay to give a little bit of depth to your vocal but in most cases choose one or the either.  When mixing put your vocal effects on your main track, this will give you more control over the effect you are adding.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-01T23:05:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio offers a variety of tips for best monitor placement in your home studio. The better your monitor set up, the better mixes you can produce.  As a normal rule of thumb you will want to set up an equilateral triangle, with the monitors representing two points and you as the third.  Normally have the speakers be about three to five feet from your ears and of course make sure the monitors are at ear level.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-05T18:26:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio takes a look at some of the best products at the 2013 NAMM Conference.  This year the NAMM Conference was held in Anaheim and attracted around 100,000 people in the music industry and fans.  Fender came out with their new reissue “Vintage” line of classic Teles and Strats.  Another very interesting reissue came out this year, the brand hasn’t been manufactured since 1969, which is the legendary Magnatone Amps.  Some other products mentioned were the Telefunken M82, Waves IR-Live, and JBL M2 Master Reference Monitor.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-06T00:31:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio looks at the quality of headphones like Beats by Dre that have become a new fad in recent years.  At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show 50 cent, Snooki, Drew Brees, Ludacris, Rohan Marley, Tim Tebow, Tyson Beckford, Sugar Ray Leonard and Nick Cannon were all a spokesperson for a pair of headphones.  Apple of course had their hands revolutionizing the way society listens to music by implementing the iPod.  Now we have entered into a new era of popular headphones by Dr. Dre.  This could only be done because Dr. Dre decided to team up with some other major players in the industry, record exec Jimmy Iovine and Monster Cables.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-07T21:26:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Chartburst is a new service that sends the most popular independent music, as voted by fans, to representatives at major record labels.  Labels only promise that they will provide email feedback but the founder of Chartburst realizes that the site depends on record contracts.  Chartburst charges a monthly fee for an artist to submit their music after they have evaluated a free two-month trial.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-07T22:56:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New products this week include virtual horn instrument software and an audio file editor. Also included is the Google web app Jam with Chrome.  Jam is great to play instruments online with friends from the touch of a keyboard and/or mouse.  Native instruments did a great job of making some awesome virtual horn sounds which are pretty difficult through MIDI.  Triumph edits audio files and has very advanced features.]]></description>

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                <description><![CDATA[Grammy Amplifier illustrates the power of social media campaigns for independent artists.  Grammy Amplifier was launched by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.  The site is free and artists can upload songs via SoundCloud.  Independent artists should take advantage of social media and use the web marketing of established brands to help promote themselves.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-11T23:52:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Headphones play a huge role in home recording studios, used for recording, overdubbing, mixing and editing.  The use of headphones is also very useful when you need to avoid bleed.  You will want to mute the studio monitors as well and use your headphones as your reference to the previously recorded track.  They also provide a great sense of your L-R pans sound and also give you a good sense of how clean your mix is sounding.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-12T23:34:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Merlin, a group representing thousands of independent record labels, claims MySpace is hosting unauthorized music streams. This seems to be the first major challenge of the “New Myspace.”]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-13T17:39:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio provides advice for beginning home studio engineers choosing their first free recording software.  We go over the pros and cons of GarageBand and Audacity.  GarageBand is included in any Apple computer.  It provides an intuitive recording process and also includes effects like reverb, compressors built in, and even includes guitar and amp modelers.  Audacity is a free, open source recording program for Windows and GNU/Linux.  Audacity functions closer to DAWs like Pro Tools and Logic.  The software will also prepare you when you move up to more of a high-end recording software.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-14T16:30:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Neil Young&#039;s high resolution digital music subscription Pono promises better than CD audio quality. Rumors say the service is being tested in dance clubs.  Pono is digital audio in an uncompressed high definition audio format with the same quality and is typically recorded in a sample rate of 192 kHz and a depth of 24-bit.  While they are going to be expensive to produce, most of today’s smart phones, MP3 players and computers aren&#039;t going to be able to play these files at full quality.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-20T23:09:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The production sound mixer of ‘Les Miserables’ discusses recording vocals performed live in the film.  What helped give the actors the ability to make it sound like a live and natural performance is because they would sing to a feed in their ear of a live piano player working off screen.  Abbey Road Studio then took the tracks and overdubbed them by an orchestra at the studio.  In order to get the vocal sound good enough for the final product in a live shot the production sound mixer, Simon Hayes, employed 50 lavalier microphones that the actors wore when singing.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-22T00:17:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio looks at how rock doc “Sound City” explores the state of today’s music industry.  The Neve Console helps us point out a difference from how it was back then and how it is now.  A custom board cost more than $75,000 when it was new and the house he had to purchase at the time cost less than $40,000.  Now-a-day independent artists can make an entire album for a little more than the price of recording software and the cost of a laptop which is far less than the numbers mentioned above.  There are still studios offering analog recording but digital is certainly the way most artists go.  This could be because of artistic choice or merely because it is much less expensive.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Get a Record Deal as an Independent Artist: An Overview</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-02-27T16:33:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio kicks off its &#039;How to Get a Record Deal Series&#039; with an overview of today’s recording deals.  Many artists make good livings doing everything themselves but it’s not to say that it couldn&#039;t always get better.  Digital music and digital distribution is extremely important in today’s society. Because of iTunes and other internet radio services bringing in revenue for artists there are still other artists who want a venue to display physical copies.  It is always good to have a record company foot the bill for an artist’s studio time that may bring them to the next level in their career.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-02-28T21:57:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[This article compares the prices and features of various home recording software. Those included are Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cakewalk SONAR X2 Studio, Ableton Live, and Reason.  Logic Pro is one of the only ones that is made by Apple without a version available for Windows.  Ableton offers very intuitive loop functions and works very well with MIDI as well as virtual instruments.  Reason is primarily for DJs because it’s an all-in-one package that offers all you need for virtual instruments, mixing, and remixing.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy | How to Use Reverb for Great Mixes</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-03-02T17:28:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio discusses how to use reverb to help get great mixes in your home recording studio.  Reverb is designed specifically to recreate a natural playing environment that way it can improve the balance of your mixes.  Reverb is commonly used as an effect on a track.  Reverb makes the space for vocals and instruments sound more natural and it does the same for those instruments in your mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Digital Music: The Key to the Future Success of the Music Industry</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-03-04T23:21:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A look at how the music industry must embrace digital music to remain relevant and profitable. To start off with the bad news is that in 2012 it was the 12th year of flat or declining music sales and during those 12 years it has been nearly cut in half.  During this decline though recently singles sales have been escalating thanks to digital music stores like iTunes and Amazon.com.  In 2012 1.4 billion singles were purchased.  The current retail value of the music industry is $23 billion.  Silverman gave us some statistics to get excited about and a couple of them are that music synchronization license revenue continues to rise.   The other one is that music performance revenue nearly hit half a billion dollars in 2012 at SoundExchange with projections of a billion dollars of revenue in four years.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Getting it Right at the Source</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/home-recording-academy-getting-it-right-at-the-source</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-03-06T02:19:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio takes a look at the merits of getting it right at the source in home recording studios.  “Get it right at the source” refers to taking the time needed to get a proper recording sound and performance rather than relying on the “fix it in the mix” mindset.  Always get the best recording you can but don’t get so caught up to achieve the perfect source track that you never actually finish recording any tracks.  “Fix it in the mix” refers to adjusting the EQ during mixing but it’s not necessarily the most beneficial route to take in the long run.]]></description>

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                <title>Pandora Sues ASCAP: Songwriters Get a Raw Deal No Matter What</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pandora-sues-ascap-songwriters-get-a-raw-deal-no-matter-what</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-03-07T00:15:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As the next step in a fight over songwriter royalty rates that goes back years, Pandora has sued ASCAP for lower fees.  Pandora’s needs are somewhat vague and they are seeking “reasonable fees and terms.”  ASCAP and Pandora originally had terms set in 2005 but Pandora has been paying interim fees since January 2011 because they have been unable to come to an agreement.  Songwriters are already not too happy with Pandora because they are already paying far less than any other group.  Here are some facts to consider in regards to this lawsuit.  Pandora had a revenue of $338 million in 2011 as well as a market capitalization that was almost $1.6 billion that same year.]]></description>

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                <title>Facebook | Music Tab in News Feed</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/facebook-music-tab-in-news-feed</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-03-11T14:59:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio explores what Facebook’s new music tab and redesigned news feed mean for musicians.  Facebook’s new music tab is located in the categories section along with games and photos.  On the upside Facebook is trying to start giving more emphasis on music but it does have a downside unfortunately.  With Facebook the user is in more control of what they see in the news feed and can block what they don’t want to see or more specifically block certain people, bands, and artists from what they see or even post.  This way it does make it harder for independent artists to reach out to new fans on Facebook but it does allow them to still have a following of current fans.  Through current fans liking the bands page it will help spread the word or even if current fans post about them it will help spread the word but Facebook still has a long way to go to become musician friendly.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy | An Intro to MIDI</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-03-13T14:54:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[An introduction to MIDI and its use in modern recording studios.  MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.  A MIDI signal contains four main pieces of information that controls how a device functions.  In studios MIDI’s are often keyboards or drum machines.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Get a Record Deal: Types of Record Deals</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-03-13T23:52:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio looks at the different types of record deals in today’s music industry.  An Exclusive Record Contract puts the artist under the management of a label.  An Independent Label Contract may let the artist retain the right to their music but it may only cover the recording and not promotion or vice versa.  There are many different ways that an Independent Label Contract can be worked out among the artist and the label.  A 360 Record Contract puts the label in more control of all aspects of an artist’s career, including publishing, touring, and merchandise.  In exchange for the label providing more support, all revenue is split.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Get a Record Deal: What is a 360 Record Contract?</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-04-04T13:09:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio takes a look at the record contract known as a 360 deal. A 360 deal entitles the label to more of the artist’s income from sources other than record sales.  Also the label typically agrees to invest more money in all aspects of the artist’s career including touring, merchandise, etc.  Depending on the artist will depend on whether a 360 contract will work or not.  It is best to have a lawyer present in any contracts to be signed to make sure the agreement is as fairs as possible.]]></description>

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                <title>TuneCore Paid Artists $102 Million in 2012</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-04-04T13:20:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Digital music distribution service TuneCore paid its artists $102 million in 2012.  TuneCore also had 79 million downloads and distributed 112,158 total releases in 2012.  TuneCore differs from other digital platforms like iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify by relying on a yearly subscriptions.  Since 2006 they have distributed 447,000 albums and singles, and has paid artists over $250 million.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: How to Mix Acoustic Guitar</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-04-08T21:49:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio presents tips on how to mix an acoustic guitar.  You will almost always want to add a high-pass filter to your track and obviously EQ settings will vary depending on your acoustic tracks.  Usually you will only want a very small amount of compression.  Effects can vary but if you are looking for a natural acoustic sound it is best to have as little as possible and sometimes none at all.]]></description>

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                <title>Album Release | Pay-What-You-Want Model</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-04-10T17:26:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Pay-What-You-Want model seems to barely exist now. Radiohead released their album In Rainbows with the Pay-What-You-Want model which was a success.  This opened new doors to the digital music industry including services like Pandora, Rdio, and Spotify.  These new services have taken a big part of the community in the digital music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Internet Radio | Spotify Subscriptions Soar</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-04-10T20:11:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Spotify reaches the milestone of 1 million paid U.S. subscribers in just over a year, and 20 million users overall. And in a surprising move, Metallica releases its back catalog to the service.  Spotify has paid out $500 million in royalties to artists and labels currently.  That amount currently represents around 70 percent of the company’s revenue.]]></description>

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                <title>Independent Artists Rise Up</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-04-18T20:55:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A new report shows the digital music industry has reshaped the way we buy albums. This may be a good thing for independent artists.  Due to piracy and a struggling economy album sales are down across the board.  Another cause of the drop in the market share for albums is because the new digital music industry is definitely an advantage for independent artist.  Because of digital distribution people are choosing to buy records from independent artists rather than spending money on more widely known musicians.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-04-24T15:53:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New statistics illustrate how Pandora compares to traditional radio for independent musicians.  Pandora has 200 million registered users and accounts for 8 percent of all radio listening hours.  In 2012 Pandora had 10,000 artists that reached 250,000 listeners.  During the month of January the top 3 terrestrial radio stations in the U.S. played 297,157 songs from 261 artists compared to Pandora that played 100,000 unique artists during that same time period.]]></description>

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                <title>Choosing the Right Acoustic Guitar for Recording</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-01T22:24:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The specific acoustic guitar body style and pickup configuration will have a large effect on your recording. Here are a few guidelines to achieve the particular sound you need.  The bigger the guitar will mean it will carry more low-end and be loader.  The smaller the body means it will produce a thinner sound that will add character and layers to a mix.  This is necessary when adding an acoustic to the mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: External Hard Drives</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-09T22:33:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Using an external hard drive in your home studio is a great way to provide extra processing power and recording space.  Store audio files on a separate hard drive so that the computer can have more space and ram to help process all of the audio files from the separate hard drive.  When choosing a separate drive it is highly recommended to go with an external drive because they tend to offer more storage, faster processing speeds, and better durability.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Choosing the Best Guitar Pickups (Part 1)</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-15T22:22:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A look at which guitar pickups are best for your home recording.  Single coil pickups offer great note definition.  Humbuckers are louder than single coils and create a warmer tone.  P-90 pickups fall between a single coil and a humbucker that produces a warmer sound.  Hybrid pickups are built as humbucker pickups but can switch to single coil pickups.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Choosing the Best Guitar Pickups (Part 2)</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-16T15:53:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The technical specifics of what gives different electric guitar pickups their unique sound.  Almost all electric guitars use magnetic pickups that contain a wire wrapped around a bobbin or two.  Noiseless single coils consist of stacking two single coils on top of each other. The main difference between a covered humbucker and an uncovered humbucker is that is covered by a rectangular metal plate.  Covers can cause feedback problems when used at high volumes.]]></description>

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                <title>Capitol Records and the Digital Music Resale Law</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-17T16:28:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[U.S. copyright law says in the “first sale doctrine” that because there is a physical copy that has been sold once already that you can resell the used physical copy again.  This is the same with the resale of books, DVDs, and other media.  ReDigi was a service that sold used digital song files.  This was ruled that it violated the U.S. copyright law.  In ReDigi’s reselling of a digital copy it is obvious there is no physical item to be exchanged.  Capital Records is the company that actually brought this lawsuit upon ReDigi.  Capitol Records claims that they did not have authorization to send the product to a second buyer and thereby violating the copyright terms.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: 3 Tips for Recording Bass Guitar</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-20T17:39:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sage Audio’s advice on getting a great bass sound for your track.  When it comes to recording a bass guitar adjusting your EQ will help you produce the best results.  While recording the bass guitar and making adjustments , keep in mind you want it to mesh well with the frequencies of the other instruments in the track.  Always make sure that it sounds and sits well in the mix with all of the other instruments.  That often depends on the frequencies the other instruments are using.  Once you attain the bass sound you desire make a duplicate track.  This way you can make some extreme changes and then add it in very subtly with the original track and this will bring some surprising results.  Always remember it may not be your bass sound that is off EQ and it could be the other instruments.  So check and make sure all of the instruments involved in the same track have corresponding frequencies so not one instrument’s frequencies is covering another.]]></description>

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                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-benefit-of-getting-an-indie-label-contract</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-21T18:20:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We take a close look at some specific advantages and disadvantages of signing with an Indie Label.  Every artist, band, and independent artist has their own unique path to follow.  Every step leads you into a new direction and into a new learning experience.  Many independent artists have thought about being on an Indie Label or actually pursuing it, but many labels in the music industry have there there are ups and downs.  It is the artist that chooses what path best suits them, much like the sound of the music they play.  With Indie Labels you will generally have more freedom and an added bonus of splitting profits evenly between the label and the artist.]]></description>

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                <title>Acoustic Guitar Pickups (Piezo, Sound Hole and Humbuckers)</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-22T16:10:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Acoustic guitar pickups are typically bridge piezo pickups or magnetic models installed in the sound hole. We explore the differences between the two, and what they can do for your recordings and live performance.  Some artists prefer one over the other depending on what kind of sound they are looking for.  Although piezo bridge pickups are more standard than a sound hole pickup because the piezo generally comes from the factory.  It comes down to your particular recording needs, but keep in mind these may be best for recording.  When playing live nothing can reproduce the sound of an acoustic guitar quite like a great microphone on an instrument.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-05-23T18:25:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A reference track is a professionally recorded track that you use to compare your mix with.  When picking a track make sure it sounds similar to the sound you are trying to achieve.  You are referencing for sound that you may want to adjust between the reference tack and your mix for better comparison.  When referencing a track there are many ways to do this but the easiest is to import it into the session you are working in.  So you can simply mute and un-mute the track for a reference.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: 4 Inexpensive Tips to Improve Your Recording Room</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-24T15:19:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Here are some tips to improve your home recording studio; no matter the size.  Make sure to limit the natural audio reflections.  This can be attempted in a few different various ways depending on your budget, space, and what is available.  Acoustic foam can be very handy when trying to limit audio reflections.  If this isn&#039;t inside your budget range you can simply lay carpet or rugs on the ground, walls, and ceilings to help minimize the audio reflections.  Both ways will help provide a “dry” audio source.  If this doesn&#039;t help you get closer to the sound you are looking for, then you mat want to consider changing the mic.  You have a choice of choosing a condenser mic or a dynamic mic and this will all depend on what kind of audio sound you are looking for specifically.  You should take into account the size of your home recording studio because that will make just as big of an impact when choosing the correct mic to go with.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-05-28T17:02:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[How to pick the best monitor for your studio in regards to budget and different equipment goals.  To start off there is the Yamaha HS Series that offers a great sound at a relatively low price which makes it ideal for a home studio.  Second we have the Genelec M Series which is in the md-range price level for home studios and there monitors are made of wood fiber and recyclable material because of their philosophy to create environmentally friendly speakers that don’t skimp on sound quality.  Lastly we have a Neumann KH310 A which is on the high end of the previous monitors mentioned and that is because it is a three-way active tri-amplified monitor.  This will be able to give you an extremely versatile speaker but you definitely pay for what you get with this speaker having an MSRP of $2,249.95.]]></description>

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                <title>Strategies for How to Market your Facebook Band Page</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-05-29T14:28:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Facebook is the largest social networking site currently and it just so happens to be the second most visited website in the world.  This is one great reason you should use Facebook to your advantage and set up a band page to help further your marketing strategies.  Once you have your Facebook page set up it is crucial that in order to keep your fans and audience connected with you that you respond and stay interactive with them.  On Facebook it is also possible to post songs and if you have a CDBaby account you can also sell your music on Facebook as well.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Best Music Recording App for Mobile Devices</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-04T21:33:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Today’s recording equipment has changed a lot over the years and is now more important than ever.  Now it’s possible to record on the go through mobile devices and there is different recording software depending on what mobile device you have.  If you have an iPad, iPhone, or iPod GarageBand may be the way to go because this service comes with a lot of virtual instruments and you can have recordable jam sessions with up to three friends via Wifi or Bluetooth that can be stored on the Cloud.  If you have an Android your best bet would be to go with Audio Evolution Mobile because it is the most comparable to GarageBand but it is lacking virtual instruments.  If you do have an Android and would like to have the option of using virtual instruments you may want to go and get PocketBand Pro because it not only has virtual instruments but you can also import files to the app.  If you want something simple and to the point of just recording the J4T for Android is the route you should take and it also includes a loop function as well.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: 3 Tips for Better Mic Placement in Your Home Studio</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-11T22:39:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mic placement can make or break a recording. Here are three tips to get better sounds.]]></description>

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                <title>Home Recording Academy: Your Guitar Rig versus Your Computer’s Rig</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-12T21:01:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[With today’s ever advancing technology and being in the music industry we get to experience new ways to record.  Everyone has their own opinions on what they like best whether it’s recording from a computer or from an amp.  There are advantages and disadvantages to both.  An advantage of recording from a modeler, in a computer, is you don’t have to have your tone perfect because you can manipulate your guitar’s sound to almost anything you want it to be.  Now because of this it can also be a disadvantage because of all the options available someone might be putting too many effects on each song which will end up making the sound of the song change so much it doesn&#039;t fit well anymore.  An advantage to recording with an amp is that no matter what a modeler is capable of it can never reproduce the actual sound that comes straight from the guitar and amp because the sound coming from those are achieved by a real guitar and real circuits.  Many prefer to use a combination of both so try and keep an open mind as the music and technology industries keep on changing.]]></description>

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                <title>Recording and Engineering Techniques from ‘Random Access Memories’ by Daft Punk</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/recording-and-engineering-techniques-from-random-access-memories-by-daft-punk</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-13T20:56:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Daft Punk has had a major influence on EDM from the early stages of this genre in today’s society.  Daft Punk gave a surprise call to Mick Guzauski, the engineer for the record Random Access Memories, so he could show him what he could do to help the duo achieve the vision they both wanted.  Part of their goal was to have the music sound like it was being recorded in the 1970s when things were not very processed and you could hear more natural sounds.  In order to achieve this, they relied less on computers and more on analog equipment and real instruments.  Then it was  recorded in L.A. at Conway Recording’s Studio C, which is a large and “live” sounding room.]]></description>

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                <title>TuneCore vs. CDBaby (The Battle for the Independent Artist)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/tunecore-vs-cdbaby-the-battle-for-the-independent-artist</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-18T17:05:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[TuneCore and CDBaby are two companies in the same industry aimed at the importance of independent distribution. These are key for independent artists getting their music on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and nearly all other major players in the digital music scene.  TuneCore opened in 2005 and has paid out more than $300 million to its loyal artists.  CDBaby opened in 1998 and has paid out $250 million to its loyal artists.  Each service will benefit artists in its own individual way.  CDBaby charges a one-time fee and then collects a percentage of net earnings compared to TuneCore who charges a reasonable annual fee (depending on what kind of service you want) and then pays everything it collects from each service to the artist minus fees from each individual service.  Both companies provide similar services, so it is really up to which one best suites the needs of the artist and pays them the most.]]></description>

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                <title>Is Myspace the New Social Network for the Independent Artist?</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-24T17:32:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Myspace is coming back to being a brand new social network and finding their own niche in the industry.  At this point they are aiming towards consumers involved in the music industry, whether that is an independent artist or just consumers that enjoy listening to internet radio in a sense.  Myspace is currently allowing users to create playlists and mixes. While doing so in this social network, they are also able to share those with friends and even create animated GIFs on the website.  There are a few concerns with coming into this market again and that could range on whether the name they had before will help or hinder them.  Also the market they are trying so hard to get back into has already been saturated by other companies such as Spotify, Pandora, and they will soon have to face Google Play Music All Access and iTunes Radio.]]></description>

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                <title>The Growth of Mobile Music And Its Affect On The Industry</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-growth-of-mobile-music-and-its-affect-on-the-industry</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-25T16:41:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The growth of mobile music is starting to have a direct impact on the digital music world as a whole which will in turn have a direct impact on independent artists if leveraged properly.  We have written quite a bit about the importance of streaming services and internet radio programs but we have yet to look at the differences on how these are used at home on a desktop as well as on a mobile phone.  Junipers new information projects a 40 percent growth throughout the rest of this year in global music subscriptions and that is not including ad-free models.  Unfortunately at this time it is rather complicated on how independent artists can use this information on mobile trends to their benefit.  However what we do know is when it comes to subscription models these favor independent artists more than more established acts.]]></description>

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                <title>Mixing the ‘Man of Steel’</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mixing-the-man-of-steel</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-26T20:34:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Here at Sage Audio we have written about both “Les Miserables” and “The Hobbit” last year, and now that “Man of Steel” has released we will go ahead and take a look into the differences in music audio and movie audio.  Some of the differences come from the software and other technology like Dolby Atmos that will allow for more directional control of the sound.  Dolby Atmos technology includes front-to-back and up-and-down in addition to left-and-right.  When it comes down to it, it is all just a balancing act and both studios could even possibly look very similar with the exception of software within the computers.]]></description>

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                <title>Apple iTunes Radio vs. Pandora (May the Least Ad-Supported Win)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/apple-itunes-radio-vs-pandora-may-the-least-ad-supported-win</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-06-28T16:37:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Apple finally unveils iTunes Radio, Apples new internet radio.  iTunes Radio has a wide range of interesting features and some that are found in common with Pandora but Apple being the strong muscle they are obviously have found their own niche in this market as well.   Something in common is that they are both ad-supported services and you can pay a yearly fee to not listen to the ads but to help find the differences Apple is already using one main differences they have had for a while and that is having secured deals with all major labels instead of operating under a compulsory license.  Unfortunately Apple didn’t reveal how this service can help independent artists.  Pandora is set up to be a lot more user friendly to independent artist whereas with Apple you would have the option of going through a digital service such as CDBaby.  Pandora is still in a good standing because Apple has to play catch up to Pandora who has 200 million users and Apple only has 70 million active listeners.]]></description>

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                <title>How To Get A Record Deal | Do Artists Need A Manager?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-get-a-record-deal-do-artists-need-a-manager</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-02T21:13:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A music manager takes care of aspects of a band that range from negotiating booking rates, to paying taxes, to setting up the band as a business, and much more.  The managers actual role will vary depending on the artist and what they need done.  Managers typically charge a percentage of income and the standard amount varies from about 15-20%.  One of the best ways for a manager to make money is by providing the artist with a record deal although it’s not a necessity for a manager to do this but it will boost both of your careers.  Whether you have a manager or not always be sure to involve a lawyer in the process of any contracts that come your way.]]></description>

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                <title>The World Class Talent Search</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-04T17:53:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Here at Sage Audio we have the opportunity to work with artists, bands, and songwriters that come from a variety of different musical backgrounds and play every style of music imaginable because we are fortunate enough to work with artists that come from all over the world on a daily basis.  Seeing how much talent is out there in the music industry and realizing how highly competitive it is in today’s economy it is now more important than ever to have the right team to help guide your careers and make them become successful and most of all get noticed.  Our friends at World Class Talent and Productions do just that with over 25 years of experience they have helped many artists including but not limited to Barbara Mandrell, Randy Travis, Pat Boone, Ricky Skaggs, Michael W. Smith, Lorrie Morgan, and Jars of Clay.  The experience through the staff members goes back further than 25 years though by also working with top producers Dick Clark, Michael Omartian, Don Cook, Darren Smith and other well-known artists such as N’SYNC, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Dolly Parton, Jim Nabors, Tiny Tim, Kid Rock, and Bekka Bramlett.  World Class Talent and Productions certainly have the knowledge and experience to help manage both independent and established artist alike and they are currently offering an opportunity to help take your music to the next level by offering artists a real chance to get their music heard and who knows maybe you could be the next big star. Go check them out today: www.theworldclasstalent.com]]></description>

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                <title>How Jay-Z Is Changing The Music Industry With ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-08T20:40:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Jay-Z, one of the biggest artists in the world, has a new marketing strategy for his upcoming album, Magna Cart Holy Grail.  He has partnered up with Samsung, which has offered more than one million of its customers the opportunity to download an interactive Jay-Z mobile app that will allow them to download a free copy of the album before it is officially released.  Billboard unfortunately will not count the one million album sales.  Bill Werde, editorial director of the magazine, said that “in the context of this promotion, nothing is actually for sale.”  Jay-Z wasn’t the first to create a relationship like this and it definitely won’t be the last with important indications like this in the music industry.  Radiohead had a similar partnership in 2007 with “pay-what-you-want” release of In Rainbows.  If this partnership proves to be successful it will become more appealing to other artists on a large and small scale.]]></description>

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                <title>Grammy Nominations Revealed At Nashville Concert – The Young Are The Most Recognized</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-09T15:54:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The 55th Grammy Nominations were revealed at a concert in Nashville hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J. Nominees include fun, Mumford and Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West and Jay-Z.  The label with the most awards went to Warner Music Group labels.  Majority of this year’s nominations belong to the young like Carly Rae Jepsen for “Call me Maybe” and Gotye for “Somebody That I Used to Know”.  Some of the most shocking from tonight’s Grammy ceremony were those who were not mentioned like Justin Bieber who received zero nominations but he essentially swept the American Music Awards in November.]]></description>

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                <title>Differences In Marketing From The Past To The Present</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-03T15:29:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It is hard to figure out what the best way for an independent artist to market their music in the 21st century is.  My Bloody Valentine and David Bowie did a great job marketing their albums because it came to shock their fans and albums were selling at even a relatively high price for a digital download.  It is important to remember to promote music online and offline.  Sometimes it might be a good strategy to even hide the fact you are recording an album and then shock the fans.  There is no right or wrong way to market but just make sure you are making an effort to market and find the best way that suits you and your fans.]]></description>

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                <title>David Lowery Makes More From A T-Shirt Sale Than 1 Million Plays On Pandora</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-10T16:52:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[David Lowery is very unsatisfied from what he makes as a musician from his song being played 1 million times on Pandora.  He doesn’t agree with Pandora only having to pay compulsory license fees that are set by the government instead of negotiating with the owners of the songs.  Lowery points out that artists that feel the rate is unfair are unable to opt out of the service and also in the article he urges Pandora to “get an actual business model” instead of relying on the compulsory rates.  Streaming services are very important to the evolving digital music industry.  Artists that post their royalty rates to fight that the compulsory fees are too low will most likely be bigger more well-known artists, like Lowery.  Many smaller artists are happy for the exposure they receive on the services such as Pandora.  Congress is scheduled to review the licenses paid by Pandora and other similar services in the near future.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-07-11T15:54:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Twitter just released #Music, its first music app. #Music has song recommendations that is specific to each individual user and they are divided in five different categories: Popular, Emerging, Suggested, #NowPlaying, and Me.  All music recommended in each of the categories is determined by how many times the artists are mentioned on Twitter.  There are three ways to listen to recommended music and the default of this app is a thirty second clip from iTunes.  The other two are for users that are subscribed to Spotify or Rdio and they can sign in and listen to the full version of any track that is in one of their recommended categories.  There are a few drawbacks of #Music that range from it being a separate app that is not integrated with Twitters natural platform to lack of access.  With how early it is at this point in the app&#039;s life it is hard to tell how much the app will be used and how big of a force it will be in the music community.  As a result of #Music being based entirely on the number of tweets about an artist, bands must use this as a tool in their social marketing to help boost and engage a community of online fans.]]></description>

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                <title>How To Submit Your EP For A Record Deal</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-15T17:21:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Submitting your EP for a record deal has changed a lot over the years.  You used to just have to record a demo and mail it off to the major recording labels, maybe some Indies depending on your goals, and wait for a call back.  It may have not ever been that simple, it is always easier said than done.   But now the process has changed and is a bit more complex and less expensive than it used to be with all of the new advances technology has brought into our society.  A great idea is to record up to three fully produced tracks that way this can give a record company an idea of what you sound like.  Then make sure you follow the directions of how the label accepts or doesn&#039;t accept submissions and that can either be virtual through email, etc. or actual by submitting a hard copy through the mail.  No matter how you record the songs you submit, your songs should be professionally mastered before submitting them to a label.  It used to be inconvenient and expensive to have a project mastered but now it is actually affordable and convenient.  This way you can make sure your album has that “finished” sound.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-07-16T22:22:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In musical engineering piano is known as one of the most difficult instruments to record and mix for.  Some of the reasons it is very hard to record and mix for is because there is an extremely wide scope of pitches, including a very wide range of frequencies, and also you have sounds going in all directions inside the case of the piano.  After taking that into account you then would need to figure out how or rather where you think the sound of the piano, sounds its best at.  Whether that’s from inside the piano or to the audiences ears you will run into some issues with either position.  From inside the piano you might run into picking up too much of the sound of the hammers hitting the strings and from the audiences ears you might run into picking up sounds that are made by the player as well as other unwanted room noise.  The best tip is to trust your ears and fortunately there is never a wrong way to do it as long as you get the sounds you are looking for.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-07-17T18:26:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Some fun new methods are coming into the recording world and these are specific interfaces that are meant for smartphones and tablets.  iRig HD is a new mobile interface for guitarists that want to create a mobile recording opportunity.  IK Multimedia is the company that brought iRig HD as well as the popular AmpliTube guitar.  Most recording on-the-go programs are available only for iOS but some products are still available for Android and other operating systems as well.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2013-07-18T21:53:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[SoundCloud is aspiring to be the new go to tool for independent artists.  It can help promote an independent artist by building a following, rewarding your returning fans, receiving critiques from other musicians/fans, and also seeing what kind of demographic you are affecting as an independent artist.  All of these reasons is why SoundCloud is currently the go to music social network of choice but it seems that Myspace is planning on making them work for it because the new release of MySpace will target just that, independent artists.]]></description>

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                <title>Advice On Getting A Record Deal From Ed Sheeran</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-22T18:04:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Being an independent artist always has its setbacks whether you&#039;ve made it in the spotlight yet or not.  It&#039;s what you&#039;ve learned along the way that helps and keeps you working smart and hard to become the musician you want to be.  Ed Sheeran is an artist who is just that.  One that has been through his trials and tribulations and among many setbacks he knew who he was and who he wanted to be.  He took his best critics and used that to his advantage.  Stay focused, noticed and always be open minded to suggestions so that you can grow into the artist you were meant to be.]]></description>

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                <title>Facebook And Twitter Execs Discuss Future Of Music In Social Media</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-07-29T17:36:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Social Media Executives discuss the future of their products being used to help the music industry for both the app developers and independent artists.  Parse is a tool used to develop apps that inspire exceptional user integration and experience.  Facebook purchased the company in April and it is a service that runs apps across multiple platforms.  Twitter first integrated music app, #Music, is in its beginning stages but hopefully by the end of the year we will be able to see the prosperity from this music app.]]></description>

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                <title>Digital Track Sales Fall As Streaming Becomes More Popular</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/digital-track-sales-fall-as-streaming-becomes-more-popular</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-01T15:47:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Audio streaming becomes more popular among the new generation of music enthusiasts but this could be at the expense of falling digital sales.  Sales have been falling in both digital tack and album sales, although digital album sales still remain on the positive side.  Audio streaming has a very unclear future in the music industry but both Apple and Google have decided to take a vital role in it this year and believe it still has room for growth.]]></description>

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                <title>Is It Worth It To Buy High Quality Audio Cables?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/is-it-worth-it-to-buy-good-quality-audio-cables</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-02T20:17:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Audio cables are the overlooked hardware of your home recording studio.  The inexpensive cables will result in an unsatisfactory recording, while the most expensive cables are nice but the money can be best spent elsewhere within the studio equipment.  The more you pay for the cables the more the frequency of the primary source will be retained, particularly the highs and lows.   Most notable cables come with a lifetime warranty, so if they do stop working you can have them repaired or replaced at no cost.]]></description>

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                <title>New Home Recording Products: IQ Reverb, Vintage Vibe, Apogee</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-home-recording-product-roundup-iq-reverb-vintage-vibe-apogee</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-05T21:35:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We explore new reverb by HOFA and virtual instruments software for your home studio.  The new sampled instruments by Big Fish Audio offer unique vintage options for your samples collection.  Additionally, we’ve got a list of the Apogee products compatible with Apple Logic Pro X.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Dithering and How Can it Benefit Your Home Recording</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-dithering-and-how-can-it-benefit-your-home-recording</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-07T20:30:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Dither is often an aspect of digital audio production that is not very understood. Here, we look at exactly what dither is, and how it can help your song reach its optimum audio quality. We also look at when to use dither, as well as when not to.]]></description>

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                <title>Advantages and Disadvantages of Recording in the Cloud</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-recording-in-the-cloud</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-08T20:00:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[With more products moving to ‘the cloud’ these days, we wanted to explore music recording in web browsers. One of the advantages to recording in the cloud is simply you can record anywhere your computer goes.  So you can basically record on the go but with something this easy there are always some drawbacks.  A drawback to recording on the cloud is that you are operating in a web browser and you don&#039;t have the power that you get from having individual DAWs.]]></description>

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                <title>‘Elysium’ Composer Neill Blomkamp Found Through YouTube</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/elysium-composer-neill-blomkamp-found-through-youtube</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-12T21:04:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[‘Elysium’ director Neill Blomkamp found his composer, Ryan Amon, through YouTube. The unusual process rocketed Amon from a relatively unknown composer to working on a Matt Damon movie in Abbey Road Studios. The tale echoes how many indie musicians have risen from obscurity through unusual means.]]></description>

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                <title>Nashville the Hotspot for Music Industry Jobs</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/nashville-the-hotspot-for-music-industry-jobs</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-23T19:41:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New data shows that there are far more music industry jobs per capita in Nashville than anywhere else in the country. In fact, nearly 8 out of every 1,000 jobs in our city is in the music industry. We look at what this means for Nashville and the music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Matchbox Twenty’s Groundbreaking Approach to Mobile Technology</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/matchbox-twentys-groundbreaking-approach-to-mobile-technology</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-26T21:06:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Matchbox Twenty may be a 20 year old band, but they are leading the way in mobile technology for musicians. The group offers a mobile app with geofencing, which can track the location of concertgoers and offer them personalized service. While this kind of technology is out of the reach of most independent artists, the concepts of using technology to interact with fans is something we can all learn from.]]></description>

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                <title>Controversial New Technology and Its Effect on Independent Artists</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/contreversial-new-technology-and-its-affect-on-independent-artists</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-28T21:08:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A relatively new online service called Music Xray uses software to “listen” to songs and determine if it will be a hit. No matter how effective the service is, it is interesting to note the new possibilities at the crossroads of music and technology. Perhaps more interesting is to consider how this may be used to shape the music industry of the future.]]></description>

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                <title>Using the Emotion of the Song as a Mix Tool</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/using-the-emotion-of-the-song-as-a-mix-tool</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-29T21:58:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There are many factors to consider when mixing a song. One that is often overlooked, however, is how to mix for maximum emotional resonance.]]></description>

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                <title>The Best Way to Learn Mixing: Classroom Training or Hands-On Practice?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-best-way-to-learn-mixing-classroom-training-or-hands-on-practice</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-08-30T19:57:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There’s some debate as to how much theory learning is required to make a good mix engineer. In reality, the best way to learn mixing is to have a solid grasp of the basics, and using these to continuously practice your mixing in the studio. Here we look at a couple of tips for those that are just getting started in the mixing world.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Automation in Your Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-automation-in-your-mix</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-03T20:40:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Automation allows you to easily make adjustments throughout your song. These adjustments can be made throughout the songs to volume levels, pan settings and other effects, and can be a great way to improve your overall mix. Here’s how to automate your mixes.]]></description>

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                <title>Nine Inch Nails ‘Hesitation Marks’ Released in Audiophile Mastered Version</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/nine-inch-nails-hesitation-marks-released-in-audiophile-mastered-version</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-04T21:30:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We all heard of the loudness wars, and regardless of what you think about them, they will likely be a point of argument for many years to come. As something of a response, Nine Inch Nails has issued two versions of its latest record, Hesitation Marks: a standard version and a less compressed audiophile version. Here we take a look at why the band decided to take this approach.]]></description>

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                <title>The Independent Artist&#039;s Do&#039;s and Don&#039;ts of Releasing Songs</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-independent-artists-dos-and-donts-of-releasing-songs</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-09T21:08:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In today’s digital world, it can be hard to fight the urge to immediately release everything you write and record. While releasing new material for your fans can definitely be a good thing, it also doesn’t allow you to really live with your song before you make it available for public consumption. The new iPad app Tape from Focusrite makes this sharing process even easier. We look at whether this is a good thing.]]></description>

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                <title>Prince and Robert Plant Join Twitter (and So Should You)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/prince-and-robert-plant-join-twitter-and-so-should-you</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-10T22:16:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Legendary artists like Prince and Robert Plant recently joined Twitter, surprising some of their fans. However, when it comes down to it they are using the platform for the same reason that emerging artists use it: free exposure. Here are a few ways to leverage your social media account.]]></description>

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                <title>Indie International Songwriting Contest</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/indie-international-songwriting-contest</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-11T20:17:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Indie International Songwriting Contest is one of the most environmental friendly songwriting competitions on the planet.  It is the first of its kind to be conducted completely online and absolutely anonymous.  There is over $50,000 awarded in useful prizes.  Artists have the option to decide between a basic entry or a written critique from judges.]]></description>

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                <title>Google+ to allow SoundCloud Embeds</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/google-to-allow-soundcloud-embeds</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-12T18:23:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While social media should be a great way to promote and share music, it often proves cumbersome in practice. Currently at the top of the social media heap, Facebook has never been too friendly to music artists wanting to share music. Google+ is looking to make social music sharing easier by allowing users and artists to embed SoundCloud songs directly on their profiles.]]></description>

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                <title>Why You Should Use Automation In Your Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/use-automation-mix</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-13T18:54:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Automating volume levels, pan settings and much more is a great way to achieve a great sounding mix. Here we look at exactly how automation is a great tool for every mixer. We also look at a couple of automation examples.]]></description>

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                <title>Do Music Artists Need Their Own Website?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/music-artists-need-website</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-16T18:56:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Having a website was once a prerequisite for a band. We take a look at the advantages and disadvantages that are associated with owning a personal website.  Analyzing this topic brings us to question with the availability of Social Media: is it necessary?]]></description>

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                <title>Dismemberment Plan Release New Album and Shoutabl, a Music Social Network</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/dismemberment-plan-release-new-album-shoutabl-music-social-network</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-17T19:49:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Dismemberment Plan is gearing up to release its first album in 12 years. Additionally, the group’s frontman, Travis Morrison, is working to build a new social network called Shoutabl.  Shoutabl is aimed towards DIY musicians.  While the service is still being developed, here we take a look at the advantages it could offer music artists.]]></description>

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                <title>Copyright In The Digital Age</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/copyright-digital-age</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-18T20:18:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[U.S. copyright law has come under fire recently from some that claim it doesn&#039;t properly account for new digital technology. In 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act was passed.  This act governs the digital rights of artists and other rights holders.  We take a look at some options for the future of the law.]]></description>

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                <title>Muzik Releases New Smart Headphones</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/muzik-releases-new-smart-headphones</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-19T15:52:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A new company, Muzik, has released the world’s first “smart headphones.” These new headphones connect to streaming sites and social networks.  It seems like Muzik is the first company that is looking into the future of headphones. Could the &quot;smart headphone&quot; technology be useful in a recording studio?]]></description>

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                <title>75% Of Consumers Interested In Paying For Music Streaming Services</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/75-consumers-interested-paying-music-streaming-services</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-20T21:23:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A new report indicates most music consumers are interested in paying for streaming subscriptions.  This also shows the trend that more consumers are interested in digital music and seems the music industry is heading in that direction.  But is this a sustainable model for the industry?]]></description>

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                <title>The Importance of Making a Plan When Mixing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/importance-making-plan-mixing</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-23T16:19:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Too often we start mixing without thinking about why we are doing what we are doing. It’s easy to fall into the trap of slapping EQ, compression and reverb on a track not because they sound best, but because that’s what we’re “supposed” to do. While those tools may be needed on a track, take the time to plan why you are using them, and what they will do to make the track better and achieve a better overall mix. Here are a few way to create that plan.]]></description>

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                <title>Types of Distortion Pedals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/types-distortion-pedals</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-24T17:14:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Distortion is one of the most used effects by guitarists in live and studio settings. There are generally 3 different types of distortion pedals.  Here we’ll take a look at the different types of distortions sounds available, and how they can help your recordings.]]></description>

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                <title>Improve Your Productivity in Your Home Studio Part 1</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/improve-productivity-home-studio-part-1</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-25T17:13:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When recording at home, it’s easy to find yourself spending more time setting up for recordings than doing any actual recording. Fortunately, there are quite a few things you can do to maximize your productivity in your home studio. In part one of our series, we look at how you can make the best of your physical recording setup.]]></description>

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                <title>Improve Your Productivity in Your Home Studio Part 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/improve-productivity-home-studio-part-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-25T17:23:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While having the freedom to record when and what you want is one of the greatest advantages of having a home studio, it also is easy to find yourself not making the most of your recording time. Maximizing your productivity when you are recording is a great way to make better recordings in less time. In part two of our series, we look at how to maximize productivity in your recording process.]]></description>

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                <title>iTunes Radio Officially Here</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/itunes-radio-officially</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-26T15:57:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Apple’s highly anticipated internet radio service, iTunes Radio, is finally released. As expected, the service is very similar to its chief rival, Pandora. However, Apple has some big advantages which may make the service a major player in the digital music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Sibilance? (and How Can You Control It in Your Vocals)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/sibilance-can-control-vocals</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-27T14:35:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sibilance is a common but sometimes misunderstood problem, particularly in vocal recordings. Fortunately, there are quite a few things you can do to cut down on the issue. Here are a few tips to get you started.]]></description>

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                <title>Massive Productions - Live Sound on the Beyoncé Tour</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/massive-productions-live-sound-beyonce-tour</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-30T14:11:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The sound engineer from the current Beyoncé tour offers insights into how sound is run on the massive scale of the tour. It’s an interesting look at how professional sound engineers work in very large arenas. But the techniques used can also be applied to home recording, albeit on a much smaller scale.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Backup Data in Your Home Recording Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/backup-data-home-recording-studio</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-09-30T21:11:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Backing up your data in your home recording studio can be one of the most important parts of the recording process.  There are a few different ways this can be done and that is by making more than one copy, using multimedia and storing backups in multiple locations.  Here’s a look at the best ways to create these backups in depth.]]></description>

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                <title>Pandora Shares More Streaming Data with Artists Through New Dashboard</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pandora-shares-streaming-data-artists-new-dashboard</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-01T16:52:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pandora can be a great way for independent artists to gain exposure. A new dashboard that reveals more useful tools for artist in particular.  A few new features of the dashboard is it shows the variety of demographics for listeners and how many times their song has been played.]]></description>

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                <title>An Inside Look at the Mastering of ‘Modern Vampires of the City’</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/inside-look-mastering-modern-vampires-city</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-02T16:32:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Vampire Weekend has always been adventurous when it comes to songwriting styles, lyrical themes and instrumentation. But for its latest record, Modern Vampires of the City, the group also took a new approach to the mastering process. Mastering engineer Emily Lazar recently gave some insight into this process.]]></description>

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                <title>When to Use Delay Instead of Reverb to Create Room in a Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/use-delay-instead-reverb-create-room-mix</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-04T19:30:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Reverb is often a go to tool to add space and ambiance to mixes. However, delay can serve the same purpose, and in certain situations does a better job. Here we explore a few examples of those situations.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Set Up a Blumlein Pair Stereo Recording</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/set-blumlein-pair-stereo-recording</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-03T19:32:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Blumlein Pair method is one of the oldest ways to create a true stereo spread in your tracks.  It uses a special kind of microphone and will always produce the best sounds.  We take a look at how to do this.]]></description>

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                <title>The Weeknd’s Rise from Obscure Online Star to #2 on the Charts</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/weeknds-rise-obscure-online-star-2-charts</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-04T16:28:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Weeknd started his career as an artist releasing his music online with little to no social media presence. Choosing to let the music speak for itself, he took his time, releasing three successful albums for free through his website before working with a label. Now he sells enough to land at the number two spot on the album charts – here’s his story.]]></description>

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                <title>Do You Need a Recording Console?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/need-recording-console</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-07T19:55:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Recording consoles in digital studios seem to be coming less and less common. A digital recorder is a device where you connect your incoming audio sources.  We explore the advantages and disadvantages of these hardware devices.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Add Excitement To Your Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/add-excitement-mix</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-08T17:27:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Even technically perfect mixes don’t always sound good. Often, specific songs just require something more to really stand out. Here are a few tips you can use to create more interesting mixes.]]></description>

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                <title>The Importance of Mobile in the Future of the Digital Music Industry</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/importance-mobile-future-digital-music-industry</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-10T16:14:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[With the rapid rise of smartphone and tablet adoption, mobile technology is growing by leaps and bounds. This effect is seen in the music industry recently when Pandora reported that its mobile revenue increased 92 percent over last year. Here we look at what place mobile tech may have in the music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Twitter #Music Launches Spotify App</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-07T16:17:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Twitter #Music launched in July 2013 as a way for users to find new and emerging music. Now the service has launched as Spotify app aimed at seamlessly integrating the music discovery ability directly into Spotify. Here’s how the new app works.]]></description>

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                <title>Google Introduces All Access as New Music Streaming Service</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-09T16:28:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Google just introduced its new All Access Streaming music subscription service. Google’s new streaming service is called Google Play Music All Access.  We take a look at what features it offers and how it may benefit independent artists.]]></description>

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                <title>Music Streaming Subscriptions Way Up; Album Sales Way Down</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/music-streaming-subscriptions-way-album-sales-way</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-11T17:39:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New reports show that music album sales are currently at unprecedented lows, while music streaming service subscriptions are rising rapidly. It is unclear if the two facts are correlated, or if the trends will continue. What this does show, however, is the current evolution of the music industry, and should be watched closely in the coming months and years.]]></description>

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                <title>The Differences Between Tube and Solid State Amps</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-15T17:31:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Many guitarists swear by tube amps, but there are many who also prefer the crisp sounds of a solid state model.  Solid State Amps use electronics to provide amplification and tube amps use vacuum tubes to amplify a guitar sound.  We look at the differences and advantages of each.]]></description>

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                <title>Great American Song Contest</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-08T17:16:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Great American Song Contest has awards for 50 winners in 10 categories and $10,000 in prizes.  All entrants receive a detailed evaluation from their outstanding judges.  The submission deadline is October 31, 2013.]]></description>

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                <title>Why You Should Buy a Power Conditioner For Your Home Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/buy-power-conditioner-home-studio</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-14T19:23:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While most home recording studios already have surge protectors, you may want to look into buying a power conditioner. A power conditioner is an alternative to a surge protector that helps protect all of your expensive gear.  Here we explore the advantages of having a power conditioner in your studio.]]></description>

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                <title>Should You Edit Performances to ‘Tighten’ Your Mix?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/edit-performances-tighten-mix</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-17T21:40:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Today, it is easy in most DAW software to make specific edits to correct the timing of your tracks to create tighter performances in the mixing process. Some software programs even come with specific features to do this for you. Here we look at if (and when) you should make these kinds of edits.]]></description>

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                <title>Half of Those Online Listen to Internet Radio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/half-online-listen-internet-radio</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-18T22:34:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Internet radio has long been a growing and important digital music format.  A new study shows that more than half of online users listen to some form of streaming music. This number has grown from just 45 percent earlier this year. Additionally, the study breaks down how online listeners are consuming music.]]></description>

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                <title>Rdio Announces Free Service with No Ads</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/rdio-announces-free-service-ads</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-10T21:01:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Rdio has primarily been known for its on-demand streaming subscription service. But now the company has announced a new mobile internet radio option that will be free and not supported by ads. The move comes in an apparent bid to attract more subscribers.]]></description>

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                <title>Soundwave App Seeks to Normalize Music Industry</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/soundwave-app-seeks-normalize-music-industry</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-16T17:55:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Soundwave is a music app that seeks to create an engaging social network for listeners. It also hopes to give artists more information about their audience.  This app also makes it possible to purchase the songs directly from iTunes.]]></description>

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                <title>Improving Your Virtual Guitar Recordings</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/improving-virtual-guitar-recordings</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-16T17:40:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Using virtual guitar sounds can be a great resource for anyone recording at home. However, sometimes the sounds from guitar emulators don’t sound quite right in your recordings. Here are a few tips to improve these tones.]]></description>

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                <title>Bob Dylan Releases Bootleg Mobile App</title>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-16T17:18:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Bob Dylan may not be someone you think of as being on the forefront of the digital music revolution, but he’s just released a mobile app. The Bob Dylan Bootleg Series mobile app is a companion to his recently released Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 -- Another Self-Portrait (1969-1971). The app is the latest in a recent trend of releasing albums via mobile apps.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Electric Guitar</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mix-electric-guitar</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-23T20:35:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Getting your electric guitar tone can be one of the most important things you do when recording. However, even the best tone can sound awful in a bad mix. Here are a few tips to help get great electric guitar mixes.]]></description>

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                <title>Creative Rights Caucus Formed by U.S. House Representatives</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/creative-rights-caucus-formed-u-s-house-representatives</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-06T23:36:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Two House Representatives have formed the Creative Rights Caucus to raise awareness for artist rights. The group joins the Songwriters Caucus and the RASCC to help promote copyright law for musicians.  The Songwriters Caucus was formed in 2003 and the RASCC was formed the following year.]]></description>

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                <title>Public Libraries Begin Streaming Music and Movies Online</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/public-libraries-begin-streaming-music-movies-online</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-30T22:29:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The newest entrant into the digital music world? The public library. Libraries around the country are now allowing patrons to stream a wide variety of music and movies online. The number of library systems offering the service is expanding rapidly.]]></description>

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                <title>Amazon’s AutoRip, Provides Free Digital Copies of All CDs</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/amazons-autorip-provides-free-digital-copies-cds</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-29T21:59:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Amazon’s AutoRip, which gives users a free digital copy of any physical CD they’ve purchased. It even goes back to customers that purchased CDs in 1998.  All mp3’s are delivered to a user’s Amazon Cloud Player.]]></description>

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                <title>The Advantages and Disadvantages of Starting Your Mix with Drums</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advantages-disadvantages-starting-mix-drums</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-21T18:54:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There are many different methods of mixing a song. One is to start with the drums and mix the rest of the song around them. However, there are advantages and disadvantages to this method, all of which we explore in this article.]]></description>

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                <title>Would Eliminating Music Licensing Territories Help Artists</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/eliminating-music-licensing-territories-help-artists</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-11T23:57:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Spotify CEO Daniel Ek suggests that licensing music by territory is “antiquated.” Ek talks about how music on the internet can play worldwide but yet it licensing is still tied down to traditional music distribution methods.  Would creating worldwide rights be advantageous to today’s artist?]]></description>

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                <title>What is the Copyright Alert System?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/copyright-alert-system</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-31T21:32:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Copyright Alert System is in effect to curb online piracy. It does this by going after people that have illegally downloaded music, movies, or games. The program is also informally known as ‘six strikes.’]]></description>

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                <title>New Product Roundup: 123Creative, Waves, Avid</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-product-roundup-123creative-waves-avid</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-22T18:39:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Keeping up with new and emerging recording technology is part of what being a home studio owner is all about. While there are tons of new products released every week, we like taking a look at interesting new technology and important new developments. Here are three products that fall into those categories.]]></description>

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                <title>The Basics of Phantom Power for Microphones</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/basics-phantom-power-microphones</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-18T23:44:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Phantom power is a necessity for recording with condenser mics, but it often is slightly misunderstood. Here we look at exactly what phantom power is and when it should (and shouldn’t) be used. We’ll also take a look at how to supply the power you need in your studio.]]></description>

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                <title>Upbeat Offers New Music Discovery Portal</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/upbeat-offers-new-music-discovery-portal</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-24T21:18:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While there are many ways to discover and listen to new music online, Upbeat provides a new kind of platform. The service allows users to vote for their favorite songs posted online, and those with the most votes rise to the top of the site’s forums. As a user you can find new songs as well as vote and comment on the songs that already are posted.]]></description>

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                <title>Recording Electric Guitar Direct and Through an Amp</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/recording-electric-guitar-direct-amp</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-25T20:56:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One great way to have variety in your guitar track is to record it both direct into your recording software and miked through your amp. This gives you a clean, direct signal you can manipulate in addition to the great amp sound you are accustomed to. Here’s how to record both at the same time.]]></description>

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                <title>Sean Combs Launches Revolt TV</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/sean-combs-launches-revolt-tv</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-10-28T22:41:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In a day and age when music TV channels are playing anything except music videos, Sean Combs plans to change that. His new Revolt TV will feature music videos almost exclusively. The network is now live, and we’re watching to see how it will be accepted in the music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Get Better Kick Sounds from Drum Machines</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/get-better-kick-sounds-drum-machines</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-08T23:02:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The legendary Roland TR-808 drum machine (and its successor the 909) has appeared on many legendary recordings. Today, you can get simulators of these drum machines on most recording software packages, and they can be great for home studio owners that aren&#039;t working with live drums. However, often times the punch from the kick from the machines is lacking – here are a few tips for a punchier drum machine kick.]]></description>

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                <title>What is a Limiter? (and When Should You Use One)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/limiter-use-one</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-22T00:11:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Like a compressor, a limiter often is misunderstood. In fact, a limiter is just a compressor used on extreme settings. Here we take a look at how this works, and what each is used for.]]></description>

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                <title>Software from Native Instruments Help Create Virtual Studios</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/software-native-instruments-help-create-virtual-studios</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-20T01:39:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Many home recording engineers like to use virtual instruments to achieve a wider sonic scope on their recordings. Two products from Native Instruments help expand these options.  The first product is Native Instruments Komplete 9 and the second is Native Instruments Abbey Road 50s Drummer.]]></description>

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                <title>Did Covering ‘Space Oddity’ in Space Violate Copyright Laws?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/covering-space-oddity-space-violate-copyright-laws</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-01T21:44:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded himself performing “Space Oddity” on the International Space Station.  It was one of the greatest things of the year. But was it also against the law?]]></description>

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                <title>Steve Albini Discusses the Remastering Process for ‘In Utero’</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/steve-albini-discusses-remastering-process-utero</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-04T22:40:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Nirvana’s third album ‘In Utero’ is 20 years old now, which calls for an anniversary box set including a remastered album. Steve Albini, who originally recorded the record, was brought on to help with the project. He recently spoke about the remastering process for the album.]]></description>

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                <title>New Product Roundup from the 135th AES Convention</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-product-roundup-135th-aes-convention</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-05T23:11:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[AES conventions are typically filled with the latest and greatest gear for the audio industry. The 135th incarnation of the event, held in New York this year, was no different. We take a look at a few notable products featured at the event.]]></description>

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                <title>Passive Versus Active Direct Boxes</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/passive-versus-active-direct-boxes</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-25T18:16:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[DI boxes can be one of the most important tools in your studio, though their function is often a bit misunderstood. Here we look at the difference between passive and active direct boxes. We also look at the common uses of these boxes in general.]]></description>

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                <title>Ford Offers Rhapsody Integration with its SYNC AppLink System</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/ford-offers-rhapsody-integration-sync-applink-system</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-11-22T18:11:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Ford announced integration with Rhapsody at the 2013 CES that allows hands-free control of the service. Ford will be adding Rhapsody streaming service to 1 million cars, including 2013 models. The company also launched a developers program to allow outside apps for its cars.]]></description>

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                <title>Types of Guitar Effects Pedals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/types-guitar-effects-pedals</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-10T20:43:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There are nearly an infinite number of combinations of effects pedals available.  We will take a look at distortion pedals, delay pedal, chorus pedals, and a few more. These are a few types of different popular guitar pedals and is a guide aimed at beginning guitarists.]]></description>

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                <title>Apple - Logic Pro X</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/apple-logic-pro-x</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-14T00:37:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Apple released Logic Pro X after four years. Logic Pro has always been talked about when it comes to recording software.  We take a look at the new features of Logic Pro X.]]></description>

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                <title>A Review of Pro Tools 11</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/review-pro-tools-11</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-16T21:00:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pro Tools is the industry standard recording software.  Avids biggest change is that it has completely redone the audio engine.  Here is a review of Pro Tools 11.]]></description>

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                <title>Types of Noise Reduction Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/types-noise-reduction-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-03T21:24:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Recording in your home can lead to all kinds of unwanted noise on your tracks. Unwanted noise can be as simple as snaps, crackles, pops, signal hiss and even noises from the street.  A variety of noise reduction techniques are now available through plugins: here’s an overview of these solutions.]]></description>

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                <title>Avid Offers Fast Track Audio Interfaces</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/avid-offers-fast-track-audio-interfaces</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-11T17:08:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Avid offers both the Fast Track Solo and Fast Track Duo. Both offer great mobile and home studio recording options.  The Fast Track Duo is practically the same as the Solo but offers a few more features including two combination XLR/Instrument inputs among other add-ons.]]></description>

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                <title>Eddie Kramer Provides a History of Electric Lady Studios</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/eddie-kramer-provides-history-electric-lady-studios</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-20T03:19:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Electric Lady Studios was built in 1970 by Jimi Hendrix, and is now one of the most well-known studios in the world. Engineer Eddie Kramer was instrumental in getting the New York Studio started and setting up its original gear. He recently spoke about how the studio came about.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Affordable Gift Ideas for Musicians</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-affordable-gift-ideas-musicians</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-18T20:23:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Shopping for a musician can be a difficult task if you have no prior knowledge of music gear and recording.  This list is designed to offer insights to affordable gifts that any musician will appreciate.  Whether they are recording from home, performing live shows, just starting out, or a professional; you&#039;ll be able to find the right gift for the special occasion.]]></description>

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                <title>Making the Scene: Nashville</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/making-scene-nashville</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-20T21:30:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As Nashville, aka Music City, grows over the years it has even been declared the New “It” City.  Inspired by a recent book, the Sage Audio Mastering blog takes a look at what it takes to make it in Nashville. We explore tactics that definitely don&#039;t work.]]></description>

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                <title>Spotify to Pay $500 Million, Apple Sells 21 Million Songs a Day and Other Digital Music News</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/spotify-pay-500-million-apple-sells-21-million-songs-day-digital-music-news</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-30T21:51:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Spotify and Apple have record years. Combined with a new report that internet radio will continue to grow rapidly in the upcoming years. This shows a positive outlook for the digital music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Increased Royalty Rates Force Pandora to Implement Listening Cap</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-02T15:31:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pandora announced that the free streaming days are over but not completely.  Pandora is putting into place some guidelines that is now limiting usage to 40 hours a month and after 40 hours is reached you pay $.99 to cover the remainder of that month. The company says this is due to the increasing royalty rates it must pay.]]></description>

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                <title>New Home Studio Products: Palm-Mute Piano and Sample Magic AB Testing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-home-studio-products-palm-mute-piano-sample-magic-ab-testing</link>
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                <pubDate>2013-12-31T15:47:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We’re always on the lookout for new ways to improve home recording studios. This time we’we&#039;ve got an interesting new palm-muted piano from Paper Stone Instruments.  This is software that makes A/B testing a reference track super easy and this Palm Mute Piano is a 2.6GB 64 note Kontakt instrument.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Multiband Compression?</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-03T18:39:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While compression is a great tool used on many tracks, sometimes you need more control. A multiband compressor gives you this fine-tuned control by allowing you to apply different compressor settings to different frequency ranges within one track. Though most often used in mastering, this can also be a great tool during the mixing process.]]></description>

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                <title>Pro Tools 11 Compatibility Problems with Plugins When First Released</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pro-tools-11-compatibility-problems-plugins-first-released</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-06T16:08:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When Pro Tools 11 was first released to the public there were a few issues that needed to be addressed.  The new 64-bit architecture in Pro Tools 11 is expected to help the program run faster and more efficiently. However, many users are running into compatibility problems with their plugins.]]></description>

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                <title>Pandora In Court Fighting Direct Deals; Signs Direct Deal with Universal</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pandora-court-fighting-direct-deals-signs-direct-deal-universal</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-08T16:26:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Digital music rights get even more convoluted. Pandora has made a direct rights deal with Universal Music Publishing Group.  Although ASCAP rate court argues that publishers can’t make direct deals because they operate under ASCAP consent decree.]]></description>

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                <title>Jay-Z ‘Magna Carta’ App Reveals Privacy Concerns for Music Marketers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/jay-z-magna-carta-app-reveals-privacy-concerns-music-marketers</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-09T00:03:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Jay-Z and Samsung caused a stir with their new app giving away 1 million free copies of his new album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail.’ Now, privacy issues with the app are getting the most attention.  Is the information received from these apps worth it to marketers to continue to try out these new methods?]]></description>

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                <title>The Importance of Patent 3475623 (A Celebration of Robert Moog&#039;s Influence on Modern Recording)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/importance-patent-3475623-celebration-robert-moogs-influence-modern-recording</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-10T00:17:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Robert Moog will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his Ladder Filter, Patent 3475623. This patent is the basis of most synth sounds that have been heard since the 1960s and are still in circulation today.  The instruments that Moog created and had an impact on can range from electric organs to more specifically modular synthesizers.]]></description>

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                <title>The Eagles Allowed Streaming and other Digital Music News</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/eagles-allow-streaming-digital-music-news</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-10T15:14:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Eagles have made their music available on most streaming services. This is just another in a line of artists and companies taking advantage of the digital music industry.  The digital music audience is growing, which leaves us with a short list of artist that have yet to make their way digitally.]]></description>

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                <title>Three Killer Virtual Instruments For Cheap</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/three-killer-virtual-instruments-cheap</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-15T22:05:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As technological advances happen every year it is impacting the home studio as we know it.  Not only is the equipment getting better, but it is also getting cheaper.  Here we explore three separate inexpensive DAWs.]]></description>

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                <title>Do Vinyl Records Really Sound Better?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/vinyl-records-really-sound-better</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-21T22:38:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While traditionally vinyl is accepted as having a warmer and more present sound, that may not be the popular consensus for much longer as newer HD digital formats become accessible. Here’s our take on how LPs stack up against the digital technology of yesterday, today and the not-so-distant future.]]></description>

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                <title>Getting Started With The Top Small Diaphragm Condenser Mics pt. 1</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/getting-started-top-small-diaphragm-condenser-mics-pt-1</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-23T16:33:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Small diaphragm condenser (SDC) mics can offer incredible frequency response and precision detail like no other type of mic. For recording instruments, most producers and engineers turn to a SDC of some sort. With the abundance of great mics on the market, here are some of the most popular small diaphragm condensers to start with for both big time and budget studios alike.]]></description>

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                <title>Getting Started With Small Diaphragm Condenser Mics pt. 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/getting-started-small-diaphragm-condenser-mics-pt-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-24T19:15:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[These small diaphragm condenser mics are used by the best studios in the world. While they cost over $1000 each, there&#039;s probably no better investment you can make to instantly improve the quality of your instrument recordings. From brand new technology to the decades-old classics, we cover the bases on the most popular and nice-sounding SDCs money can buy.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Affordable Studio Mixing Headphones</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-affordable-studio-mixing-headphones</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-27T15:26:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mixing and Mastering with headphones can be your best bet where you don&#039;t have a lot to spend on monitors and room treatments. For under $200 you can own a nice pair of mixing headphones that will give you a flat frequency response and accurate sound. We recommend one of these pairs of headphones for mixing and mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Record Synthesizer in Three Ways</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/record-synthesizer-three-ways</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-29T16:02:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog synthesizers are gaining popularity for their richer textures and full sound. There are basically three ways to record synths: direct, through a preamp or through a guitar amp. Here are the pros and cons of each.]]></description>

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                <title>Our Review of the New Beats Music Service</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/review-new-beats-music-service</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-01-31T20:42:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The much anticipated Beats Music service launched last week and after spending some time with it, here&#039;s our review. For it&#039;s interface and unique curation features, Beats Music wins out over Spotify. But the limited web player version and sound profile could make audiophiles think twice.]]></description>

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                <title>Two Critically-Acclaimed Albums That Were Recorded On a $100 Microphone</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/two-critically-acclaimed-albums-recorded-100-microphone</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-04T19:48:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As proof of that you don&#039;t need the most expensive gear to make a great record, here are two of the most iconic albums of the indie scene in recent years that were recorded almost exclusively on Shure&#039;s classic $100 SM57 dynamic cardioid mic.]]></description>

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                <title>Two Music Documentaries That Will Expand Your Views On Recording</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/two-music-documentaries-will-expand-views-recording</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-07T18:56:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Both the documentaries &quot;Sound City&quot; and &quot;Muscle Shoals&quot; offer an inside glimpse into how some of the most iconic records of the analog age were produced, along with stories surrounding the formation of two legendary studios.]]></description>

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                <title>What Is Audio Summing?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/audio-summing</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-10T17:36:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Understanding audio summing can help you in the mixing process for your record. Even if you&#039;re using a digital audio workstation, your options for summing aren&#039;t limited to what your software can do. You may want to take a look into getting an analog summing box.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Large Diaphragm Condenser Mics</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/recommended-large-diaphragm-condenser-mics-studio-budget</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-11T15:21:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the most important pieces of gear for your recording studio is a large diaphragm condenser (LDC) microphone. Whether recording vocals, guitar, piano or drums, a large diaphragm condenser mic will likely be one of the best ways to get the depth and clarity you want. Here are some recommended LDC mics for the studio on a budget.]]></description>

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                <title>Large Diaphragm Studio Condenser Mics</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pro-studio-gear-large-diaphragm-condenser-mics</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-14T15:55:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Large Diaphragm Condenser (LDC) mics are an asset to any serious recording studio. These recommended professional-grade models are some of the best LDC microphones on the market. Though expensive, they can offer the detail and richness to take your recording quality up a notch.]]></description>

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                <title>How To Make a $1000 Recording Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/make-1000-recording-studio</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-17T15:45:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s pretty amazing what can be accomplished with music technology these days. With a Mac computer and a modest $1000 budget you can build a great sounding studio in your home. Here are our recommendations for how you can track vocals and guitars, program drums, pianos and all kinds of other virtual instruments, and mix with great plugins without going broke.]]></description>

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                <title>The Single Best Mixing Tip For Starters</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/single-best-mixing-tip-starters</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-18T22:52:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To get your mix to sound really good you&#039;re going to need patience and a well-formed idea of what you&#039;re looking for. One of the best tips for producers trying to better the quality of their mixes is to maintain a strong working knowledge of music that already sounds excellent, and then to compare such music to their own projects and scrupulously note the difference in the records.]]></description>

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                <title>4 Affordable Studio Monitor Controllers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/four-affordable-studio-monitor-controllers</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-21T23:33:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Though sometimes overlooked by studios on a budget, a monitor controller is one piece of studio gear many pros swear by. It can help you navigate between multiple sets of monitors and do A/B comparisons of your mix with a reference track.]]></description>

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                <title>Three Mistakes Indie Recording Artists Make</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/three-mistakes-indie-recording-artists-make</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-21T00:09:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s awesome how easy it is to make a great sounding record these days. Indie albums have an entire market online and can be produced, sold and distributed at home with just a laptop and an Internet connection. While it&#039;s a very exciting time for home recording artists, many struggle to produce the quality of sound that they want. Here a three of the most common mistakes made in indie recording and how you can avoid them.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Sounding Virtual Pianos Pt. 1</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-sounding-virtual-pianos-pt-1</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-24T16:10:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Virtual instruments are becoming increasingly popular for their practicality and affordability. For many producers, using a virtual piano is the best and most affordable option for their studios. In this first part of our two part series, we&#039;ll look at four of the best virtual pianos on the market.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Sounding Virtual Pianos Pt. 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-sounding-virtual-pianos-pt-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-25T16:23:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The best sounding virtual piano instruments can be yours often for under $200. In part two of our list of some of the top piano samples on the market, we look at four more virtual instruments that will add considerable production value to your mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Pro Tools with SoundCloud</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/use-pro-tools-soundcloud</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-27T16:04:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[For the musician on who collaborates across the Internet or does a lot of traveling, the integration of SoundCloud into Pro Tools makes workflow a whole lot easier and faster. Here are three ways how...]]></description>

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                <title>MIDI Sequencing Basics</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/midi-sequencing-basics</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-02-28T15:32:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[MIDI sequencing is a great feature of modern-day DAWs. It allows musicians to quickly perform and edit tracks with virtually any instrument sound imaginable. It also makes incorporating new sounds and performances into your mix more affordable than ever. If you don&#039;t already use the MIDI sequencing feature in your DAW, here are some basic features you should check out.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Studio Upright Pianos for Recording</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/studio-equipment/best-studio-upright-pianos-recording</link>
                <guid>/studio-equipment/best-studio-upright-pianos-recording</guid>
                <pubDate>2014-03-05T22:53:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you&#039;ve got the budget for a piano but your studio doesn&#039;t have the space, a professional upright may be the best way to add the warmth and natural tonality of a live piano to your recording process. These three top models will deliver a great sound for recording and add an organic element to your mix that&#039;s sometimes lost in samples.]]></description>

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                <title>5 Essential Mastering Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/five-essential-mastering-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-04T15:44:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering plugins are numerous and allow engineers to fine tune with limitless options. While there&#039;s a place for all of those options, these five types of plugins are the basic essentials and should be in every studio that seeks to master successfully.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Choose an External Hard Drive for Recording</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/choose-external-hard-drive-recording</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-06T16:22:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Recording onto an external hard drive is usually your best option, as it gives you portability of your files and means you can use a professional grade drive rather than the one your computer has internally. There are a few qualities you want to look out for when purchasing an external hard drive to make sure you&#039;ve got enough speed and reliability to record without a hitch.]]></description>

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                <title>Beats Music Acquires Topspin</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/beats-music-acquires-topspin</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-07T18:09:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In an act of &quot;putting their money where their mouth is&quot; Beats Music has acquired Topspin, an artist marketing software company, to allow artists to sell music, tickets and merchandise from within the Beats Music app. Since their launch in January, Beats Music has talked about bettering the interaction between artists and fans. This appears to be a step in that direction.]]></description>

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                <title>Recording Academy | File Management Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/recording-academy-file-management-tips</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-10T19:51:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Recording music creates a lot of different files fast. This problematic when trying to go between studios with a project or trying to review older versions of a composition. It&#039;s easy to stay ahead of issues, though, by adopting a consistent and straightforward system for managing your digital recording files. By properly naming and organizing your content you can make the most of the flexibility and expansive storage space of the digital recording age.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Edit ID3 Tags for MP3</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/edit-id3-tags-mp3</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-11T14:51:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you&#039;re distributing your music in MP3 format, you should take advantage of the ID3 tag technology that allows you to embed track names, album names, artist information, copyright, year and even album art into the MP3 file. This allows your fans to have all of the information they need to engage with your music and share it with others.]]></description>

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                <title>Pono Music Makes HD Music Portable</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pono-music-makes-hd-music-portable</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-17T18:03:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[HD music service Pono Music launched a Kickstarter campaign last week and reached it&#039;s fundraising goal in less than one day. Here&#039;s a breakdown of what the service will offer and why it aims to become the iTunes of high-fidelity digital music.]]></description>

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                <title>4 Reasons for HD Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/four-reasons-hd-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-18T22:26:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[HD music formats are gaining popularity thanks to more affordable high-end DACs and cheaper hard drive storage space. Mastering your music in an high-fidelity format enables you to put it on SACD, Blu-ray and digital download. It sounds better and enables you to sell your recordings at a higher profit margin. Check out these four reasons why you should consider mastering your music in HD...]]></description>

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                <title>À La Carte Music Collaboration</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/la-carte-music-collaboration</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-19T21:55:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[By leveraging the Internet and today&#039;s recording technology, you can expand your list of musical collaborators and produce recordings with world-class artists for cheaper than ever. À la carte music collaboration means you can work with drummer in one city and a bass player in another, and have your mixing and mastering done across the world. Here are three practical tips for producing an album with à la carte collaboration.]]></description>

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                <title>What is a Leveling Amplifier?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/leveling-amplifier</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-24T15:34:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A leveling amplifier is a dynamics processor that reduces the range between the louder and quieter parts of your track. In many ways it&#039;s interchangeable with a compressor, but, with fewer controllable parameters and an internal make-up amplification, it brings it own flavor to your mix and mastering process. Here&#039;s our brief overview of what a level amplifier is and how it can become a valuable asset in your studio.]]></description>

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                <title>Top Summer Music Festivals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-summer-music-festivals</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-28T14:37:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Summer is just around the corner, and that means the music festival season is upon us. Each festivals offers a different lineup and different experience. So we thought to give you a quick rundown of some of the top ones you may want to check out this year.]]></description>

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                <title>LA-2A: The Top Leveling Amplifier on the Market</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/la-2a-top-leveling-amplifier-market</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-01T20:02:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The LA-2A takes the top spot in the world of leveling amplifiers. From its first release in the 1960&#039;s to the numerous plugins that have been modeled directly after it, the LA-2A has remained to be one of the most sought after pieces of mixing gear in the music business.]]></description>

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                <title>Berklee Releases Free Music eBooks</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/berklee-releases-free-music-ebooks</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-03-31T14:31:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Berklee College of Music is now offering free eBooks on various subjects in professional music. With articles written by instructors in Berklee&#039;s online education program , the handbooks are full of great information. Here&#039;s an overview of the content offered and how you can sign up to get it.]]></description>

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                <title>Three Publications for Recording, Mixing &amp;amp; Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/three-publications-recording-mixing-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-03T15:06:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Professional publications are a great way to keep up with the latest news and get tips on your recording, mixing and mastering. You can glean a lot of understanding from reading interviews of producers and in-depth gear reviews. These three magazines are a great place to start if you want to develop your craft and keep up with the rapidly-changing music business.]]></description>

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                <title>Foolproof Vocal Recording pt. 1</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/foolproof-vocal-recording-pt-1</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-04T22:55:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While there are endless ways to record vocals, it&#039;s actually not that tricky to get a good, clean recording from a singer. Here are three basic tips for recording vocals that are easy and will almost always get you a great sound.]]></description>

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                <title>Foolproof Vocal Recording pt. 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/foolproof-vocal-recording-pt-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-09T15:20:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Following up on our last post on the basic technical rules of vocal recording, here are three basics for getting the best performance from your singer. A better performance makes for a better recording and, ultimately, a better mix and master. Stick to these principles and you&#039;ll be on the right track to getting a great sound.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Sidechaining?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/sidechaining</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-10T15:04:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the lesser known, but powerful, mixing and mastering tools is sidechaining. Sidechaining allows you to use the audio from an auxiliary track to trigger an effect. In other words, it allows you to pinpoint elements of your mix, and how they relate to each other, much more specifically. Here&#039;s an overview of sidechaining and how it can be used.]]></description>

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                <title>Album Art 101</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-11T14:35:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you self-publish your music, you may want to consider making your own album art. Creating it isn&#039;t as difficult as it seems. By following these three tips you can produce a professional looking cover for your music on your own.]]></description>

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                <title>Free Orchestra Samples from Philharmonia</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-18T23:15:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As yet another step in the world of accessibility in home recording, the UK&#039;s National Philharmonia Orchestra has made thousands of recorded instrument samples of their orchestra available for free online. Each instrument in the standard orchestra, along with multiple percussion patches, can be downloaded directly from their website.]]></description>

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                <title>The Best Orchestra Samples pt. 1</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-22T15:04:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest money-saving technologies of the modern digital recording age is the use of high end instrument samples. Whereas traditional composers would have been prohibited to produce music within a budget of who they can afford to hire and record, now an entire orchestral track of music can be produced with samples costing less than a one hour recording session with a live group of musicians. Here are some of the best orchestral sample libraries available.]]></description>

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                <title>Jack White Finishes Record in Four Hours</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-23T14:07:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Jack White has set a new world record for fastest record, from studio to store, ever made. In another unconventional release from Third Man records, a live version of the title track &quot;Lazaretto&quot; from White&#039;s new album was recorded, mixed, mastered, printed to vinyl 45s, and sold in less than four hours.]]></description>

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                <title>The Best Orchestral Samples pt. 2</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-26T19:23:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the ways the music production world is most rapidly changing is through the proliferation of incredibly powerful and beautiful sample libraries. There&#039;s no place this change is more felt than with orchestras, where even the most expensive sample libraries pale in cost comparison to that of recording with live musicians. Here are some more of the best orchestral sample libraries you should check out.]]></description>

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                <title>Mixing Through Cassette</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mixing-cassette</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-28T15:43:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Some indie producers have rediscovered cassette as a medium for adding analog color into their mix. While this is, for the most part, not the best way to add warmth to digital recordings, there are some cool effects that can be had by incorporating an cassette deck insert into your workflow.]]></description>

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                <title>Free 808 Samples</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-808-samples</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-04-29T20:22:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Roland TR-808 drum machine has one of the most loved and recognizable sounds in popular music. Up until recently you had fork over a lot of cash to get your hands on one of the discontinued models that would provide you with its iconic sound. As an act of wonderful generosity, Trash Audio has released a library of free samples from the 808 that you can download online and drop into your mix in minutes.]]></description>

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                <title>Three Awesome Logic Pro Resources</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/three-awesome-logic-pro-resources</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-01T22:37:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[For Logic Pro users, there are always new recording, mixing and mastering techniques that can be incorporated to better project workflow. To make the most of Apple&#039;s flagship audio software, these three resources are a great way learn those techniques for producers who are only scratching the surface on Logic Pro&#039;s potential.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Gating?</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-02T16:00:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you&#039;re ever in a place where you need to cut out some background noise in a track, or have an effect apply only to the louder part of a track, gating is your best bet. Gating allows you to set a dynamic threshold as an on/off switch for an effect. The most popular use of gating is with a noise gate, where everything below a dynamic threshold automatically has a gain of zero. Here&#039;s a more in-depth explanation of gating and how you can use it.]]></description>

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                <title>New Cassette Holds 180 Terabytes</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-08T14:55:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Thought that the cassette tape was dead? Sony disagrees. They just released a new cassette tape that can store a record-breaking 180 terabytes of data on a single cartridge. For large archives of digital music, and video files, it may soon the most affordable storage on the market. But don&#039;t expect to record with it anytime soon.]]></description>

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                <title>EQ Before Reverb</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/eq-reverb</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-12T15:33:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Understanding the importance of signal flow is essential to digital music production. When you&#039;re mixing and mastering, the order of your processing will have a significant effect on the sound of your project. Because of this, it&#039;s usually best to place your reverb after your EQ in the plugin chain.]]></description>

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                <title>Music Streaming Dominates</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-13T21:15:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Streaming is quickly becoming the dominant music format used by fans. Billboard reported last month that  digital music sales dropped this year&#039;s first quarter while streaming made big gains. This is perhaps the most significant landmark yet in the shifting music market where fans &quot;rent&quot; rather than buy their music.]]></description>

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                <title>New Tips for Making Money in Today&#039;s Music Industry Pt. 1</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-tips-making-money-todays-music-industry-pt-1</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-14T17:00:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Making it in the music business is tough, but people are still doing it every day. While there are new challenges that artists face in light of the digital age, there are also new opportunities for generating income that weren&#039;t available just ten years ago. Here are some tips on making the most of today&#039;s music business to make money.]]></description>

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                <title>New Tips for Making Money in Today&#039;s Music Industry Pt. 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-tips-making-money-todays-music-industry-pt-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-15T20:48:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[For some, the term &#039;music business&#039; seems like an oxymoron. While it&#039;s not always easy to succeed professionally in music, it can certainly still be done. Following up on our post &#039;New Tips for Making Money in Today&#039;s Music Industry,&#039; here are two more suggestions for how you can take advantage of the ways that technology has transformed the music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Apple, Beats Audio &amp;amp; Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/apple-beats-audio-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-19T19:50:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[News spread this week of a possible acquisition of Beats Audio by Apple. While nothing has been confirmed yet, there has been a lot of speculation about what such an acquisition by the world&#039;s most valuable company could mean for the music world. We thought it&#039;d be interesting to take a look at how it might affect the mixing and mastering side of music production...]]></description>

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                <title>Mix at Low Levels</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mix-low-levels</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-21T20:05:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Here&#039;s an professional engineer&#039;s inside tip, monitor your mix at a low level. Many established producers and engineers know that this trick helps them get a better sounding final master for two reasons...]]></description>

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                <title>The Real World Mastering Test</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/real-world-mastering-test</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-23T17:08:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The hallmark of a great master is that it sounds consistently good across multiple platforms. This is why a good pair of monitors, with a neutral response is so important. However, sometimes even a great pair of monitors can&#039;t tell you how your mix will sound in the real world, where various and devices and speaker sizes are used. That&#039;s why this mastering test is used by MTSU&#039;s prestigious Recording Industry program to evaluate student work...]]></description>

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                <title>Improve Your Mix with Layering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/improve-mix-layering</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-27T14:40:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the greatest advantages of working with digital audio is that you can have virtually unlimited tracks in a DAW session. Many of today&#039;s producers leverage this ability by layering many of the parts of their mix to add to a bigger and richer mix. Here are some tips and suggestions for how you can use layering to make your mix and master sound better.]]></description>

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                <title>Panning Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/panning-tips</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-05-28T15:49:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to add space to your mix is by utilizing panning to its fullest potential. A mix that has a well-crafted stereo image will sound far more interesting and engaging. Unfortunately, panning doesn&#039;t get quite as much focus as EQ and compression in many mixing and mastering resources. So, here are some general tips for panning that can help you get started with building a solid stereo image.]]></description>

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                <title>Free Course in Sound Design</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-course-sound-design</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-03T21:21:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Breakthroughs in music technology and digital audio workstations (DAWs) have made the possibilities in producing music virtually unlimited... and those possibilities are only going to get bigger. In order to make the most of digital music production technology, a well-rounded understanding of sound design is increasingly important for artists and producers. Thankfully, there&#039;s a course you can take for that. And it&#039;s free.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Phase Cancellation?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/phase-cancellation</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-05T14:46:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If your mix or master sounds weak, the culprit may be phase cancellation, an audio phenomenon where frequencies are dropped due to the out of sync sound waves of different signals. Here&#039;s an overview of how phase cancellation works and what you can do to help avoid it.]]></description>

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                <title>What is the 3-1 Rule for Mic Placement?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/3-1-rule-mic-placement</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-04T14:52:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Phase cancellation is one of the more overlooked troublemakers in audio production. Yet, dealing with phase cancellation is an important part of any good mixing and mastering process. One of the best ways is to head it off from the beginning by using the 3-1 rule of mic placement. By using this simple ratio, you can reduce the likelihood of phase cancelling.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Record Classical Guitar</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/record-classical-guitar</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-03T00:38:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The classical guitar is one of the most articulate and expressive instruments to record. As a result, it takes extra effort to record it well--capturing the nuanced details, bright tones, and deep resonance. Here are some tips for recording classical guitar that will help you capture the full breadth of the instruments range.]]></description>

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                <title>Three Great 500 Series Preamps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/three-great-500-series-preamps</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-09T15:50:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The advent of the 500 series rack size has launched a whole new product line of high-end, modular pieces of gear. For the first time, many top manufacturers of analog hardware have been able to sell their components for less, often under $1000 dollars. 500 series preamps are a perfect example of how legendary quality can now be owned for a fraction of the cost. Here are three such preamps that give you top quality sound in a 500 series module.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Your Mix Sound Bigger</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/make-mix-sound-bigger</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-11T19:53:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Making your mix sound bigger isn&#039;t as much of a mystery as it may seem. There are some basic steps you can take to add depth and fullness to your mix. Here are some tips to get a bigger sound.]]></description>

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                <title>Youtube Stiffs Indie Labels</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/youtube-stiffs-indie-labels</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-12T15:11:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Youtube&#039;s new streaming service has already locked in deals with the major record labels, but negotiations with indie labels are on the rocks as the video streaming giant is offering them the short end of the stick. Here&#039;s what indie labels are saying about the deal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Solid State Drive for Pro Audio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/use-solid-state-drive-pro-audio</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-16T15:14:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Solid state drives are one of the many technological breakthroughs that have made professional media production faster and more accessible. However, you may want to stick with a traditional drive for recording audio until the price of solid state drives drops.]]></description>

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                <title>Amazon Launches Prime Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/amazon-launches-prime-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-18T14:35:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Amazon launched its new streaming service, Prime Music, last week to become yet another player vying for a piece of the booming music streaming business. The service is offered as a free addition to a Prime subscription but lacks the catalog size of Pandora, Spotify and Rdio as of now.]]></description>

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                <title>What is an Exciter? (and How to Use It During Mastering)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/exciter</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-20T14:31:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the less common music effects that artists sometimes use is an aural exciter or an enhancer. By adding and highlighting overtones, these effects can add crispness, brightness and color to your mix. Here&#039;s how they work and where to use them.]]></description>

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                <title>Top Music Pros Speak Against Streaming Royalties</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-music-pros-speak-streaming-royalties</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-24T14:59:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Some of the music industry&#039;s biggest artists and executives have recently been speaking out against the royalties paid by streaming services. And, a recent court ruling between Pandora and ASCAP may have made things worse by evoking a legal precedent established in 1941.]]></description>

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                <title>Dave Grohl Gets HBO Series</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/dave-grohl-gets-hbo-series</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-25T15:27:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl, has been given a deal by HBO to produce a new series about the making of his iconic band&#039;s newest album due out this Fall. The series is expected to follow in the footsteps of Grohl&#039;s 2013 documentary about one of LA&#039;s most legendary studios, Sound City.]]></description>

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                <title>Best DAWs for Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/popular-daws</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-26T19:36:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[According to a recent survey of Internet searches and social media conversations, the most popular DAW this past quarter wasn&#039;t Pro Tools. It was FL Studio, the easy to use beat making software for PC. Here&#039;s how other DAWs fared and what it could mean for the music production industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Indie Artists Fight Unfair Youtube Policies</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/indie-artists-fight-unfair-youtube-policies</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-27T14:51:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[YouTube&#039;s new streaming service has caused a stir in the independent music community for what many artists and labels say are unfair contracts and unreasonable negotiating tactics. But, many artists aren&#039;t taking it sitting down. A case is expected to go before the European Commission soon.]]></description>

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                <title>Radio Still Reigns</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/radio-still-reigns</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-06-30T14:38:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A recent study about the audio listening habits of Americans revealed that radio is still the most popular audio format by a long shot... and it&#039;s gaining a larger audience than ever. Here&#039;s how the rest of the audio mediums came out in the study.]]></description>

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                <title>Do You Need a Subwoofer?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/need-subwoofer</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-01T18:10:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Not all studios need a subwoofer for mixing. In fact, in some cases, adding a sub to your monitoring setup can make the response less accurate by falsely boosting the bass frequencies. Here a couple of things to look for if you&#039;re interested in adding a sub to your studio.]]></description>

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                <title>4 Top Online Distribution Services</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/4-top-online-distribution-services</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-02T13:41:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the numerous distribution channels available online, it&#039;s easy to share and sell your music with the world. With the advent of distribution services to help you get your music in iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and others, there are a lot of options for publishing your music online. Here&#039;s an overview of the costs and services offered by four of the most popular music distribution services.]]></description>

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                <title>IFPI 2014 Digital Music Report</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/ifpi-2014-digital-music-report</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-08T15:24:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry just released their annual Digital Music Report. The free document provides statistics and trends on how the music industry performed last year. Among its findings is the confirmation that subscription streaming services have grown significantly. Here&#039;s what else the report had to show.]]></description>

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                <title>Can Big Studios Survive?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/can-big-studios-survive</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-10T14:23:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of Nashville&#039;s most iconic recording spaces nearly closed down this past month, and it raises the question about the viability of big studios in the age of digital recording. Among the many obstacles studios face, here are three key challenges that are going to directly affect the business of big studios.]]></description>

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                <title>Indies&#039; New Streaming Model</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/indies-new-streaming-model</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-09T22:21:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In reaction to the low profitability of mainstream streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, some independent record labels and artists are creating their own subscription streaming models as an alternative for loyal fans and a new model for selling their music. This new model could be the answer to both further engaging loyal fans digitally, and reclaiming lost revenue to big streaming services.]]></description>

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                <title>New SoundCloud App Disappoints</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-soundcloud-app-disappoints</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-14T14:49:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[SoundCloud released a new version of its iPhone app this month, which eliminated many of its best features for artists. Gone are the abilities to comment, &quot;like,&quot; or even easily explore new releases from your favorite streams. Not unexpectedly, many producers and artists have voiced their disappointment with the app, citing a complete disregard for the experience of the musicians.]]></description>

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                <title>3 Great Free Mixing Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/3-great-free-mixing-mastering-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-11T15:28:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Several producers and musicians have already discovered that you can save your money and still have a professional-sounding mix. Don&#039;t believe us? Check out these three free mixing plugins you can download online right now. They&#039;ve each been compared by artists to ones that cost hundreds of dollars.]]></description>

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                <title>Top Three 61-Key MIDI Controllers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-three-61-key-midi-controllers</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-15T20:17:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As samples have become more prolific, more affordable and a lot better sounding, the MIDI controller has become one of the most important tools in the modern digital studio. With added features like professional grade knobs, faders and pads.  The newest generation of MIDI controllers can also provide a boost to your mixing workflow as well as the fastest way to program samples. Here are three of the best 61-key controllers available right now.]]></description>

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                <title>The Best $130 Accessory for Mixing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-130-accessory-mixing</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-18T14:58:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While the digital age of recording certainly has brought some huge advantages to producers and artists, one of the liabilities of the proliferation of virtual music technology is the transformation from knobs, faders and buttons to a mouse and click interface. Despite digital advancements, many artists and engineers still prefer the aesthetic and enchantment of working with physical interfaces to manipulate parameters. Here&#039;s a $130 device that lets you get the best of both worlds.]]></description>

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                <title>Library Music Awards to Premiere this Fall</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/library-music-awards-premiere-fall</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-16T19:32:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The first ever award show for stock music composition and production will take place this fall. Set to take place in London, the Library Music Awards will look to champion the &quot;best and brightest&quot; makers of stock/production in the music industry, by presenting awards in a dozen categories.]]></description>

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                <title>Gold &amp;amp; Platinum Certifications Accept Streams</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-17T16:39:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As streaming continues to boom, causing music sales to decline, the traditional measures for a record&#039;s success have been updated by RIAA. Streams will now contribute to a record&#039;s total unit count, but at only a rate of 1/100th of a sale.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Prepare Your Mix for Mastering</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-16T23:02:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Before you submit your song for mastering, it&#039;s best to make sure the mix submitted is at the proper level and the correct file type.  This guide will help paint a clear picture for the do&#039;s and don&#039;ts of submitting a mix for mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>3 Great Drum Sample Libraries</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-24T16:25:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[You can create some killer sounding drum tracks these days using just MIDI and a decent drum sample library. It&#039;s also a great way to save money from the cost live tracking a drum set. Here are three drum libraries that sound excellent and will bring a professional sound to your mix and master.]]></description>

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                <title>Geek Wave | The Best HD Audio Player Yet</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-25T15:32:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Another commercially-focused HD audio player is coming to the music world. The Geek Wave, a mobile audiophile-grade DAC by Light Harmonics, raised over 3,000 per cent of its IndieGoGo campaign goal.   It features the ability to playback virtually any digital audio format available, from MP3 to DSD128–all for less than $500.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use the Haas Effect</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-23T14:25:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Panning isn&#039;t the only–and possibly not even the best–way to shape the stereo image of your mix. Many producers prefer to use a technique that takes advantage of the Haas Effect, a psychoacoustic phenomenon that creates a strong sense of space and direction on a track. Here&#039;s how the Haas Effect works and how you might use it in place of panning.]]></description>

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                <title>3 Reasons Why Net Neutrality Matters for You</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/3-reasons-net-neutrality-matters</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-22T13:00:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The continuation of net neutrality, the principal that says all Internet content ought to be delivered equally and fairly, is now under serious consideration by FCC after a court ruling in January. If the FCC decides to allow the ruling to stand, effectively abolishing the rule of net neutrality, the effects will almost certainly be detrimental to independent artists and musicians. Here are three ways it could specifically ruin the Internet for indies.]]></description>

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                <title>New Album Format: The App</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-album-format-app</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-07-31T16:05:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[You can add the mobile app to your list of possible album formats. Norwegian artist Jarie Bernhoft released an app for his newest album that allows fans to listen to it in HD, make their own remixes, watch 3D video and view exclusive material and photos. So far, the fan response has been good and some music industry watchers are saying it could pave the way for the future of iOS music.]]></description>

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                <title>3 Tips for Producing an EP</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-01T15:38:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Producing an EP can be one of the most challenging and rewarding projects for an independent artist. It can also be the stepping stone into professional music. Here are three tips that will help you achieve the sound and quality you desire, regardless of your budget.]]></description>

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                <title>The Power of a Partner</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-04T23:04:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, the best creative ideas don&#039;t come from an individual genius, but from a successful partnership. An article in the New York Times this week highlights some of the greatest creative geniuses of the past century and how they found their spark in having the right partner. If you&#039;re not collaborating with someone else on your music right now, this might convince you to change that.]]></description>

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                <title>Mixing for Radio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mixing-radio</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-12T15:45:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Radio is still the dominant medium for people to listen to and discover music. Ironically, it&#039;s also one of the worst in terms of quality. Nearly all radio stations add a significant amount of multiband compression to their playback that kills the dynamic range. To counteract this, you can make an alternative radio mix for your music. Here are three tips on how to do it.]]></description>

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                <title>Google Acquires Songza</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-05T21:26:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Last month Google bought Songza, the playlist curation and music streaming service. While they haven&#039;t said how Songza&#039;s technology and playlists will be incorporated into Google&#039;s products, such as Play or the new Youtube streaming service. It&#039;s certainly a notable acquisition as streaming services are continuing to proliferate.]]></description>

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                <title>Nielsen Reports Vinyl Rise</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/nielsen-reports-vinyl-rise</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-11T15:06:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Nielsen, one of the top music industry reporting agencies, has released its middle of the year report. Overall albums sales have dropped due to the increasing popularity of streaming, while vinyl record sales have jumped a remarkable 40%. Here&#039;s why one of recorded music&#039;s oldest formats may be the key to producing a profitable album.]]></description>

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                <title>Use Mono to Check Your Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/use-mono-check-mix</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-08T21:27:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The best mixes and masters tend to sound good on a broad spectrum of listening settings. One of the best tips for creating such a mix is to mix your music in mono. If you can get your mix to sound well-balanced and musical in mono, then it will likely only sound even better in stereo...]]></description>

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                <title>Fair Digital Deals Declaration | Indie Labels Unite</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/indie-labels-sign-fairness-agreement</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-06T16:12:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Over 700 independent record labels have signed a declaration to compensate artists fairly. The &quot;Fair Digital Deals Declaration&quot; will commit labels and companies to pay artists without hidden fees and confusion. The declaration couldn&#039;t be more timely, as some major streaming services have come under recent fire for their minuscule royalty rates.]]></description>

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                <title>Pandora Pioneers Indie Alliance</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pandora-pioneers-indie-alliance</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-13T15:25:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pandora has pioneered an agreement with indie rights coalition, Merlin, to skirt the standard rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board. This will offer independent artists better pay per stream and better exposure on the streaming service. The deal is the first of its kind, enabling independent labels and distributors to negotiate with a major streaming service directly.]]></description>

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                <title>Modern Producers Is A One Stop Shop</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/modern-producers-one-stop-shop</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-22T21:50:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We&#039;re partnering with Modern Producers, a music production studio that makes high-quality loops, VSTs, plugins and custom vocal performances for producers of pop, hip-hop, EDM and orchestral music. With the tools offered by Modern Producers, anyone from seasoned producers to bedroom composers can find a unique element to take their music to the next level.]]></description>

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                <title>The Future According to Taylor Swift</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/future-according-taylor-swift</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-18T17:58:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In a recent Wall Street Journal OP-ED, Taylor Swift shared an overall optimistic view of the future of the music industry. While new challenges certainly do exist for artists, the world&#039;s top-selling musician believes that the key to success in the future is doing a better job of engaging fans and creating memorable experiences for them.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Piano Pt. 1</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mix-piano-pt-1</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-19T20:38:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The piano is one of the most versatile and expansive instruments to record and mix. It offers a massive amount of possible tones and timbres to work with. Because of this, mixing for piano can be a challenge of its own–especially when there are multiple instruments in your mix. To help you produce the best possible mix, here are some tips for adding equalization and compression to the piano in your mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Piano Pt. 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mix-piano-pt-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-20T19:12:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Tracking a great piano recording is only half the battle. Once you get to the mixing process, working with piano in the context of your other instruments requires some special attention–thanks to the piano&#039;s expansive range of tone and color. In our previous post we discussed some tips for adding EQ and compression to the acoustic piano recording in your mix. Here, we&#039;ll talk about using reverb and panning.]]></description>

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                <title>What Are Performance Rights Organizations?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/performance-rights-organizations</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-21T16:12:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the trade-offs of having your music available everywhere via the Internet is not being able to monitor where and how your music is being used. Because of this, you could likely miss out on a lot of royalty money you&#039;re owed. Thankfully there are performance rights organizations (PROs) that can help monitor, collect and distribute your royalty payments. Here&#039;s some basic information on how PROs work and how they can help you monetize your music.]]></description>

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                <title>Friday May Become New Universal Album Release Day</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/friday-may-become-new-universal-album-release-day</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-22T16:16:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Several key players in the music industry are negotiating a new international standard day for album releases. If adopted, all albums would be released on Friday in every country. The proposal is an effort to reduce piracy caused by albums being released in some countries days before they drop in others.]]></description>

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                <title>SoundCloud is Getting Ads</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/soundcloud-getting-ads</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-26T16:43:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[SoundCloud has announced that it will implement advertisements into its streaming service. Similar to Youtube, the &quot;On SoundCloud&quot; service will allow users the option to allow audio ads to play before their tracks in exchange for a share of the ad revenue. While it will likely prove to be lucrative for some artists, others are decrying the move as a loss for indie artists to commercial interests.]]></description>

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                <title>Getting Started With Headroom</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/getting-started-headroom</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-27T21:22:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Having enough headroom from recording is essential to the mixing and mastering process. Also, there&#039;s no better way to add headroom than from recording your tracks properly at the start. Here&#039;s why headroom matters, as well as two tips for creating headroom in your mix in the recording process.]]></description>

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                <title>Two Unconventional Ways to Build an Online Fan Base</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/two-unconventional-ways-build-online-fanbase</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-08-29T20:24:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Internet has afforded today&#039;s musicians some incredible tools for connecting with and building a fan base. And, as online social equity becomes more and more of a status symbol in the music business, it&#039;s never been more important for artists maintain and develop a strong social media following. Here are two less traditional tips for building up your Internet fan base.]]></description>

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                <title>HBO&#039;s &#039;Sonic Highways&#039; Will Showcase Iconic Studios &amp;amp; Artists</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/hbos-sonic-highways-will-showcase-iconic-studios-artists</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-02T20:20:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[HBO released a trailer for its new series &#039;Sonic Highways&#039; last week and it looks like one of the coolest ways yet to experience the living history of American music. The 8-episode series premieres next month and will follow the Foo Fighters to historic studios in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Austin, Washington D.C., Seattle and Nashville as they record their forthcoming record of the same name.]]></description>

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                <title>Album Sales Hit Record Low</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/album-sales-hit-record-low</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-08T22:39:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Last week was historically bad for the music industry. Weekly album sales figures dropped to their lowest point since Nielsen Soundscan began been keeping record in 1991. It was also the first week on record that sales of albums dropped below 4 million units. While multiple factors are blamed for the record lows, streaming is the undeniable catalyst.]]></description>

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                <title>The Easiest Way to Learn Music Theory</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/easiest-way-learn-music-theory</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-05T21:05:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Whether you&#039;re an amateur or expert producer, one of the most important disciplines is to study and learn from great music. There&#039;s now an online tool that can streamline that process and quickly teach the music theory behind thousands of pieces of music, Hooktheory. Here&#039;s how Hooktheory may completely upgrade your songwriting process.]]></description>

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                <title>3 Tips to Make Virtual Drums Sound Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/3-tips-make-virtual-drums-sound-better</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-09T21:13:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although the possibilities of working with a lot of virtual instruments are incredibly vast, one of the pitfalls is that your music can start to sound inorganic and manufactured. Drums especially can lack character when every note is a quantized sample. Here are three tips that you can use to make your sampled drums sound more realistic and more musical.]]></description>

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                <title>Garth Brooks Tries Direct-To-Fans Model</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/garth-brooks-tries-direct-fans-model</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-10T21:44:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the growing trends in music publishing is direct-to-fan sales. Artists of all calibers and levels of popularity look for new ways to create revenue in the face of declining album sales. Some artists like Garth Brooks have opted to skirt iTunes and sell their music through their own channels. While it can be a gamble, it can also mean bigger profits.]]></description>

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                <title>Twitter&#039;s New Buy Button</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/twitters-new-buy-button</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-11T22:18:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Twitter is launching a new buy button that will allow artists and businesses to sell music, merchandise and products directly to fans through a tweet. The feature will store users&#039; payment information and make purchasing new music directly from your favorite artists as easy as hitting a button on your smartphone. If there ever was a case for independent artists to use Twitter, this is it...]]></description>

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                <title>Farewell, iPod</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/farewell-ipod</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-15T22:04:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The last true iteration of Apple&#039;s iconic and world-changing MP3 player, the iPod, has been retired. Last week, as Apple announced new iPhones and a forthcoming Apple Watch, the iPod Classic quietly disappeared from their online retail store.   This marks the end of an era that redefined our music listening habits and launched Apple on its path to become the most valuable company in the world.]]></description>

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                <title>Essential Keyboard Shortcuts | Markers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/essential-keyboard-shortcuts-markers</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-17T22:07:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the fastest ways to waste time in your studio is by not learning the keyboard shortcuts, or &quot;hotkeys,&quot; of your DAW. You might be pointing and clicking hours down the drain from your projects. That&#039;s why we&#039;re doing a series on the essential keyboard shortcuts for recording, mixing and mastering. In this post, we&#039;re going to discuss markers.]]></description>

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                <title>The $5,000 Home Studio Pt. 1</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/5000-studio</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-18T22:01:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Every year, it&#039;s becoming more and more affordable to build a professional-quality recording studio. Because of this, many artists are opting to record their music in their own homes rather than pay studio fees that can add up to the tens of thousands of dollars. We wanted to see what kind of studio could be built with $5,000 taking advantage of the latest technology. Here&#039;s what we came up with...]]></description>

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                <title>Bob Marley Album On Sale, Hits Top 10</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/bob-marley-album-on-sale-hits-top-10</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-23T21:38:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[After 30 years, Bob Marley&#039;s most iconic album, &quot;Legend,&quot; has finally hit the top 10 on the Billboard 200 weekly list. The +1000% jump in sales was due to the album being made available for only $0.99 on the Google Play music store. The extreme discount of the album is part of a growing trend that seeks to boost album reach and concert sales.]]></description>

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                <title>The $5,000 Home Studio Pt. 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/5000-home-studio</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-25T17:04:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Making the most of today&#039;s music tools, one can build a viable recording studio for under $5,000. In our first post, we recommended a DAW, interface and hard drive. In this post, we&#039;ll show you excellent options for monitors, room treatments, microphones and a MIDI controller that will cover more than your basic needs and still keep you on budget.]]></description>

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                <title>Apple&#039;s New Music Format</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/apples-new-format</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-09-29T22:40:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Apple is working on a new way to deliver and sell albums. According to TIME and Billboard, U2&#039;s Bono has been collaborating with Apple to work on a new &quot;interactive&quot; album format that will allow fans to &quot;play with lyrics and get behind the songs.&quot; While no details have been released regarding new format, it&#039;s likely Apple&#039;s reaction to declining album sales over recent years to streaming.]]></description>

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                <title>A Music Insider&#039;s Take On the Next 5 Years</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/music-insiders-take-next-5-years</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-01T22:48:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The music industry is changing so fast these days that anyone who claims to know what it will be like in 5 years might seem crazy. However, when an entertainment lawyer for digital music entrepreneurs has some thoughts on the future of the business, it&#039;s worth at least hearing. Here&#039;s the takeaway from Steve Gordon&#039;s recent guest post on Billboard.]]></description>

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                <title>The RIAA Releases its Mid-Year Report</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-02T23:54:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Recording Industry Association of America released its mid-year report recently, describing the trends of the music industry. While digital revenue sales have dropped, vinyl sales have spiked. Here are five key takeaways from the report as summarized by Billboard.]]></description>

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                <title>Essential Keyboard Shortcuts: Tracks &amp; Groups</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/essential-keyboard-shortcuts-tracks-groups</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-04T00:07:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Are you using your mouse too much when recording and mixing? If yes, quit wasting time. Here are two of the simplest, yet fundamental, keyboard shortcuts you ought to learn today. Without a doubt, they&#039;ll boost your creating and mixing workflow.]]></description>

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                <title>4 Masterpiece Albums You Should Study</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/4-masterpiece-albums-study</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-06T23:04:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to learn how to produce a great sounding mix and master is to listen to other great albums. By tuning your ears to some of the best mixes that have been produced, you will sharpen your sense of arranging / mixing and learn how your monitors behave at the same time. Here are four iconic albums that are considered by many to be examples of some of the best of music recording and production. Ignore them at your peril.]]></description>

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                <title>The Top 3 Portable Recorders</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-10T20:33:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you want to be able to create high-quality recordings without lugging around your laptop, interface, hard drive, and mics, prepare to be amazed at what any of these three portable digital recorders can do. For $200 or less, you can create studio-quality recordings with a device that pits in your pocket. Here are the top three digital recorders worth investing in.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2014-10-15T22:28:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Two of the biggest acts in music this month have decided to release their albums in very different ways. U2&#039;s &quot;Songs of Innocence&quot; broke the record for largest album release ever by being offered free on iTunes. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift is banking the promotion of her new album &quot;1989&quot; on viral social media campaigns by throwing small house parties for her fans. Here&#039;s what these two extremes means for album sales.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2014-10-17T22:20:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Album sales have been declining steadily for the past decade, but that doesn&#039;t mean you can&#039;t sell your new album. The key to a successful album release today is to offer to your fans what the streaming experience cannot. Here are four tips for doing just that.]]></description>

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                <title>Getting Started With Ribbon Mics</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-20T20:50:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Ribbon microphones are loved for their warm, natural mid-to-low range and clarity. If you aren&#039;t familiar with ribbons here&#039;s an overview of how they work and when you should use them.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2014-10-21T19:56:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Getting a killer mix and master starts with a great recording. Using the right mic plays a big role in getting that recording. Ribbon mics are great for their smooth tones and warm mid-range. Here are some top models worth investing in.]]></description>

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                <pubDate>2014-10-22T20:26:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To complete our list of five great ribbon mics, we&#039;ll take a look at models from Shure, AEA and Audio-Technica and see how some manufacturers have updated the classic ribbon mic design and sound, while others have taken to reproducing the tones of their predecessors.]]></description>

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                <title>Understanding Input Sensitivity for Powered Monitors</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-23T20:13:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Part of calibrating and optimizing your studio monitors is ensuring that the input sensitivity is set to handle professional mixing and recording levels. Here&#039;s an overview of what input sensitivity is and how to set it for your studio.]]></description>

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                <title>How Millennials Listen to Music</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-29T21:23:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Millennials have a tendency to do things differently, and music consumption is no exception to that. They outspend most other groups and are much more connected on social networks to share what they like. Here are five key take-aways from Nielsen&#039;s report on the 18-35 year olds that are changing the way music is marketed.]]></description>

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                <title>HiFi Streaming is Here</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/hifi-streaming</link>
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                <pubDate>2014-10-30T20:51:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Audiophiles rejoice! Americans and Brits can now stream over 25 million records in CD-quality format through the streaming service Tidal, which launched this week. The new music subscription service costs $20 per month.  It features a similar user interface to Spotify and has already proven itself in a handful of European countries.]]></description>

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                <title>Big Artists Calling for Better Streaming Royalties</title>
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                <pubDate>2014-11-12T23:55:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The royalties paid by music streaming services have been under scrutiny this past month as major artists have called for better compensation. Taylor Swift, Aloe Blacc and Jimmy Buffett have all made public statements claiming that the current rates are unfair for the music creators.]]></description>

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                <title>An interview with Savannah Lynne</title>
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                <pubDate>2017-08-28T02:39:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[From one artist to another, speaking with other musicians who&#039;ve been &quot;through it&quot; is the best way to learn. Savannah Lynne has been navigating the independent artist world for the last 10 years. We sat down with her to learn more about her journey as a musician.]]></description>

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                <title>Royalties Simplified</title>
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                <pubDate>2017-09-02T22:48:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sometime songwriters assume they are only owed a royalty if someone else is playing their song live. Did you know that anytime your recorded or live song is played in public you&#039;re owed a royalty? Even if YOU&#039;RE the one performing the song. It’s important to know  that as the copyright owner, you should receive a royalty every time you even play your own music.  In this article we&#039;re simplifying royalties and looking at the basic&#039;s of what you could be receiving.]]></description>

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                <title>Booking A Venue</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/booking-a-venue</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-09-09T01:16:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you find your music career has grown to the place of booking your first gig. Choosing the right venue and covering all your bases can have a huge impact on the fate of your show. This article looks at booking a venue when you&#039;re promoting your own show.]]></description>

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                <title>Busking</title>
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                <pubDate>2017-09-14T17:53:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[People often throw out misconceptions about buskers. They assume they&#039;re washed up musicians, need money for drugs or are homeless. There&#039;s actually been a busking revival where musicians make extra money or sometimes even live off busking. So what are some of the guidelines and structures behind busking?]]></description>

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                <title>Tips Every Sound Engineer Wished Performance Artists Knew!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/tips-every-sound-engineer-wished-performance-artists-knew</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-09-14T16:11:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A sound engineer is a critical attribute to your live experience. For those who aren’t in the music scene, the importance of the relationship between the band and the sound engineer is non-existent. But for those of us who are, we’re well aware that the sound engineer has an immense part to play in how your gig turns out.]]></description>

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                <title>Song Writing Competitions</title>
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                <pubDate>2017-09-21T21:54:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Entering your song into Song Writing Contest can open many positive opportunities for independent artists.  Not only do they offer cash and alternate prizes, they open doors for exposure and collaboration with other artists.  As we’ve said multiple times, just being in an environment where you&#039;re collaborating, meeting, and networking with other artists is golden.]]></description>

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                <title>Performance Rights Organizations</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/performance-rights-organizations-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-09-26T17:13:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Performance Rights Organizations ensure musicians and publishers receive their royalty payments after public performances. What qualifies as a public performance? Understanding the many different performances areas that are considered public could open up new streams of revenue for you.]]></description>

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                <title>Copyrighting Your Song</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/copyrighting-your-song</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-09-29T18:12:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s important to know your way around the copyrighting process as soon as you begin to create music.  Any original combination of melody and words may be copyrighted. In this article we&#039;re look at some of the finer details involved in copyrighting, from what it does and doesn&#039;t cover, to how much it costs.]]></description>

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                <title>The Tolls Of Touring</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-tolls-of-touring</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-10-05T17:50:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Live performance is key to enhancing the relationship between your band and your fans.  It is the top arena for connecting. Without live performance, building a fan base will be non-existent. So what should you embrace and should you stay clear of when beginning to tour?]]></description>

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                <title>Performers in Garb</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/performers-in-garb</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-10-06T16:13:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Fashion and performance have been wed to the culture and values of the performer since musicians began to perform. But the added need to market recordings upped the ante for artists to develop on-stage personas that carried over to the recording side of the market. So, we had the dress “uniforms” of bands and music groups of the 1940’s through the mid 1960’s; the Mo-Town tuxedos, the do-wop ensembles, the mop head mod suited Brits. Group garb was homogenous. Even Elvis buffered his radical wardrobe with the level-headed ensembles of the Jordanaires. All of this finally gave way to the costume rock and the individualized garb of the late sixties and beyond.]]></description>

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                <title>The Networking Game</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-networking-game</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-10-12T20:29:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Most musicians understand the importance of networking for their future careers in the music industry.  Even if connecting with a publisher or label seems out of reach for you, our artists have found there are tips to successful networking. In this article,  we’re sharing some tips on some do’s and don&#039;t&#039;s when approaching networking in the music industry.]]></description>

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                <title>Merchandise Distribution Companies</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/merchandise-distribution-companies</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-10-17T15:11:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[All artist’s know how good it feels to see your band’s name or logo on a button, poster, or t-shirt. But, more important than that euphoria, merchandise done well can be an important money making tool. In our previous article “Merchandise Tips” we discussed multiple tips that can aid independent artists in everything from creative branding to inventory. The next best step is to look at some of the different Physical and Digital Merchandise companies our artists have recommended and a few details of what they offer.]]></description>

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                <title>Lingua Musica Funke!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/lingua-musica-funke</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-10-21T19:22:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Music has always influenced the way we think and the way we speak.  Whether you write it, play it, or listen to it, Find out how music has funkyfied your life!]]></description>

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                <title>Preparing For The Gig Hunt</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/preparing-gig-hunt</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-10-27T17:01:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The thrill of the live performance is usually No. 1 on an artist’s list.  But if you’re just about to make the debut of your music career, breaking into the gig search can initially be overwhelming.]]></description>

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                <title>Used Gear For The Win</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/used-gear-win</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-10-29T21:46:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Independent artists will often be faced with the choice of investing into new music equipment or the decision to trust pre-loved equipment.  Our artists have found there are many advantages to buying 2nd hand equipment. In this article, we’ll look at these advantages and give you some suggestions on how to approach buying these items with wisdom.]]></description>

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                <title>Building Your Band</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/building-your-band</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-11-03T16:47:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you&#039;re an independent artist that&#039;s looking to build your band, it can be hard to know where to start. What are the important attributes to consider?]]></description>

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                <title>“Hey Ma, I wanna be a rock ‘n’ roll Nobel Laureate.”</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/4460</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-11-10T23:04:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[What does it mean now that, all of a sudden, music is officially literary?]]></description>

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                <title>Tips On Songwriting</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/tips-on-songwriting</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-11-19T23:17:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There is no one formula to songwriting. Song composer is a unique experience that is based around talent, creativity and discipline. You can however purposefully engage with your talent, creativity and discipline to make the most out of the song writing process.]]></description>

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                <title>Meet the Creator of Worlds</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/meet-creator-worlds</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-12-01T18:07:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One of the most creative artistic projects arising from Nashville these days is the synthesis of graphic comics and music under the originative eye of Vian Izak. Graphically and musically he cherry picks cultural influences  ranging from Chinese propaganda to manga to early Egyptian motifs.]]></description>

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                <title>What are Mechanical Royalties?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-are-mechanical-royalties</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-12-13T23:51:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The simple understanding of Mechanical Royalties are royalties that are paid to a songwriter whenever a copy of their song is made.  As with many avenues in the music industry, it&#039;s always a little more complicated then it can seem.  So, we&#039;ve tried to simply it here.]]></description>

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                <title>Tips on Approaching Publishing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-should-i-approach-my-publishing</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-12-23T03:19:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In essence, music publishing is involved in owning rights to music in order to protect, to promote and to make money from the music. If you are the writer or copyright owner of the song, you can keep ownership of your publishing or work alongside a publishing company.]]></description>

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                <title>Combing Through Music Licenses</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/combing-music-licenses</link>
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                <pubDate>2017-12-31T19:48:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Does working through the confusing topic of music licenses get exhausting?  In this article were combing through music licenses asking questions like:
What are music licenses? What types of music licenses are there and how are they different? How are royalties calculated from these different music licenses?]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix EDM Tracks</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mix-edm-tracks</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-02-22T16:22:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[EDM is a genre like no other. It capitalizes on huge synth lines, dramatically sidechained melody lines, and massive stadium-like drums. However, the work-flow of mixing these tracks isn’t as straightforward and eludes most starting producers. We will run through the most time-consuming and detail-oriented stage of the song creation process--Mixing.]]></description>

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                <title>Using Mix Bus Compression Before Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/using-mix-bus-compression-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-02-26T23:04:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mix engineers of all experience levels are familiar with how a compressor can be used to control the transient content of various input source signals. However, a common topic of confusion is the use of compression across the complexity of an entire mix. Many would argue that applying compression to the entire mix is a job meant for the experienced mastering engineer. Although the latter is true, it is also true that mix bus compression before mastering is a common technique among many notable mix engineers. Whether an engineer uses mix compression or not, is not all that relevant; how an engineer uses it is. In this article we will, in simple terms, examine some key ideas surrounding mix bus compression before mastering, and we will go over how to start applying it to your projects.]]></description>

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                <title>Grammy award winning Dan Haseltine and 25 years of industry knowledge.</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/grammy-award-winning-dan-haseltine-and-25-years-of-industry-knowledge</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-03-21T12:40:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[After years of being in the music industry you learn a few things. Things that only time or another seasoned musician could teach you. Think Bono. Think Yoda. I was involved in the music industry for 20 years and experienced the industry feelings of success, defeat, deceit and drama.  The highlights of touring, the after show parties, and the meet and greets. The low lights of constant jet lag, band arguments and &quot;not quite&quot; making the charts that week.
Over the last fifteen years there has been enormous change to the industry&#039;s systems and methods. I sat down with multi grammy award winning  Dan Haseltine to uncover some lead singer secrets.]]></description>

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                <title>Just When You Thought &quot;Americana&quot; Was Dying</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/new-reveille</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-03-16T19:27:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Ahhhhh the rise of Americana music. &quot;Americana&quot; has been on the up and up over the last 20 years and is a genre that is often hard to actually define.  It&#039;s usually described as music where folk meets blues meets blue-grass meets rock and roll, along with an electric keyboard if you&#039;re so inclined. People think of Mumford and Sons (who obviously were not born Americana), The Lumineers, The Civil Wars and The Band Perry.  It&#039;s been a few years since we had a major Americana band that broke through the mold and actually &quot;made it&quot;.  So, what&#039;s next for the Americana clan?]]></description>

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                <title>How to Equalize EDM Tracks</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-equalize-edm-tracks</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-03-15T15:42:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In EDM, some inexperienced listeners and engineers misunderstanding equalization, thinking that it&#039;s all about bass. The truth is that every mix comes down to creating space and balance. Does everything have a space or does it blend in? Is it muddy and confusing or well defined? The EQ (or equalizer) takes the highest priority in a mix so it&#039;s important to understand it and employ it with precision.]]></description>

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                <title>Sidechaining Techniques</title>
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                <pubDate>2018-03-30T17:14:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We are all familiar with sidechaining in EDM music creating the “pumping” sound. While this is great creative use of sidechaining, there are countless other ways we can use sidechaining to mix tracks. These techniques can range from strictly functional to amazingly creative.]]></description>

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                <title>Pitch Correcting and Time Aligning Multiple Vocal Tracks</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/pitch-correcting-and-time-aligning-multiple-vocal-tracks</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-03-30T17:28:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Do you want your vocals to have that thick, huge sound you hear on so many successful artists? Vocals that sound so full and present? Is there a common formula that is being repeated across different genres, producers and engineers? The answer to these questions is yes.]]></description>

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                <title>Using Effects in Parallel During Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/using-effects-in-parallel</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-04-02T18:02:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Many great audio engineers swear by parallel processing and for good reason. It may be one of the most essential tips to creating a great mix. The simplicity of blending an affected channel with a raw one can do wonders. The question is, where should we apply this technique? Is it necessary all the time? Is it that big of a deal? We’ll run through using effects in parallel on drums, vocals, bass, and everything in between.]]></description>

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                <title>Preparing a Mix for Stem Mastering</title>
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                <pubDate>2018-04-03T17:51:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[After a mix engineer completes a mix, it is good practice that the mix is sent to a mastering engineer. Most often the mastering engineer performs stereo mastering and works on a single stereo file to prepare a well-polished track ready for commercial distribution. However, many mix engineers don’t realize that there is another option when it comes to the mastering process. The less often alternative is called stem mastering. Unlike stereo mastering, stem mastering involves more than one and usually many (up to 8) stereo files that are treated individually. By giving the mastering engineer access to predetermined sections of the mix, the mix engineer is providing more flexibility to the mastering process while keeping key elements of the original mix intact. The stems can be sectioned to fit the mix engineer’s needs, but often stems are created based instrument type or frequency content. In this article we will examine some key ideas surrounding stem mastering, discuss the ins and outs, and help you prepare your files if you decide it is right for any of your mixes.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Mixing?</title>
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                <pubDate>2018-04-23T11:20:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Starting into music production, I didn&#039;t know much about the technical side of audio engineering. Personally, I thought all music was recorded and some old guy with a huge soundboard would move a few faders and the song would be finished. I thought everything good about a song was just in the lyrics and songwriting. Shortly after being introduced to a web-based music production sites I started to realize there’s much more to music. Things like equalization and compression are things that need to be used but what are they? How hard could making music be? Can’t you get along without “mixing” your song?]]></description>

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                <title>Genelec&#039;s Monitor Positioning App</title>
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                <guid>/genelecs-monitor-positioning-app</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-09-30T22:57:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Positioning your monitors properly is essential to getting the most accurate performance from them and creating a true stereo image. Thanks to the SpeakerAngle app from Genelec, it&#039;s never been easier to dial your monitors in to a perfect equilateral triangle.]]></description>

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                <title>Mix Bus Compression</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mix-bus-compression</link>
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                <pubDate>2018-06-26T15:25:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[So what is mix-bus compression exactly? Put simply, it is the use of a compressor on the stereo mix-bus within in your DAW or console output. When used correctly, this type of compression can add cohesiveness and punch to mixes that may have been missing before. How does this happen? Let’s start with compression on a single track.]]></description>

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                <title>Tape Emulation</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/tape-emulation</link>
                <guid>/tape-emulation</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-06-28T15:30:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As audio engineers we live in a very exciting time. The capabilities and quality of the digital audio domain continue to expand and improve at unprecedented rates. High quality recordings are more affordable than ever to make. The commercial studio business is on the downfall, while home/project/mobile studio professionals and hobbyist are on the rise. Many audio professionals perceive this as a negative shift due to a flood of amateur quality audio content released across many social media and music distribution platforms. On the contrary, many see it as an opportunity by embracing the competition and starting their own business from the ground up, on a computer alone. These general trends in the audio business have been underway for quite some time now, but as of the last few years the digital audio tech companies have been releasing products that even veteran and old school engineers alike can be excited about. That is, digital emulation of classic analog masterpieces. Tape machines, compressors, EQs, preamps, and many other popular analog tools that were used to make your favorite records are now being released as plugins to be used within the DAW of your choice. The software is modeled to sound like and be controlled in the same manner as their original analog predecessors. In this article, we will be discussing the digital emulation of tape machines in particular. We will discuss a brief history of analog tape, characteristics of analog tape, common parameters of tape, and last, but not least, plugins that can get you started in no time(well, maybe some time)!]]></description>

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                <title>Using Delays in Place of Reverb to Create Space in Your Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/using-delays-in-place-of-reverb-to-create-space-in-your-mix</link>
                <guid>/using-delays-in-place-of-reverb-to-create-space-in-your-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-07-02T14:43:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard a mix that just doesn’t sound like the songs you hear on the radio? You try to dissect why it’s just not reaching that level but you can’t quite change it enough to sound like a platinum-selling record. Of course there can be thousands of reasons why it’s just not cutting it, but there is one thing that we see time and time again, that has played a major effect in making a good mix turn sour.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Analog Mix Bus Compressors</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-analog-mix-bus-compressors</link>
                <guid>/top-10-analog-mix-bus-compressors</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-07-05T13:59:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mix-bus compression has been used in countless recordings. We all like a punchy mix that sounds cohesive, and mix-bus compressors have achieved this for many engineers. Applying this technique to your own mixes can be challenging. There are tons of compressors available, but they are not all created equally. Here are some popular choices for mix-bus applications.]]></description>

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                <title>Workflow Tips for Audio Engineers: Production to Pre-Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/workflow-tips-for-audio-engineers-production-to-pre-mastering</link>
                <guid>/workflow-tips-for-audio-engineers-production-to-pre-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-07-12T14:19:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Everyone wants to make hit records, but little do they know of the hundred small steps that go in to getting a client and taking them to a finished mix that is ready to be sent off to mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Plugin Automation</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-plugin-automation-during-mixing-to-create-music-with-impact</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-plugin-automation-during-mixing-to-create-music-with-impact</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-07-13T14:05:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Have you ever listened to a song and noticed that the snare sounded a little brighter during the chorus, the kick had more of a thump, and the vocal effect had changed from an eighth-note to a quarter note delay. A mix tends to get boring hearing the same sonic textures from beginning to end. That’s why mix engineers use plugin automation to create impact and keep the audience engaged!]]></description>

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                <title>How to Prepare Drum Tracks Before Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-prepare-drum-tracks-before-mixing-and-mastering</link>
                <guid>/how-to-prepare-drum-tracks-before-mixing-and-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-07-17T12:46:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Aside from vocals, drum tracks serve as the most prominent elements in most forms of modern music. Not only do drums provide the rhythmic foundation of to a song, but they can also cover the entirety of the audible frequency spectrum. As engineers, becoming proficient in the art of treating and mixing drums is one of the most difficult yet essential tasks we face. However, learning essential tips and techniques on how to methodically organize and set up drum tracks before mixing, will set you up for later success. Initial drum organization yields success and can save a lot of time, second-guessing, and head scratching further down the road during the mix process. This article will aim to provide insight on how to effectively address and organize your routing, grouping, soloing, parallel channels, fx sends, phase relationships, and tuning for your drum tracks. We can make our drums rock before mixing even commences!]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Stereo Imaging During Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-stereo-imaging-during-mixing-before-mastering</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-stereo-imaging-during-mixing-before-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-07-30T22:37:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While working with a mix, a mastering engineer must use tools that mix engineers may not consider. While there is overlap with the types of compression or EQ that are used, the process for a mastering engineer involves only a single stereo file versus the tracks that make up the entire song. This means that if the guitar is too loud, or the vocal is too quiet, a mastering engineer is unable to adjust individual volumes of these pieces. One of the approaches that can be used to enhance the “space” between similar elements is to use stereo imaging tools to narrow or widen frequency ranges across the stereo field. While this may not affect the individual levels of tracks, these tools can work wonders to bring out the important frequencies in instrumental or vocal performances within the stereo file. Using stereo imaging tools during the mix stage can be done however, and learning to use them appropriately, may help give you a three dimensional sound and bring your mix to life.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Get Your Mixes Loud Using Equalization Before Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-get-your-mixes-loud-using-equalization-before-mastering</link>
                <guid>/how-to-get-your-mixes-loud-using-equalization-before-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-08-07T17:25:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Loudness is a major concern for almost every artist and engineer. In an industry that’s flooded with plugins and gear that continually tries to offer a one size fits all preset to make your music louder than then next person, we have missed the foundation of how to actually achieve loudness.]]></description>

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                <title>Fundamentals of Mixing Drums Before Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/fundamentals-of-mixing-drums-before-mastering</link>
                <guid>/fundamentals-of-mixing-drums-before-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-08-13T16:35:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It is no secret that drums are the foundation of mixing across the majority of contemporary genres. They drive an immense amount of feel and emotion to any given song without much melodic context. Drums and their overall aesthetic alone can easily make or break any mix. Why? They are complex in nature, and they often cover the entire audible frequency spectrum. This can make them a challenge for novices and professionals alike. However, the truth is that a variety of fundamental concepts will provide the tools to make your drums sing within a mix! This article aims to portray those essential drum-mixing concepts in a chronological fashion. Regardless of genre, the following concepts can provide fundamental concepts to take your drums to the next level.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Mastering Limiter Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-mastering-limiter-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-7-mastering-limiter-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-10-02T14:40:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As mastering engineers, we have all heard people describe our job as “making it louder”. We adjust gain levels, we use compression, and we limit to achieve these results. To a listener, it is louder and reaching for the volume adjustment becomes less of a necessity. To us, it is a careful combination of tools based on what a song needs to sound its best. Limiting is most often the last stage before dithering and its importance cannot be overstated. Using a limiter aggressively can squash the life and dynamics out of a mix at the last stage. On the flip side, using a limiter too sparingly may not bring up the low level parts of your mix, leaving your mix with dynamic range that may be too expansive for the genre. In the world of digital audio, engineers should familiarize themselves with the effects of different plugin limiters. Below are some of the plugin limiters that have proven to be effective for in the box mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Steps to Getting the Perfect Mix Before Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-steps-to-getting-the-perfect-mix-before-mastering</link>
                <guid>/10-steps-to-getting-the-perfect-mix-before-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2018-10-23T12:38:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A great mix translates and accents the message of a song.   Sure, the music and lyrics send the strongest signals when people listen, but the mix will aid in creating vibe and accentuating particular elements for a song.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Free Plugins To Improve Your Mix Before Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-free-plugins-to-improve-your-mix-before-mastering</link>
                <guid>/10-free-plugins-to-improve-your-mix-before-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-01-31T23:14:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[While many engineers dream of owning racks of gear and endless plugins, the reality is, we often only need to start with a few pieces of equipment and some free plugins.  Lucky for us, there are all sorts of free plugins that can help improve a mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Mid-Side Processing Like a Champ before Mastering |  It Involves Your Stereo Imaging</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-mid-side-processing-like-a-champ-before-mastering-it-involves-your-stereo-imaging</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-mid-side-processing-like-a-champ-before-mastering-it-involves-your-stereo-imaging</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-02-08T23:00:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We’ve all been there - we take a break from our mix, thinking that after we’ve given our ears their much needed respite, we’ll return to the same, sonically spectacular masterpiece we left only moments ago.]]></description>

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                <title>Vocal De-Essing During Mastering: Using Frequency Measurement</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/get-vocal-de-essing-right-the-first-time-using-frequency-measurement-skillfully</link>
                <guid>/get-vocal-de-essing-right-the-first-time-using-frequency-measurement-skillfully</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-02-10T10:12:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although the English language has its fair share of pleasantly harmonious phrases and sounds, the ‘ess’ sound isn’t one of them.     When properly balanced and mixed, the very common ‘ess’ sound (also referred to as sibilance) doesn’t present many problems.]]></description>

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                <title>Remove Unwanted Clicks Fast with Izotope&#039;s RX</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/remove-unwanted-clicks-fast-with-izotopes-rx</link>
                <guid>/remove-unwanted-clicks-fast-with-izotopes-rx</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-03-24T09:54:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[By ‘vocal clicks’ I’m referring to the noises made during a vocalist’s performance which are not breaths or the actual notes]]></description>

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                <title>Use Your Compressor Musically</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/use-your-compressor-musically</link>
                <guid>/use-your-compressor-musically</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-03-24T10:37:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[This technique will also help to clean up your mixes, by allocating specific times that a signal’s amplitude will increase.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use a Compressor Like an EQ</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-a-compressor-like-an-eq</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-a-compressor-like-an-eq</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-03-24T11:00:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[I’ll be showing you how to turn the act of compressing audio, into a way that shapes the sound of your recordings, similar to how an equalizer shapes the sound of your recordings.﻿]]></description>

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                <title>1 Technique to Clean Up Your Stereo Image</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/one-technique-to-clean-up-your-stereo-image</link>
                <guid>/one-technique-to-clean-up-your-stereo-image</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-03-24T11:18:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[For those of you who are unfamiliar with mid-side processing, it’s essentially splitting your track not into left and right signals, like a regular stereo image, but into one mono, and one stereo signal.]]></description>

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                <title>This One Test Can Change How You Mix Audio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/this-one-test-can-change-how-you-mix-audio</link>
                <guid>/this-one-test-can-change-how-you-mix-audio</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-03-24T11:35:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[This test will help you to determine when two tracks are completely identical to one another, and just as importantly, it lets you hear the isolated differences between the two.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create a Linear Phase Deesser</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-a-linear-phase-deesser</link>
                <guid>/how-to-create-a-linear-phase-deesser</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-04T19:50:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Today you’re going to learn how to create a linear phase de-esser, which is something that currently doesn’t exist as a plugin, it’s not something you can buy.]]></description>

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                <title>Clip Gain &amp; Automation: 3 Differences You Need to Know</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/clip-gain-automation-3-differences-you-need-to-know</link>
                <guid>/clip-gain-automation-3-differences-you-need-to-know</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-08T15:57:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Often times, these two processes are seen as one in the same and are used interchangeably, but due to some crucial details, they serve entirely different purposes when it comes to editing and mixing.]]></description>

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                <title>Add Instant Character to Any Home Recording</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/add-instant-character-to-any-home-recording</link>
                <guid>/add-instant-character-to-any-home-recording</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-11T15:58:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Often times recordings sound good, but lack a certain defining characteristic that makes them memorable or distinguishable from other recordings.]]></description>

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                <title>2 Things You Need To Do Before Compressing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/2-things-you-need-to-do-before-compressing</link>
                <guid>/2-things-you-need-to-do-before-compressing</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-15T10:59:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[These are two things you should do to almost every instrument and vocal track, and is something that will definitely contribute to the overall quality of your mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Make Your Acoustic Guitar Larger Than Life</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/make-your-acoustic-guitar-larger-than-life</link>
                <guid>/make-your-acoustic-guitar-larger-than-life</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-18T10:59:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A lot of singer-songwriters, and engineers alike struggle with creating a detailed and impressive acoustic guitar sound, especially when using only one microphone.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Affordable Stereo Imagers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-affordable-stereo-imagers</link>
                <guid>/top-5-affordable-stereo-imagers</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-22T11:00:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stereo recording was invented in the 1930’s. Nearly 90 years later, many of us still don’t know how to create a balanced stereo image.]]></description>

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                <title>1 Trick To Make Your Reverb Pop</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/1-trick-to-make-your-reverb-pop</link>
                <guid>/1-trick-to-make-your-reverb-pop</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-25T11:00:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Most engineers know how to set up a reverb send. Few know how to process that reverb for specific, and often useful effects. Here, you’ll learn how to use your compressor, to affect your reverb, and make it pop.]]></description>

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                <title>1 Technique to Separate Your Kick &amp; Bass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/1-technique-to-separate-your-kick-bass</link>
                <guid>/1-technique-to-separate-your-kick-bass</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-04-29T09:00:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The low end of your mixes contain the most powerful frequencies. If left unchecked these frequencies can wreak havoc on your mix and master.]]></description>

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                <title>What You Need To Do To Make Your Vocals Pop</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-you-need-to-do-to-make-your-vocals-pop</link>
                <guid>/what-you-need-to-do-to-make-your-vocals-pop</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-02T09:00:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We all want vocals that stand out, but achieving this often eludes even the most seasoned of engineers.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Tame a Shrill Vocal</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-tame-a-shrill-vocal</link>
                <guid>/how-to-tame-a-shrill-vocal</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-06T09:00:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sometimes, a mix is only as good as its vocal. When it comes to a shrill lead vocal, if left unchecked, it can make the track unlistenable and undo all the hard work put into a production.]]></description>

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                <title>1 Technique to Make Your Drums Dynamic</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/1-technique-to-make-your-drums-dynamic</link>
                <guid>/1-technique-to-make-your-drums-dynamic</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-09T09:00:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It’s never easy mixing drums. Making 8 or oven more separate instruments sound cohesive, yet dynamic and detailed is enough to make anyone’s head spin.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Your Snare Sound Huge</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-your-snare-sound-huge</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-your-snare-sound-huge</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-13T09:00:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[One common misconception, is that the snare drum is an easy instrument to mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Make Your Kick or 808 Thick</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/make-your-kick-or-808-thick</link>
                <guid>/make-your-kick-or-808-thick</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-14T09:00:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There’s a reason a lot of the rap songs we’ve come to love sound so full, and it starts with the 808.]]></description>

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                <title>Make Your Vocal Sound Great Quickly</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/make-your-vocal-sound-great-quickly</link>
                <guid>/make-your-vocal-sound-great-quickly</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-15T09:00:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although equalization may seem slightly mundane compared to more elaborate processing, having a solid foundation for your vocal’s processing is of the utmost importance.]]></description>

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                <title>How To Blend Your BGV Perfectly</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-blend-your-bgv-perfectly</link>
                <guid>/how-to-blend-your-bgv-perfectly</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-16T09:00:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The lead vocal is more often than not the topic of discussion in mixing. One frequently ignored topic is the BGV or background vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>Gain Staging: What You Are Missing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/gain-staging-what-you-are-missing</link>
                <guid>/gain-staging-what-you-are-missing</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-20T10:45:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When a track begins to clip, what do we typically pull down? If you guessed the channel fader, then you’re correct. This is the go-to fix for a lot of engineers.]]></description>

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                <title>How Loud Should My Mix Be?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-loud-should-my-mix-be</link>
                <guid>/how-loud-should-my-mix-be</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-21T10:45:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[How loud a mix should be is definitely a debated topic. Searching for the answer leads to multiple answers, each using different tools for measurement.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Pitch Shift Without Losing Quality</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-pitch-shift-without-losing-quality</link>
                <guid>/how-to-pitch-shift-without-losing-quality</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-22T10:00:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sampling and pitch shifting often go hand in hand. Altering a sample’s pitch to give it a unique characteristic is great in theory.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Compress Your Vocal or Instrument Cleanly</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-compress-your-vocal-or-instrument-cleanly</link>
                <guid>/how-to-compress-your-vocal-or-instrument-cleanly</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-23T10:00:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[So you have an instrument of vocal that needs compression. This is a situation you’re most likely familiar with. The only difference is that this time, you don’t want to change the sound of your signal, you only want to attenuate the peaks.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Thicken Your Lead Vocal</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-thicken-your-lead-vocal</link>
                <guid>/how-to-thicken-your-lead-vocal</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-27T10:00:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Turns out your instrumentation can sound too full for it’s own good. The moment your song becomes too big for your lead vocal, it may be time to pay more attention to how your vocal is cutting through your mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create a Distinctive Lo-Fi Sound</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-a-distinctive-lo-fi-sound</link>
                <guid>/how-to-create-a-distinctive-lo-fi-sound</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-05-28T10:00:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[What lo-fi is today may have been the hi-fi of 30 years ago. With that in mind, it is always best to think of lo-fi, as that which either no longer fits into the notion of high-fidelity, or that which emulates the sound of past technologies.]]></description>

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                <title>What File Type Should I Send For Music Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-file-type-should-i-send-for-music-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-file-type-should-i-send-for-music-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-03T10:00:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A WAV. file or an AIFF. file are the best file formats for mastering. Both offer an uncompressed, and full spectrum recording, worthy of further processing and eventual distribution]]></description>

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                <title>What Distortion is Actually Doing to Your Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-distortion-is-actually-doing-to-your-mix</link>
                <guid>/what-distortion-is-actually-doing-to-your-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-04T10:00:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Understanding distortion can be a difficult task. Especially when multiple types are available, and can go under a few different names.]]></description>

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                <title>What You Need to Know About the SSL and 1176 Compressors</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ssl-and-1176-compressors</link>
                <guid>/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ssl-and-1176-compressors</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-10T10:00:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’ve used these compressors, or intend to do so in the future, read along to know some strange but incredibly important facts about how they function.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Know Everything About Your Plugin</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-know-everything-about-your-plugin</link>
                <guid>/how-to-know-everything-about-your-plugin</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-11T10:00:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although some functions are the same from plugin to plugin (i.e. ratios on compressors, or bands on equalizers), some are completely tied to just one plugin’s design.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create an Epic Bass with Sub Harmonics</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-an-epic-bass-with-sub-harmonics</link>
                <guid>/how-to-create-an-epic-bass-with-sub-harmonics</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-12T10:00:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sometimes a mix, 808, kick, synth or bass guitar needs some help. More times than not, the issue lies in the lack of harmonics in the instrument or mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Match Your Mix&#039;s EQ to Your Favorite Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-match-your-mixs-eq-to-your-favorite-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-match-your-mixs-eq-to-your-favorite-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-13T10:00:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[EQ matching plugins read, analyze and match the frequency response of your audio, with that of another audio source.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Get the Most Out of Your Parallel Compression</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-parallel-compression</link>
                <guid>/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-parallel-compression</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-17T10:00:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Parallel compression is a well known and often used method for creating a great sounding mix. It can be used before or during mastering, on instrument groups, and even on individual instruments.]]></description>

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                <title>1 of the Biggest Myths in Home Studio Recording</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/1-of-the-biggest-myths-in-home-studio-recording</link>
                <guid>/1-of-the-biggest-myths-in-home-studio-recording</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-18T10:00:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a hundred times - don’t record too hot in a digital recording set up. The reason for this being, that by doing so, you’re limiting your headroom.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Fix a Track That Was Cut Too Short</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-fix-a-track-that-was-cut-too-short</link>
                <guid>/how-to-fix-a-track-that-was-cut-too-short</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-19T10:00:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If your track has been cut too short, place a reverb on the track, and adjust the reverb time to be in time with the tempo. Next automate the wet-dry function of the reverb to just the very end of the track.]]></description>

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                <title>What are Plosives and How to Fix Them</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-are-plosives-and-how-to-fix-them</link>
                <guid>/what-are-plosives-and-how-to-fix-them</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-21T10:00:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There are of course many ways to avoid recording plosives during tracking, but what if that option is long past, and you’re stuck with a plosive heavy track?]]></description>

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                <title>How to Distort or Compress Only Specific Frequencies Using Equalization</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-distort-only-specific-frequencies-using-equalization</link>
                <guid>/how-to-distort-only-specific-frequencies-using-equalization</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-24T10:00:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The best way to distort or compress specific frequencies is by using an emphasis and de-emphasis equalization technique.]]></description>

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                <title>The Best Way to Quickly Add Clarity to Your Mix: Inverse EQ Matching</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-best-way-to-quickly-add-clarity-to-your-mix-inverse-eq-matching</link>
                <guid>/the-best-way-to-quickly-add-clarity-to-your-mix-inverse-eq-matching</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-25T10:00:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Most of us have heard the saying, “there are no shortcuts in audio.” Although this may be true in most situations, sometimes new technologies come along that drastically speed up the audio editing, mixing, or mastering process.]]></description>

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                <title>What is the Best Plugin for EQ Matching?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-the-best-plugin-for-eq-matching</link>
                <guid>/what-is-the-best-plugin-for-eq-matching</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-26T10:00:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Eq matching has become a popular way to either match or separate instruments quickly.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Set the Q of an Equalizer to an Octave</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-set-the-q-of-an-equalizer-to-an-octave</link>
                <guid>/how-to-set-the-q-of-an-equalizer-to-an-octave</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-06-27T10:00:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[An EQ’s Q is often chosen somewhat arbitrarily. We pick it because it looks good, or seems to fit with the type of curve we’re trying to create.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Mastering for Vinyl?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-mastering-for-vinyl</link>
                <guid>/what-is-mastering-for-vinyl</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-04T10:00:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for vinyl is the process of creating a separate master that can be cut into a vinyl record without added unwanted distortion.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Analog Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-analog-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-analog-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-08T10:00:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog mastering is the process of making a mix ready for distribution, while solely using analog equipment.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Mastering for Cassette</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-mastering-for-cassette</link>
                <guid>/what-is-mastering-for-cassette</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-11T10:00:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Cassette tape is the process of creating a distribution-ready sequence of songs, that can be recorded onto the cassette medium.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Your Music Using Psychoacoustics</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-your-music-using-psychoacoustics</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-your-music-using-psychoacoustics</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-15T10:00:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To mix with psychoacoustics, first consider the many unique ways with which the ear and brain receive and interpret sound.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-03T10:00:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering is the last step in the audio creation process. It takes stereo mixes and prepares them for distribution.Within this process most people view the main goal of mastering as creating a cohesive, balanced body of work; but it’s so much more than than this.]]></description>

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                <title>Everything You Need to Know About Releasing a Song: From Inspiration to Distribution</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-releasing-a-song-from-inspiration-to-distribution</link>
                <guid>/everything-you-need-to-know-about-releasing-a-song-from-inspiration-to-distribution</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-18T10:00:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A song starts with inspiration and writing, then a demo should be produced, followed by tracking, editing, mixing, mastering, promotion of the project, distribution and release, and lastly fan reception.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Tour Successfully: A Complete Guide to Making Money on the Road</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-tour-successfully-a-complete-guide-to-making-money-on-the-road</link>
                <guid>/how-to-tour-successfully-a-complete-guide-to-making-money-on-the-road</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-22T10:00:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Touring can offer a viable method for sustaining a band. Countless artists rely on their ability to tour to build and maintain their music career.]]></description>

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                <title>Choosing the Best Mastering Studio: Independent Artists</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/choosing-the-best-mastering-studio-independent-artists</link>
                <guid>/choosing-the-best-mastering-studio-independent-artists</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-25T10:00:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re an indie artist, there are so many factors you need to keep in mind, to successfully release a project. With that said the hard work and dedication you have for your project should be matched by any professional you choose to work with.]]></description>

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                <title>What is the Future of Music?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-the-future-of-music</link>
                <guid>/what-is-the-future-of-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-29T10:00:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The future of music will most likely follow the same trends we are seeing in modern technology. It will be incredibly social similar to social media, it will become increasingly computer-based and A.I. driven, and lastly, it will serve as a window to the past, held open by any musicians continuing to create music in more traditional ways.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Analog Equalizers: Mixing and Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-analog-equalizers-mixing-and-mastering</link>
                <guid>/top-10-analog-equalizers-mixing-and-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-07-30T10:00:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[What would an engineer do without a proper equalizer? It is a really hard question to answer in the age of HiFi systems and affordable access to great sound.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Digital Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-digital-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-digital-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-02T10:00:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It may be surprising then that mastering takes multiple forms, and can be categorized based on processing type, the medium the song will be distributed on, and even the genre or style of the production being made.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Stem Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-stem-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-stem-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-05T10:00:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although a fair amount can be accomplished during a stereo mastering session, having the stems of a project offers possibilities that simply are not available during a stereo mastering session.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Equalizer Plugins: Mixing &amp; Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-equalizer-plugins-mixing-mastering</link>
                <guid>/top-10-equalizer-plugins-mixing-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-06T10:00:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Plugins are great for many reasons. One of those reasons is their ability to be moved from session to session, making it easy to build a workflow and stick to it. Another is how easy it is to recall settings and presets.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Rock Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-rock-music</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-rock-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-08T10:00:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Rock music is the process of preparing a rock song or project for distribution, all while keeping the unique sonic characteristics of the rock genre in mind.]]></description>

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                <title>Stereo Mastering vs. Stem Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/stereo-mastering-vs-stem-mastering</link>
                <guid>/stereo-mastering-vs-stem-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-12T10:00:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stereo mastering is a mastering process in which one stereo file is used; whereas stem mastering is a mastering process in which multiple instrument groups or stems are used.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Compressor Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-compressor-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-10-compressor-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-13T10:00:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[No audio toolbox would be complete without a compressor. They are some of the most versatile pieces of gear with complex and simplistic functions alike.]]></description>

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                <title>Master Music for Streaming</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/master-music-for-streaming</link>
                <guid>/master-music-for-streaming</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-15T10:00:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering music for streaming is the process of preparing a song or project for distribution on a digital streaming platform.]]></description>

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                <title>Is Mastering Needed For Distribution?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/is-mastering-needed-for-distribution</link>
                <guid>/is-mastering-needed-for-distribution</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-19T10:00:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Yes, in most circumstances mastering is needed in order to prepare a project for distribution. Although the choice to master your music depends on the desired outcome, it is always helpful to have another engineer listen to and assess the quality of your project before it’s distributed.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Mastering Software DAWs</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-mastering-software-daws</link>
                <guid>/top-10-mastering-software-daws</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-20T10:00:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mixing and mastering can be done with analog and digital workflows. Often the choice of which to go with comes down to user preferences, cost, and desired features of a system.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Things You Should Know About Music Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-music-mastering</link>
                <guid>/10-things-you-should-know-about-music-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-22T10:00:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering is an exciting and ever-changing field. Some of the information available about mastering is well known, and some are certainly unique.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 De-Essers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-de-essers</link>
                <guid>/top-10-de-essers</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-26T10:00:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sibilance...Right when you think you may have made the right adjustments on your EQ and set the compressor just so, a sharp, harsh “s” jumps from your speakers.]]></description>

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                <title>Loudness Penalty</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/loudness-penalty</link>
                <guid>/loudness-penalty</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-08-29T10:00:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer    A “Loudness Penalty” is the amount in dB your mix or master will be turned down by loudness normalization. Loudness normalization occurs right before streaming and is something any engineer or artist needs to keep in mind before distributing their mix or master for distribution.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Audio Engineering Words</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-audio-engineering-words</link>
                <guid>/top-10-audio-engineering-words</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-02T10:00:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Have you ever found yourself wondering what people are talking about when describing the qualities of audio? Many adjectives that get used to describe audio make little sense when thinking of them in their literal definitions.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Audio File Formats</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-audio-file-formats</link>
                <guid>/top-10-audio-file-formats</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-05T10:00:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Audio formats can become complex pretty quickly. There are a lot to choose from, and picking the best one for your professional audio needs, or just for casual listening can easily become daunting.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Dithering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-dithering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-dithering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-12T10:00:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Occasionally, with digital music, you&#039;ll find unwanted distortion in your mix after changing the bit depth of your track. This is an effect called quantization distortion. The way to fix this is to apply dithering when you process your music from one bit depth to another. Here&#039;s how dithering works...]]></description>

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                <title>ISRC Codes Explained</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/isrc-codes-explained</link>
                <guid>/isrc-codes-explained</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-10-28T10:00:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In order to provide a international documented record of your song when it&#039;s publicly released, you will need an ISRC code.  It can be hard to get clear information on what these codes do and where best to get them.  Here&#039;s an overview of ISRC code&#039;s and the steps you can take to obtain them.]]></description>

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                <title>What is De-Essing?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-de-essing</link>
                <guid>/what-is-de-essing</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-09T10:00:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[De-Essing is any vocal technique, plugin, hardware, or post-production technique that reduces vocal sibilance, and causes a balanced frequency response in the higher-frequency range. Excessive vocal sibilance can be unpleasant for most listeners; as a result, De-Essing is typically used to remedy these issues.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Mixing Mistakes to Avoid</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-mixing-mistakes-to-avoid</link>
                <guid>/10-mixing-mistakes-to-avoid</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-10T10:00:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It can be difficult to take criticisms on a mix. After you have put in hours of work, having somebody tell you that there is too much of this or too little of that can become frustrating.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Apple Digital Masters?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-apple-digital-masters</link>
                <guid>/what-is-apple-digital-masters</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-16T10:00:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Apple Digital Masters is a protocol set by Apple Music to ensure that the highest quality masters are created for their Apple Music Platform. Based on the Apple Digital Masters guidelines, your master should be of the highest original bit-depth and sampling-rate possible and should avoid clipping.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Mastering Level for Streaming</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-mastering-level-for-streaming</link>
                <guid>/best-mastering-level-for-streaming</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-19T10:00:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The best mastering level for streaming is an integrated -14 LUFS, as it best fits the loudness normalization settings of the majority of streaming services.]]></description>

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                <title>Selling Band Merchandise</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/selling-band-merchandise</link>
                <guid>/selling-band-merchandise</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-26T10:00:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re reading this, you have most likely sold merchandise. You probably already know the basics and the obvious aspects of selling it.]]></description>

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                <title>What is a Music Producer?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-a-music-producer</link>
                <guid>/what-is-a-music-producer</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-09-30T10:00:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A Music Producer contributes at least one of the following to the production of a song, EP, or album: Overview and organization, music performance, tracking, mixing and effects processing, and coaching and inspiration.]]></description>

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                <title>Is Analog Mastering Worth It?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/is-analog-mastering-worth-it</link>
                <guid>/is-analog-mastering-worth-it</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-10-03T10:00:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although analog mastering may be slightly more expensive than digital mastering, it is often worth the extra expense for the increase in sonic quality. Although a good master truly depends on the engineer, analog mastering provides unique and desirable sonic characteristics that simply are not available from a digital master.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Practices for Mastering Your Song</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-practices-for-mastering-your-song</link>
                <guid>/best-practices-for-mastering-your-song</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-10-08T10:00:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although I can’t tell you how to make every track sound as good as it possibly can, I can share some of the best practices for mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Dynamic Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-dynamic-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-dynamic-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2019-10-10T10:00:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Dynamic Mastering is the process of mastering a track in a manner to preserve transients and to retain the dynamic range of that recording.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Online Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-online-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-10-14T10:00:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Online Mastering is an automated and algorithm-based mastering service now provided by various companies.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-10-17T15:04:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It’s been said before, but mastering music is no easy task. It takes a lot of preparation, trial and error, frustration, studying, training and a slew of other habits and practices to become proficient in what can be considered by a science and an art.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Noise Shaping?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-noise-shaping</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-10-24T10:10:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Noise shaping is the combination of dithering and equalization, used to both cover quantization noise, and push any noise created by dithering into less perceivable areas of the frequency spectrum. With the use of noise shaping, dithering can be applied, while theoretically reducing the overall perceivable noise floor.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Music for TV and Sync Licensing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-music-for-tv-and-sync-licensing</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-10-31T10:00:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering music for tv and other sync licensing opportunities includes creating multiple versions of the song you intend to submit.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Christian Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-christian-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-11-04T10:00:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Christian Music is the process of preparing an album for distribution while keeping the sonic characteristics of Christian music in mind. Depending on the genre, mastering for Christian music may mean emphasizing transients and dynamics over loudness, or working to create a polished pop-centric master.]]></description>

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                <title>What is a Recording Engineer?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-a-recording-engineer</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-11-07T16:17:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A recording engineer is responsible for recording during the tracking and overdub sessions of the recording process. A recording engineer needs to have a comprehensive understanding of acoustics, tape machine or DAW operation, gain staging, mic placement, and microphone types, and the studio gear used for recording.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Eq Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-eq-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-11-11T10:00:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[EQ1A: MellowmuseTinyQ: lkjbPTEq-1A: Ignite LabsPTEq-X: Ignite LabsQRange: lkjbLCF: Analog ObsessionRare: Analog ObsessionSonEQ: Sonimus Overtone GEQ: VoxengoMarvel GEQ: Voxengo]]></description>

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                <title>What is Mastering for Jazz Music?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-mastering-for-jazz-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-11-14T10:30:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Jazz music involves a unique mastering process in which the typical processing used, is scaled down in favor of preserving the natural sound of the original recording.]]></description>

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                <title>What is a Mixing Engineer?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-a-mixing-engineer</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-11-18T10:30:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A Mixing Engineer is responsible for adding creative as well as preventative processing to an audio recording.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master for Vinyl</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-for-vinyl</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-11-21T10:30:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for vinyl has become increasingly popular over the past decade. As a result, knowing how to master for vinyl has become an important part of the mastering process.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Hip-Hop Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-hip-hop-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-12-09T17:25:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Hip-Hop music includes accentuating both the low-end frequencies and high-end frequencies of a track, without resulting in distortion. Considering that these frequencies can be very loud, and the overall volume of the master is expected to be loud, accomplishing this can be a challenge.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Pop Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-pop-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-12-05T17:03:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Pop Music means understanding the balance between creating a sonically competitive master, and retaining the dynamic range. Often times, pop music gets mastered so loudly, that the dynamics are almost nonexistent; creating a loud master, that retains dynamics is key to creating a great pop master.]]></description>

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                <title>Analog vs. Digital Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/analog-vs-digital-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-12-07T17:26:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog mastering is the process of using analog equipment to process a signal to prepare it for distribution; digital mastering is the process of using solely digital processors and software to process a signal and for the same reason.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Affordable Audio Interfaces</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-affordable-audio-interfaces</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-12-06T11:20:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you value flexibility and mobility in your interface, then the RME Babyface is a great introduction to RME’s line of pro-class interfaces.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Digitally Controlled Analog?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-digitally-controlled-analog</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-12-12T17:09:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Digitally controlled analog equipment is analog equipment that can have its various parameters and functions altered and stored using a digital control system like a plugin or interface. Digitally controlled analog is slowly growing in popularity but has immense practical applications for studio owners and audio enthusiasts.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Loudness for Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-loudness-for-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-12-19T17:15:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Loudness for mastering is the measurement of the perceived loudness of an audio signal during the audio mastering and distribution process. Loudness as it relates to mastering music can be something that is implemented carefully and skillfully, or it can be something that can ruin a master is used excessively.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Affordable Studio Microphones</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-affordable-studio-microphones</link>
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                <pubDate>2019-12-23T23:01:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[What makes a great studio microphone? Is it the price tag, or the flexibility - the impressiveness or the technical specifications?]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master for Streaming</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-for-streaming</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-01-02T17:01:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[This particular signal chain works well for almost all mastering applications and will work particularly well if you intend to release your music online or on streaming services.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Country Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-country-music</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-country-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-01-06T15:25:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Country Music is the process of preparing a country song, EP, or Album for distribution while keeping the unique sonic characteristics of country music in mind. Because country music varies greatly from sub-genre to sub-genre, the processing used when mastering for country music varies as well.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Single Song Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-single-song-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-01-09T17:19:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Song Mastering is the process of preparing a song for commercial distribution, while focusing on what makes a song sonically unique, instead of mastering it in the context of a full album. Single song mastering requires an engineer to approach a track differently than a typical mastering session.]]></description>

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                <title>How Headphones are Changing Music Production</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-headphones-are-changing-music-production</link>
                <guid>/how-headphones-are-changing-music-production</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-01-16T17:13:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The use of headphones instead of traditional speakers is drastically changing how music is being listened to, recorded, mixed and mastered.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Heavy Metal Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-heavy-metal-music</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-heavy-metal-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-01-20T17:26:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Heavy Metal Music is the process of preparing metal music for distribution while upholding the sound fans of metal music love and expect.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Get Your Vocal to Sit on Top of Your Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-get-your-vocal-to-sit-on-top-of-your-mix</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-01-24T17:17:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Getting your vocal to sit on top of a mix is often easier said than done. When a mix starts to become more complex, and layers of instrumentation start to cause competition for sonic space, finding room for your lead vocal can be a challenge.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Multiband Compressor Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-multiband-compressor-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-01-23T17:25:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Compressors allow us to do all sorts of processing when mixing and mastering. First and foremost, they exist to help balance the dynamics of a performance, making quiet parts louder and louder parts quieter.]]></description>

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                <title>Human Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/human-mastering</link>
                <guid>/human-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-01-30T16:54:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Human Mastering is the process of preparing an album for distribution with an actual engineer, as opposed to an AI-based mastering system. With the popularization of AI mastering, mastering studios comprised of human engineers are becoming few and far between, despite having distinct advantages during mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>5 Ways to Make a Wide Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/5-ways-to-make-a-wide-master</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-02-03T17:00:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Implement Mid-Side Processing for Stereo Imaging 2. Use a Limiter with a “Wide” Function 3. Use a Frequency Specific Stereo Imager 4. Implement Parallel Compression to Accentuate Stereo Processing 5. Use advanced Phase Relations to Accentuate Side-Image Instrumentation]]></description>

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                <title>10 Mastering Mistakes to Avoid</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-mastering-mistakes-to-avoid</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-02-06T16:28:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. Making a Master Excessively Loud 2. Applying Processing too Aggressively 3. Going against the intentions of the mixing engineer and artist 4.Making a Master excessively wide 5.Applying Unneeded Compression 6. Causing Clipping Distortion with Improper Gain Staging 7.Applying Unnecessary Dithering 8.Using the Wrong Genre as a Reference 9.Not Saving Signal Chain Settings or Taking Notes 10. Monitoring Your Master too Loudly or Quietly]]></description>

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                <title>De-Essing During Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/de-essing-during-mastering</link>
                <guid>/de-essing-during-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-02-10T17:26:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[De-Essing during Mastering isn’t ideal, as this type of processing is best handled during both tracking and mixing. If De-Essing during mastering is needed, then it is typically handled with various compression and equalization techniques and is always introduced in a minimalistic manner.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Indie Rock Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-indie-rock-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-02-13T17:15:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Indie Rock Music requires finding a balance between a commercially produced sound, and a sound that upholds the DIY aesthetic of the genre. When mastering indie rock music, its best to take the intentions of the artist into consideration when preparing the album or single for distribution.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Stereo Imaging?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-stereo-imaging</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-02-17T17:27:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stereo Imaging is the manipulation of a signal within a 180-degree stereo field, for the purpose of creating a perception of locality within that field. Stereo imaging is used during tracking, mixing, and mastering and is used to create a sense of space for the listener.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Headphone Amplifiers: Mixing and Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-headphone-amplifiers-mixing-and-mastering</link>
                <guid>/top-10-headphone-amplifiers-mixing-and-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-02-20T17:25:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[It almost goes without saying, but having an accurate depiction of your signal is incredibly important during both mixing and mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>How to (Actually) Create the Prismizer Vocal Effect</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-actually-create-the-prismizer-vocal-effect</link>
                <guid>/how-to-actually-create-the-prismizer-vocal-effect</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-02-27T17:23:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[You can create the Prismizer vocal effect by using the Antares Harmony Engine Evo as a &#039;Midi-controlled Effect.&#039; Utilizing the Sidechain, you can set the input or a recorded channel to be monitored while controlling the source harmony input via the &#039;Midi-Omni&#039; setting.]]></description>

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                <title>What is In-the-Pocket for Music?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-in-the-pocket-for-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-03-02T11:00:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In-the-pocket refers to a particular musical timing that exists in a performance; musical performances can be either in-the-pocket or out of the pocket. Creating an in-the-pocket performance occurs at all stages of music production including tracking, editing, mixing, and mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Tips to Create Better Masters</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-tips-to-create-better-masters</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-03-09T16:24:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[cf_description Know what Medium You’re Mastering ForBecome Familiar with the Genre You’re Mastering. Start Your Signal Chain with Subtractive Equalization. Do Not Add any Processing without Knowing What it Is. Use Plugin Automation to Create a More Dynamic Master. Low-Level Compression Creates the Sound of Heavy Limiting Without Clipping Distortion. Match the Loudness of Vocals When Mastering Multiple Tracks. Split Limiting Across Two Limiters Instead of One. Set the Output of Your Limiter to -0.5. Reference Consumer-Grade Earbuds When Mastering]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Distortion Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-distortion-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-03-12T15:55:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Here are our picks for the top 10 free distortion plugins currently available. It should be noted that this list is organized from Good to Best with each listed plugin increasing in quality and value the further down the list we go.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Saturation for Mixing and Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-saturation-for-mixing-and-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-saturation-for-mixing-and-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-03-16T15:57:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Saturation is a combination of two distinct but related effects - soft-knee compression, and harmonic generation. Saturation occurs when a signal’s input can no longer be matched by the output in a linear fashion; it can be used as a creative and sonically pleasing effect during audio production.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Mastering Myths</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-mastering-myths</link>
                <guid>/top-10-mastering-myths</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-03-19T15:56:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[10. All Mastering Engineers Know how to Master All Genres 9. Digital is Better than Analog, or Analog is Better than Digital]]></description>

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                <title>How to Process Vocals Like a Pro</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-process-vocals-like-a-pro</link>
                <guid>/how-to-process-vocals-like-a-pro</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-03-23T16:23:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Record Your Vocal at the Proper Recording Level. Use Clip Gain to Balance Out Excessive Dynamics. Start your Signal Chain with Subtractive EQ. Compress the Vocal and Perform the Correct Make-Up Gain. Implement Harmonic Generation or Subtle Distortion. Amplify Aspects of the Vocal that you Like with Additive EQ. Use an Aux Send to Add Reverb to Your Vocal. Use an Aux Send to Add Delay to Your Vocal. Implement Volume and Plugin Automation]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Compression Techniques</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-compression-techniques</link>
                <guid>/top-5-compression-techniques</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-03-27T15:55:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Kick and Bass Ducking. Full Mix and Vocal Ducking. Parallel Compression. Serial Compression. Smooth Timbre &amp; Transient Timbre Compression]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Compressor Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-compressor-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-03-30T16:24:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[10. SlamPup - Beatskills    9. Yala - Analog Obsession    8. Clip Shifter - LVC Audio    7. Couture - Auburn Sounds    6. DC1A - Klanghelm]]></description>

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                <title>How to Produce a Song with Samples</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-produce-a-song-with-samples</link>
                <guid>/how-to-produce-a-song-with-samples</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-04-06T16:15:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sampling is a popular and useful tool for creating music. Although sampling is often discussed as a “shortcut” for creating beats and projects, in truth, sampling is an important form of creative expression that blends the old with the new.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Dance Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-dance-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-04-09T16:15:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Dance Music is a process that prepares dance music for distribution while making it pronounced and detailed enough to be enjoyed on consumer-grade equipment. If performed correctly, mastering for dance music often includes louder levels that still retain transient detail and dynamic impact.]]></description>

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                <title>What is the Prismizer Effect and Can it Be Used on Instruments?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-the-prismizer-effect-and-can-it-be-used-on-instruments</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-04-14T16:14:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Prismizer Effect is a vocal processing effect comprised of the Antares Harmony Engine - the effect gained popularity in the late 2010s after being created and utilized by artists such as Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, and Francis and the Lights. The effect is accomplished by using a Midi controller.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Vocal Formant and Pitch Techniques</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-vocal-formant-and-pitch-techniques</link>
                <guid>/top-7-vocal-formant-and-pitch-techniques</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-04-16T16:15:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Over the past 10 years or so, vocal formant and tuning have become increasingly popular. Simple vocoders have evolved into more complex and nuanced forms of vocal processing and routing.]]></description>

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                <title>Take Your Samples to the Next Level</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/take-your-samples-to-the-next-level</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-04-20T16:15:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[You can improve the sound of your samples by adding specific processing to them, based on which type of sample you’re using and the effects they may already have on them. Additionally, certain techniques such as midi-controlled samples and midi-effects can take your samples to a new level.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Folk Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-folk-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-04-23T16:13:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Folk Music is the process of preparing a Folk single, EP, or album for distribution all while augmenting the sonic characteristics of the project. A good folk master should stay competitive with other albums, yet maintain the dynamics and transient detail that keep the genre sounding natural.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create Depth and Width with Reverb and Delay</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-depth-and-width-with-reverb-and-delay</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-04-28T16:27:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Reverb and delay both create a sense of depth and width, adding a three-dimensional element to any mix or master. Reverb and delay can be used to varies degrees, and with certain techniques to create depth and width during the mixing stage or music production.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Analog Summing Mixers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-analog-summing-mixers</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-04-30T16:16:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog summing mixers may seem antiquated by today’s digital standard - but the sound they can impart onto a signal makes them more necessary than ever.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Mastering Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-mastering-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-05-04T11:15:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Finding the right plugins for mastering isn’t always the easiest task. There’s a lot of trial and error that engineers have to go through before finding the best plugins for their style.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Advanced Mixing Techniques</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-advanced-mixing-techniques</link>
                <guid>/top-5-advanced-mixing-techniques</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-05-07T16:23:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’ve been mixing music for a little while now, you’ve probably gotten a hold of the basics. That said, you’re probably looking for some techniques you haven’t come across yet.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Latin Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-latin-music</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-latin-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-05-11T16:26:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Latin Music is the process of preparing a Latin single, Ep, or Album for distribution. Mastering for Latin Music includes all of the typical forms of processing associated with mastering, but with an added emphasis on stereo imaging, transient and dynamic retention, and establishing a dominant mid-range.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Free Delay Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-free-delay-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-9-free-delay-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-05-14T16:26:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Delay has a rightful place among some of the most popular and important forms of processing during the mixing stage.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Headroom for Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-headroom-for-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-05-18T16:24:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Headroom for Mastering is the amount of space (in dB) a mixing engineer will leave for a mastering engineer to properly process and alter an audio signal.]]></description>

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                <title>Free vs. Cheap vs. Expensive Plugins: Digital EQs</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-plugins-digital-eqs</link>
                <guid>/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-plugins-digital-eqs</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-05-21T03:45:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[There are a lot of digital equalizers out there. Some worth your time and money, and some are better left unused.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Dialogue for Podcasts</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-dialogue-for-podcasts</link>
                <guid>/mastering-dialogue-for-podcasts</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-05-26T16:27:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering dialogue for podcasts is the process of preparing your dialogue for digital distribution via various streaming services. How you master dialogue for podcasts depends on the streaming service to which you’re distributing, and the volume of the mastered dialogue will range from -20 LUFS to -16 LUFS.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Free Saturation Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-free-saturation-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-9-free-saturation-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-05-28T16:18:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Some free plugins are just as good if not better than their expensive counterparts, so it never hurts to try them out for yourself and see.]]></description>

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                <title>What’s the Difference Between Distortion and Saturation?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/whats-the-difference-between-distortion-and-saturation</link>
                <guid>/whats-the-difference-between-distortion-and-saturation</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-06-01T16:25:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Saturation, when talking about audio, is a combination of compression and distortion which is created from overloading the physical components of an electrical system. Distortion, when talking about audio, is the altering of the shape of a waveform which creates a different tonality from that of the original waveform.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Bluegrass Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-bluegrass-music</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-06-04T16:26:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Bluegrass music is all about balancing an impressive sound that plays back well on all listening devices, with maintaining a natural sound. When mastering for bluegrass music it’s imperative that certain processing is used to maintain a natural sound indicative of other bluegrass masters.]]></description>

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                <title>Professional Recording in a Home Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/professional-recording-in-a-home-studio</link>
                <guid>/professional-recording-in-a-home-studio</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-06-09T16:26:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Creating a professional recording in a home studio comes down to setting up the room correctly, using the best introductory equipment, recording your signal to the proper level (at least -18dB), and recording your instruments in the correct order.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Stereo Imaging Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-stereo-imaging-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-stereo-imaging-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-06-11T11:15:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stereo imaging isn’t thought about too terribly often, but it is an incredibly important aspect of creating modern music.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Gospel Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-gospel-music</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-gospel-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-06-18T16:24:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Gospel Music is the process of preparing a Gospel track or album for distribution with an emphasis on preserving dynamics, and the reverberation of the room in which the album was recorded. The processing used when mastering Gospel music depends heavily on the sub-genre.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Automated Mastering Software?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-automated-mastering-software</link>
                <guid>/what-is-automated-mastering-software</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-06-23T16:26:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Automated Mastering Software is in short, a computer program that uses algorithms to create a master of your music, ready for distribution. Automated Mastering Software is the foundation of any automated mastering service, and can be accessed online, usually for a small fee or a monthly subscription charge.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Monitor Controllers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-monitor-controllers</link>
                <guid>/top-10-monitor-controllers</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-06-25T16:26:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Monitor controllers are an important part of any growing or established studio.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Bus Compression?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-bus-compression</link>
                <guid>/what-is-bus-compression</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-06-29T16:27:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Bus Compression is the act of using a compressor on the master output to create a uniform sound for the entirety of a mix or master. Bus compression is often used in mixes and masters to create a cohesive and overarching timbre for the recording.]]></description>

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                <title>4 Ways to Use Drum Bus Compression</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/4-ways-to-use-drum-bus-compression</link>
                <guid>/4-ways-to-use-drum-bus-compression</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-02T16:19:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Drum bus compression is no doubt a popular and highly useful form of compression - one that can be used to easily create a cohesive sound amongst the percussive instrumentation in a song.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Funk Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-funk-music</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-funk-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-06T16:24:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Funk Music is the process of preparing a funk album for distribution by using various forms of acutely implemented audio processing. When a Funk mix has been mastered, it sounds impressive, dynamic, and balanced enough to playback on any consumer-grade equipment.]]></description>

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                <title>How Does Panning Affect Your Mix?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-does-panning-affect-your-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-does-panning-affect-your-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-09T11:15:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Panning affects your mix by placing the energy of a signal within a different point or points in the 90 and 180-degree stereo field. By using various forms of processing, a signal’s stereo field location can be altered, which can increase mix clarity, or evoke a more creative mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Free Vocal Tuning and Formant Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-free-vocal-tuning-and-formant-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-5-free-vocal-tuning-and-formant-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-14T16:20:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Voloco - Resonant Cavity, Pitch Proof - Aegean Music, Pitched Delay - LKJB, Grillion 2 - Auburn Sounds, MAutoPitch - Melda Production Audio]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Free Drum Virtual Instrument Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-free-drum-virtual-instrument-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-7-free-drum-virtual-instrument-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-16T16:24:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Expanding your samples of drums and loops can only serve to help your productions and provide your fans with a unique listening experience.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Reggae Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-reggae-music</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-reggae-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-20T16:24:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for Reggae Music is the process of preparing a Reggae track or album for distribution while maintaining a high fidelity, clear and present transients, and a clear yet powerful low-frequency range. Mastering for Reggae music includes creating a transparent and clean, yet cohesive sound.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Free Synth Instrument Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-free-synth-instrument-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-5-free-synth-instrument-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-23T16:23:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A good sounding synth can be hard to come by. Sometimes they have too particular of a sound that doesn’t exactly match the genre you’re creating.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix a Song with Samples</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-a-song-with-samples</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-a-song-with-samples</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-27T16:22:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mixing a song with samples means knowing how to make your samples sound the best they possibly can, and knowing the easiest and best ways for replacing aspects of your mix with samples. Mixing a song with samples means knowing some of the ins and out of your DAW.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Audio Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-audio-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-audio-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-07-31T16:26:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Audio mastering is the process of preparing an audio recording for various means of distribution - how an audio recording is mastered depends on the type of media, the client’s intentions and desired style, and the medium of distribution. Audio mastering is a complex and intricate process, best reserved for professionals.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 11 Free Reverb Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-11-free-reverb-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-11-free-reverb-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-03T11:27:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Artificial reverb is one of the most important parts of modern audio production.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Music for Film and Video</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-music-for-film-and-video</link>
                <guid>/mastering-music-for-film-and-video</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-06T16:19:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering Music for Film and Video is the process of preparing musical recordings for distribution through visual media like movies, television shows, and video blog posts.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Mixing Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-mixing-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-mixing-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-10T16:20:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Sete Chave - Audio Fusion Bureau / Feedback Compressor II - Tokyo Dawn Labs / Blindfold EQ - Audio Thing]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Audio Sample Websites</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-audio-sample-websites</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-audio-sample-websites</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-13T16:24:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[FreeSound, MusicRader, SampleSwap, Hip-Hop Makers, Sample Focus, Bedroom Producers, Sound Packs, NASA Audio Collection]]></description>

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                <title>What is Music Mastering?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-music-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-music-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-17T16:20:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Music Mastering is a step in music production in which an audio recording (typically a stereo music mix) is prepared for distribution. How a mix is prepared for distribution during music mastering depends on the genre of the music, the intended platform it will be distributed on, and other factors.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Free Analog Emulation Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-free-analog-emulation-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-9-free-analog-emulation-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-20T16:14:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog emulation has become increasingly popular. Digital processing, with all of its conveniences, misses the mark in one major way - tonality.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Voice-Over Dialogue for Video</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-voice-over-dialogue-for-video</link>
                <guid>/mastering-voice-over-dialogue-for-video</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-25T16:27:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering Voice-Over Dialogue for Video is the process of preparing a vocal recording for distribution - most likely on YouTube.]]></description>

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                <title>Free vs. Cheap vs. Expensive Plugins: Digital Compressors</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-plugins-digital-compressors</link>
                <guid>/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-plugins-digital-compressors</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-08-31T16:26:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The right plugin is always difficult to find. Regardless of whether you’re new to audio production or have been involved for some time, finding a great plugin you know, you’ll use for a while can be a challenge.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Free Mastering Limiter Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-free-mastering-limiter-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-7-free-mastering-limiter-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-09-03T16:26:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Whether you’re trying to maximize the loudness of your mix for demos, or you’re preparing your final mix for distribution - having a go-to limiter is a must-have for a lot of engineers.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master a Song in 11 Easy Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-a-song-in-11-easy-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-a-song-in-11-easy-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-09-07T16:24:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering a song can be difficult, but breaking it down into steps can keep things simple.]]></description>

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                <title>Free vs. Cheap vs. Expensive Saturation Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-saturation-plugins</link>
                <guid>/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-saturation-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-09-10T16:27:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Saturators have become increasingly important over the past couple of decades.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Prepare Your Mix for Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-prepare-your-mix-for-mastering</link>
                <guid>/how-to-prepare-your-mix-for-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-09-17T16:26:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When preparing a mix for mastering, your output should be peaking around -3dBTP without the use of limiters, excessive bus compression, or any other form of mastering used on the mix. Additionally, it’s best to export your mix with the same sampling rate and bit depth as the original recording.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Best Sounding Metal Master References</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-best-sounding-metal-master-references</link>
                <guid>/top-10-best-sounding-metal-master-references</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-09-22T16:23:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Metal spans an incredibly expansive field of sub-genres, but some of the fundamentals remain the same when it comes to a great sounding record.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Recording Mistakes to Avoid</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-recording-mistakes-to-avoid</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-09-24T16:27:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Let’s cover 10 recording mistakes to avoid. We’ll look at each common mistake in detail and explain why they should be avoided.]]></description>

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                <title>5 Mastering Plugins You Need to Know</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/5-mastering-plugins-you-need-to-know</link>
                <guid>/5-mastering-plugins-you-need-to-know</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-09-28T16:24:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[What plugins are worth your time and which ones are not? Should you spend hundreds of dollars on one plugin or another?]]></description>

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                <title>Top 6 Free Mastering Compressor Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-6-free-mastering-compressor-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-6-free-mastering-compressor-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-01T16:23:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Check out the Top 6 Free Mastering Compressor Plugins. These plugins will improve the quality of your masters.]]></description>

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                <title>Free vs. Cheap vs. Expensive Tape Machine Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-tape-machine-plugins</link>
                <guid>/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-tape-machine-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-05T16:25:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Free: ReelBus v4 by ToneboostersCheap: Kramer Tape by Waves Audio ($49.99)Expensive: Tape by Softube ($99.99)]]></description>

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                <title>Best Sounding Mastering Equalizer Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-sound-mastering-equalizer-plugins</link>
                <guid>/best-sound-mastering-equalizer-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-09T16:26:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Regardless of the genre that you’re working on, these plugins are crucial to establishing a professional sound.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering for Streaming: Platform Loudness and Normalization Explained</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-for-streaming-platform-loudness-and-normalization-explained</link>
                <guid>/mastering-for-streaming-platform-loudness-and-normalization-explained</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-12T16:16:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering for streaming services has changed how we prepare masters for distribution. The process of loudness normalization ultimately alters the loudness of a streamed track, varies from platform to platform, and needs to be kept in mind when preparing a master for various streaming services.]]></description>

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                <title>Free vs. Cheap vs. Expensive Reverb Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-reverb-plugins</link>
                <guid>/free-vs-cheap-vs-expensive-reverb-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-15T16:25:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[As more and more productions are moving away from established studios, and toward home studio production, artificial reverb has become increasingly important.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Free Mastering Equalizer Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-free-mastering-equalizer-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-7-free-mastering-equalizer-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-19T16:24:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Equalization is an incredibly influential part of mastering - the slightest change to an EQ curve can have intense consequences for the entirety of a recording.]]></description>

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                <title>The BEST Free Reverb Plugin?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-best-free-reverb-plugin</link>
                <guid>/the-best-free-reverb-plugin</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-28T11:30:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Valhalla Supermassive is a truly versatile and impressive reverb. The fact that it can be used on so many instruments and sound different each time speaks to how well it was designed.]]></description>

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                <title>AAC or MP3 - What’s the Best Lossy File Type?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/aac-or-mp3-whats-the-best-lossy-file-type</link>
                <guid>/aac-or-mp3-whats-the-best-lossy-file-type</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-10-29T16:50:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[At the same bit rate, we found that the MP3 file format resulted in less deleted signal especially when exported with a joint-stereo setting. Additionally, MP3’s are typically more accessible and supported by devices and operating systems, making it an easier and more reliable to format to share.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Pop Music with Logic’s Stock Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-pop-music-with-logics-stock-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-10-30T16:26:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering music can definitely be challenging - especially when you only have stock plugins. Fortunately, modern DAWs give you more than enough flexibility to create some great sounding masters without the need to purchase additional software.]]></description>

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                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-oldest-plugin-vs-the-best-new-plugin</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-03T17:26:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer:    The oldest commercially available audio plugin was the Waves’ Q1, a 10 band equalizer that’s incredibly simple by today’s standards. Although the Q10 is still used by many engineers, comparing it to the FabFilter Pro Q 3 shows how far digital processing and audio plugins have come.]]></description>

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                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-quick-mastering-tips</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-04T17:28:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Use 2 limiters and split the processing between themUse a High pass filter on your side-imageSandwich a Multi-band Expander Between 2 limitersTry EQ Matching Your Master to Another to CompareUse Parallel Compression with Low-Level CompressionSet a Quicker Limiter Release for A Transparent SoundListen to Your Master with Multiple Devices]]></description>

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                <title>What is this New Free Plugin by Tokyo Dawn Labs!?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-this-new-free-plugin-by-tokyo-dawn-labs</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-05T17:27:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer    The TDR Molotok was released in Oct. 2020 and is a vintage emulation of multiple soviet-era audio compressors. The sound that this plugin creates is unique due to the alpha-beta-sigma variable weighting and the subtle distortion it imparts onto the signal when using a quicker attack.]]></description>

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                <title>7 Mastering Mistakes We All Make</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/7-mastering-mistakes-we-all-make</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-06T17:27:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We all make mistakes when mastering. Most are out of habit and caused by an over-reliance on certain forms of processing and analyzers.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Things You Need to Know About the FabFilter Pro-L2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-fabfilter-pro-l2</link>
                <guid>/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-fabfilter-pro-l2</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-11-10T17:28:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The FabFilter Pro-L2 is a comprehensive and sometimes complex limiter.  As far as limiters go, this one seems to have the most functionality and flexibility of any that I’ve come across.]]></description>

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                <title>Spotify or Tidal: Which Streaming Service Sounds the Best?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/spotify-or-tidal-which-streaming-service-sounds-the-best</link>
                <guid>/spotify-or-tidal-which-streaming-service-sounds-the-best</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-11-11T17:27:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although which service sounds better may be subjective to some, Tidal provides higher quality masters using lossless files, whereas Spotify streams music using an AAC lossy format. If you intend to use lower quality formats to reduce data usage then Spotify may be better the better option.]]></description>

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                <title>All of the Free Plugins from Klanghelm!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/all-of-the-free-plugins-from-klanghelm</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-12T16:15:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Free plugins are hit or miss - some are great, while others may not even load. Fortunately, Klanghelm has developed some fantastic and versatile free plugins.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Your Music for Soundcloud</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-your-music-for-soundcloud</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-13T17:29:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer    When mastering music for Soundcloud, it’s important to keep a few things in mind - primarily that your audio will be normalized to -14 LUFS, and that the encoding process will affect the amplitude. Mastering to roughly -14 LUFS and having a max peak of -1dBTP is a good idea.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Wave’s Best Tape Plugin: J37 Tape vs. Kramer Tape?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-waves-best-tape-plugin-j37-tape-vs-kramer-tape</link>
                <guid>/what-is-waves-best-tape-plugin-j37-tape-vs-kramer-tape</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-11-17T22:15:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to find a great tape plugin, Waves audio has been a go-to for many engineers.  They offer 2 affordably priced and widely used plugins - the J37 tape emulation and the Kramer tape emulation.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 6 Easy Mastering Plugins to Use</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-6-easy-mastering-plugins-to-use</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-18T17:26:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Exciter - Stock Logic PluginL1 - Waves AudioWider - Infected MushroomHarmonics Analog Saturation Pro - SoftubeTape - SoftubeMV2 - Waves Audio]]></description>

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                <title>4 Steps to Make Your Master Bigger</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/4-steps-to-make-your-master-bigger</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-19T17:28:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Making a master sound bigger is a combination of a few things. It really comes down to enhancing low-level aspects of the signal, making the signal more dynamic, and then spreading the signal into the stereo field while maintaining its focus.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Get Your Master Loud WITHOUT Distortion</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-get-your-master-loud-without-distortion</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-20T17:25:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Making your master loud without distorting it is one of the most challenging things a mastering engineer can do.]]></description>

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                <title>Are Logic Pro X Stock Plugins Any Good?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/are-logic-pro-x-stock-plugins-any-good</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-25T17:26:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Logic Pro X Stock plugins are surprisingly good for both mixing and mastering. Although you may still want to download or purchase other 2nd and 3rd party plugins, Logic Pro X Stock plugins are good and easy enough to use, to create decent mixes and masters.]]></description>

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                <title>How To Clean Up A Muddy Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-clean-up-a-muddy-master</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-11-27T17:26:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you master or mix is sounding muddy, it’s best to use a few forms of processing to attenuate the low-frequency range of your master.  Some of the best tools for this are a mid-side equalizer, a multi-band compressor, and possibly, a tape machine emulation plugin.]]></description>

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                <title>FabFilter Pro-Q 3: 10 Things You Need to Know</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/fabfilter-pro-q-3-10-things-you-need-to-know</link>
                <guid>/fabfilter-pro-q-3-10-things-you-need-to-know</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-12-01T17:26:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[the-fabfilter-pro-q-3-is-a-popular-yet-rarely-fully-understood-plugin-whether-youre-using-it-for-mixing-or-mastering-there-are-some-features-that-may-have-slipped-past-you]]></description>

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                <title>Best Mastering Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-mastering-chain</link>
                <guid>/best-mastering-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-12-02T17:27:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The signal chain that I’ll be describing here is one of, if not the best plugin signal chain that I’ve come across after experimenting with various plugins.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Mastering Limiters Tested</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-mastering-limiters-tested</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-03T17:23:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Weiss Compressor/Limiter    Flux Elixer    FabFilter Pro L-2    Melda Productions LimiterX    Sonnox Oxford Limiter        Mastering limiters are an important part of mastering in general. They set the output of a signal, as well as help engineers achieve a commercial loudness when needed.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Mastering EQ&#039;s Tested</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-mastering-eqs-tested</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-04T17:27:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Having a great mastering equalizer is an important part of mastering in general.  You need to have an EQ that you’re familiar with, and one you like the sound of.]]></description>

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                <title>Parallel Compression Explained</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/parallel-compression-explained</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-08T17:25:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Parallel Compression is a way to introduce significant compression to an audio signal without the listener being able to perceive the compression or unwanted artifacts.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Subtractive EQ: Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-subtractive-eq-mastering</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-subtractive-eq-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-12-09T17:29:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer    Subtractive Equalization is one of the most important aspects of mastering - with it you can attenuate aspects of the signal prior to them being inevitability amplified by limiting or other increases in the signal’s gain. Ideally, subtractive equalization occurs first and only once, proper to any additional processing.]]></description>

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                <title>What is Mid-Side Processing? (And How to Use it When Mastering)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-mid-side-processing-and-how-to-use-it-when-mastering</link>
                <guid>/what-is-mid-side-processing-and-how-to-use-it-when-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2020-12-10T17:26:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mid-Side Processing is any form of processing in which the stereo channel is separated and affected as mid and side channels.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Mastering Presets</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-mastering-presets</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-11T17:27:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Best Mastering Presets are ones that can suit almost any mix, or, can be simply and easily altered to suit a mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Vocal Presets</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-vocal-presets</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-15T17:27:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. Smooth Vocals Comp - T-RackS Opto-Compressor    2. -16 LUFS Vocals - TC Electronic Brickwall HD    3. Magic - FabFilter Saturn 2    4. Vocal - Oxford Dynamics]]></description>

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                <title>Best Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-vocal-chain</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-16T17:27:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Getting the right vocal sound can range from being a challenge to an absolute pain. It’s by far, the most obsessed-over aspect of mixing.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Mastering Chain with FREE Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-mastering-chain-with-free-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-17T17:26:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The mastering chain that we’re showing here will hopefully help expedite your mastering process by providing you with a great chain of Free plugins that you can use.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create Fades During Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-fades-during-mastering</link>
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                <pubDate>2020-12-31T17:27:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering it’s helpful to know the various types of fades that you can create and their respective purposes.  The types of fades to create during mastering includes Linear, Exponential, Logarithmic, Cosine, and Sine - all of which can be altered by changing their values or parameters.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create Clarity in Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-clarity-in-your-master</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-01T17:26:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer    To create clarity in your master, there are various frequencies that you can attenuate and amplify. The easiest and quickest way to create clarity in your master is by using an equalizer to attenuate 200Hz using a bell filter and amplify 3kHz using a bell filter.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 FREE Plugins You Need to Know (2021)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-free-plugins-you-need-to-know-2021</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-05T17:26:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Free plugins are almost always a win-win situation. Plugin developers get to showcase their skills and promote their company, and we get to try new and exciting effects at no cost.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 4 Mastering Plugins (2021) | Ultimate Guide!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-4-mastering-plugins-2021-ultimate-guide</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-06T17:27:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Typically when we cover mastering plugins, we try to incorporate at least 7 or 8 of them to get a good scope of what’s available; however, some of the plugins we’re going to cover here are very complex and multifaceted.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Mastering LIMITER Plugins (2021) | Ultimate Guide!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-mastering-limiter-plugins-2021-ultimate-guide</link>
                <guid>/best-mastering-limiter-plugins-2021-ultimate-guide</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-01-07T17:27:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Nugen ISL2    TRackS 5 Quad Limiter    TC Electronic Brickwall HD    Weiss MM-1 Mastering Maximizer    FabFilter Pro L-2    Sonnox Oxford Limiter]]></description>

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                <title>Before You Start Mastering a Song Watch This!…</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/before-you-start-mastering-a-song-watch-this</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-08T17:26:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Before you begin to master a song you need to check that you have enough headroom, and if not, use clip gain to attenuate the signal. Additionally, it helps to check the side image for low frequencies that could make the signal difficult to replicate on most playback systems.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master a Bollywood Song with FREE Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-a-bollywood-song-with-free-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-13T17:27:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Bollywood is a fascinating genre. Not only does it utilize traditional instrumentation with complex timbres, but it also blends in modern western instrumentation and themes like 808s with modern pop melodies and singing styles.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Improve Your Masters 20% in Less Than 10 Minutes | Stepped Tutorial</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-improve-your-masters-20-in-less-than-10-minutes-stepped-tutorial</link>
                <guid>/how-to-improve-your-masters-20-in-less-than-10-minutes-stepped-tutorial</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-01-14T17:27:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Since we’re working with a full stereo mix, every small detail needs to be taken into consideration. With that in mind, we wanted to share How to Improve Your Masters 20% in Less Than 10 Minutes.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 3 Mastering Plugins You Need to Know In 2021</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-3-mastering-plugins-you-need-to-know-in-2021</link>
                <guid>/top-3-mastering-plugins-you-need-to-know-in-2021</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-01-15T17:26:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Punctuate Transient Shaper - Newfangled AudioSatin Tape Machine Emulation - U-heParallel Aggressor - Baby Audio        Claiming that ‘there are a lot of plugins’ is an understatement. When trying to find the perfect mastering chain, the options can be overwhelming.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 6 FREE Mastering Analog Emulation Plugins (and How to Use Them)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-6-free-mastering-analog-emulation-plugins-and-how-to-use-them</link>
                <guid>/top-6-free-mastering-analog-emulation-plugins-and-how-to-use-them</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-01-20T17:27:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog Emulation is more popular now than ever before. As computers become faster and more powerful, small variables and details can be added to the code that creates plugins.]]></description>

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                <title>4 Mastering Limiter Plugins You Need to Know! | Commenter&#039;s Edition (Suggested by Our Subscribers!)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/4-mastering-limiter-plugins-you-need-to-know-commenters-edition-suggested-by-our-subscribers</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-21T17:27:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Elevate - Newfangled AudioLimitless - DMG AudioBoost - UrsaDSPBrickwall HD - TC Electronic]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Dynamic Eq During Mastering | Ultimate Guide!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-dynamic-eq-during-mastering-ultimate-guide</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-dynamic-eq-during-mastering-ultimate-guide</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-01-22T17:27:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering you can use dynamic equalization to both attenuate and accentuate aspects of the master to create a balanced frequency spectrum. As the name suggests, you can use dynamic eq during mastering to control dynamics, add clarity, or make a master full and impressive.]]></description>

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                <title>150+ FREE Plugins (Mac &amp; PC Compatible)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/150-free-plugins-mac-pc-compatible</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-02-18T06:01:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you&#039;re looking for some great free plugins, as well as the links needed to download them, you&#039;re in the right place.  Here, we&#039;ve compiled a full list of all of the free plugins we&#039;ve showcased in past videos (in the order that these videos were released).]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 FREE Vocal Effects (2021)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-free-vocal-effects-2021</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-27T17:24:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The effects that we’ve chosen here are some of the best that we’ve come across. These plugins can hold their own against many paid plugins if not outperform some.]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Sauce! | 3 Secrets You Need to Know…</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-sauce-3-secrets-you-need-to-know</link>
                <guid>/mastering-sauce-3-secrets-you-need-to-know</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-01-28T17:27:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering is a complex process. No matter how long you’ve been mastering music, there’s always something new to learn or improve upon.]]></description>

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                <title>5 Reasons to CHANGE Your Mastering Approach</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/5-reasons-to-change-your-mastering-approach</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-01-29T17:27:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[However, adapting to new gear, responding to client expectations, remedying persistent issues, or accommodating new and emerging technology are all reasons to change your mastering approach.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 3 FREE Mastering MULTIBAND Compression Plugins | Ultimate Guide!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-3-free-mastering-multiband-compression-plugins-ultimate-guide</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-02-03T17:27:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We’ll cover the functionality of each one of these plugins, discuss how you can use them for mixing and mastering, and then listen to examples of each in the video embedded above to get a better understanding of how each one works.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 8 FREE Mastering Plugins (2021)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-8-free-mastering-plugins-2021</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-02-04T17:27:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Whether you’re mastering professionally or working on indie projects, there’s a lot to like about some of the newest free plugins.]]></description>

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                <title>4 Advanced Mastering Techniques to Try in 2021</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/4-advanced-mastering-techniques-to-try-in-2021</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-02-05T17:27:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering is an ever-evolving practice.  With so many engineers becoming able to master music, new techniques are developing almost as fast as the software and hardware used to master.]]></description>

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                <title>FREE vs. PRO Mastering Chain | Tested! (What’s the Difference?)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vs-pro-mastering-chain-tested-whats-the-difference</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-02-10T17:23:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Free Mastering Chain:    Insert 1: MEqualizer – Melda AudioInsert 2: Tube Amp - VoxengoInsert 3: OTT - Xfer RecordsInsert 4: RareSE – Analog ObsessionInsert 5: Limiter No. 6 – Vladislav GoncharovInsert 6: LoudMax – Thomas Mundt]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Free Compression Plugins (2021)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-free-compression-plugins-2021</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-02-11T17:23:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Colored Compressor - Matthieu Brucher    TDR Molotok - Tokyo Dawn Labs    Buster - Analog Obsession    Molot - Vladislav Goncharov    Fircomp - JonVProd]]></description>

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                <title>How EQ Changes Phase | 1 FREE Mastering SECRET You Need to Know!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-eq-changes-phase-1-free-mastering-secret-you-need-to-know</link>
                <guid>/how-eq-changes-phase-1-free-mastering-secret-you-need-to-know</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-02-12T17:28:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer    Depending on the type of equalization you use, you may or may not alter the phase of various frequencies. When the phase of a signal is altered by equalization, this can have both negative and positive impacts on the quality, enjoyability, and psychoacoustic perception of the signal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Any Master Sound Better in 3 Easy Steps | Best FREE Mastering Secrets Revealed!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-any-master-sound-better-in-3-easy-steps-best-free-mastering-secrets-revealed</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-any-master-sound-better-in-3-easy-steps-best-free-mastering-secrets-revealed</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-02-17T17:28:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[We’ll cover each one of these steps, describe why the step is important and beneficial, and then listen to the technique being performed on a stereo mix to get a better understanding of each.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Loud and Clear Without Sounding Harsh</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-loud-and-clear-without-sounding-harsh</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-loud-and-clear-without-sounding-harsh</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-02-18T17:26:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering music loudly and clearly can be accomplished by utilizing the correct limiting settings and by taking certain precautions throughout the mastering process.  When mastering loudly you’ll want to use lookahead and oversampling, low-level compression and transient shaping, and set a release time of roughly 50 milliseconds during limiting.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create Punchy Sub Bass in Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-punchy-sub-bass-in-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-create-punchy-sub-bass-in-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-02-19T17:27:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To create punchy sub-bass in your master you can use a resonance filter with a high-pass filter around 20Hz, utilize harmonic distortion, try a sub-frequency generator, or compress and amplify the harmonics directly above your sub-frequencies. These techniques will work well but in different circumstances.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 4 FREE Tape Emulation Plugins!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-4-free-tape-emulation-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-4-free-tape-emulation-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-02-24T17:30:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Free tape machine plugins are hard to come by. They might be harder to code or get a decent sample or IR of - regardless, we wanted to find a few that you can use for your mixes and masters.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Create Stereo Width in Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-create-stereo-width-in-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-create-stereo-width-in-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-02-25T17:27:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stereo width is accomplished in your master by utilizing delay-based stereo expansion; with delay various plugins that create the perception of width. Unlike mixing, mastering calls for very precise and controlled stereo expansion, as it’s easy to overuse the effect, or expand the “wrong” parts of the signal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to EQ Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-eq-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-eq-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-01T17:27:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When applying equalization to your master, it helps to know exactly what you’re doing, how what your applying is affecting the signal, and how specific equalizers will offer unique and useful functionality.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 6 FREE Vocal Plugins | PRO Sound!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-6-free-vocal-plugins-pro-sound</link>
                <guid>/top-6-free-vocal-plugins-pro-sound</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-03T17:26:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re looking for some great free plugins that you can use to mix your vocals, take a look at these 6.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Instrumentals for Selling BEATS Online</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-instrumentals-for-selling-beats-online</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-03-04T17:26:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quick Answer    When mastering beats or instrumental that you want to sell, it’s best to master to a higher loudness but still leave enough headroom for a vocal. Additionally, it helps to carve out some room for the vocal by attenuating roughly 2kHz by 2dB on the mid image.]]></description>

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                <title>I Mastered a Song With 7 Compressors?!</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/i-mastered-a-song-with-7-compressors</link>
                <guid>/i-mastered-a-song-with-7-compressors</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-05T17:27:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mastering a song isn’t easy. Mastering a song with only compressors should be impossible - but, there are a lot of great plugins out there to make it happen.]]></description>

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                <title>How to DeEss Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-deess-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-deess-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-10T17:27:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you want to de-ess your vocal, the easiest way to accomplish it is by using a de-esser plugin; these plugins work like a compressor, but just on sibilance-based frequencies. For better results, you can manually edit these sections with clip-gain, but this can be tedious.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Saturation Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-saturation-plugins</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-saturation-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-11T17:27:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Using saturation is easier than it might seem at first. Introducing the effect and determining when enough is enough, can be challenging at first.]]></description>

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                <title>5 FREE VST Mastering Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/5-free-vst-mastering-plugins</link>
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                <pubDate>2021-03-12T17:26:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Some of the plugins on this list have been around for a while, but a couple are new - so even if you’ve been following free plugins for a while, there’s bound to be one here that you haven’t looked into yet.]]></description>

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                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-with-3000-worth-of-plugins</link>
                <guid>/mastering-with-3000-worth-of-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-17T16:27:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Subtractive EQ - Weiss EQ1: $549    De-essing - Weiss De-Ess: $199    Subtractive EQ - Oeksound Soothe 2: $219    Tape Emulation - u-he Satin Tape: $129]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Engineer GEEKS OUT on Limiter Plugin</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-engineer-geeks-out-on-limiter-plugin</link>
                <guid>/mastering-engineer-geeks-out-on-limiter-plugin</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-18T16:27:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Today we’ll look at what might be the most advanced limiter plugin on the market. Whereas other limiters focus on the aesthetics or the design, this one focuses primarily on functionality and giving engineers the most freedom as possible.]]></description>

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                <title>I Tested 3 Plugins Our Subscribers Recommended</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/i-tested-3-plugins-our-subscribers-recommended</link>
                <guid>/i-tested-3-plugins-our-subscribers-recommended</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-19T16:32:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Today we’ll cover 3 plugins that our subscribers seem to recommend a lot. We’ll cover the functionality of each one of these plugins, and listen to them on some various genres to hear how they sound.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Vocal Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-vocal-effects</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-vocal-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-24T16:27:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When including vocal effects it’s best to break down the processing into 3 types: spectral, dynamics, and temporal. Spectral processing like equalization and distortion should come first, then you should introduce dynamics processing like compression, and lastly, you should use temporal processing like reverb.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master with T-RackS</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-with-t-racks</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-with-t-racks</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-03-25T16:27:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[T-RackS is an often overlooked and underappreciated software. It provides a lot of flexibility while still keeping things simple.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Gain Stage Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-gain-stage-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-gain-stage-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-13T16:37:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When you’re mastering it’s important to have roughly 3 to 6dB of headroom. In other words, the maximum peak of your signal in a digital system should be somewhere between -3dB and -6dB.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Mastering Plugins ACTUALLY Worth Paying For</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-mastering-plugins-actually-worth-paying-for</link>
                <guid>/top-5-mastering-plugins-actually-worth-paying-for</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-14T16:31:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[FabFilter Pro-Q3 FabFilter Saturn 2 U-he Satin Tape NewFangled Elevate TRackS One]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Mastering TRICKS for Amazing SUB BASS</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-mastering-tricks-for-amazing-sub-bass</link>
                <guid>/top-5-mastering-tricks-for-amazing-sub-bass</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-15T16:30:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you want a more impressive sub-bass you can amplify the frequencies with an EQ, distort and saturate them with a frequency specific saturator, use a sub-harmonic generator, and make sub frequencies mono.  Additionally, your limiter&#039;s release time will affect your master&#039;s sub-frequencies.]]></description>

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                <title>INSTANTLY Make PRO Masters with These Tricks</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/instantly-make-pro-masters-with-these-tricks</link>
                <guid>/instantly-make-pro-masters-with-these-tricks</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-16T16:30:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re mastering with a stereo compressor, you’re affecting all aspects of the track; but if you’re mastering pop or hip-hop, you may not want to compress the low-frequencies. Use an internal side chain to determine which frequencies get compressed, and let the low-end pass through unaffected.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master for STREAMING</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-for-streaming-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-for-streaming-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-19T16:26:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering for streaming, it&#039;s best to make your master between -14 LUFS and -8LUFS, as well as leave 2dBTP for gain changes made during the encoding process. Additionally, don’t make your master both dynamic and quiet, since this can result in distortion after normalization.]]></description>

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                <title>How to EQ Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-eq-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-eq-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-20T16:24:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Your vocal’s low frequencies are really important - they have the potential to both drastically augment your vocal, and hinder it. Whereas frequencies around 100Hz will provide body and power to your vocal, ones lower than that will most likely be plosives and microphone rumble.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 6 Mastering Plugins for Beginners</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-6-mastering-plugins-for-beginners</link>
                <guid>/top-6-mastering-plugins-for-beginners</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-22T16:29:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Maag EQ - Plugin Alliance Oxford Inflator - Sonnox MV2 - Waves Audio L1 Limiter - Waves Audio Fresh Air - Slate Digital Dyna-Mu - IK Multimedia]]></description>

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                <title>How to Compress Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-compress-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-compress-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-23T16:30:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Optical compression has a unique timbre to it and can add a lot of character to your master. The reason being, it typically holds onto the signal for longer than regular compression and releases it in stages depending on the incoming signal’s amplitude and other factors.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Mastering HACKS</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-mastering-hacks</link>
                <guid>/top-7-mastering-hacks</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-28T16:31:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stereo expansion is typically static; in other words, it doesn’t respond to the incoming signal or change its setting - this results in a somewhat predictable stereo image. If you use dynamic or program-dependent stereo imaging, you can make your stereo width respond to the incoming signal, making it interesting.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Compress Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-compress-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-compress-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-29T16:35:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although just about all compression will control your dynamics, specific advanced settings will greatly control the level of your vocals. Start by using a higher ratio of 5:1 and combining it with the shortest attack time possible - this will ensure that the totality of the vocal is being compressed.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a LOUD Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-loud-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-loud-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-04-30T16:25:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When you use 2 limiters, you split the processing between the two, in turn mildly reducing the effect of distortion while achieving a louder overall level. Furthermore, if the 2 limiters you use have a unique or complex timbre, combining these can have a beneficial effect.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 FREE Mastering Plugins For Clarity</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-free-mastering-plugins-for-clarity</link>
                <guid>/top-7-free-mastering-plugins-for-clarity</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-03T16:30:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[This plugin greatly improves the detail and clarity of an instrument or a full mix by compressing quieter details and bringing them forward. It can also make a master sound full and warm, but you can greatly increase clarity with the high-frequency band.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Mix Bus Compressors</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-mix-bus-compressors</link>
                <guid>/top-7-mix-bus-compressors</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-04T16:26:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Britpressor - Analog ObsessionWeiss DS1 MK3 - SoftubeDrawmer S73 - SoftubeComp Tube STA - ArturiaPresswork - u-hePro-C 2 - FabFilterTRackS Opto Compressor - IK Multimedia]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Vocals Sound Thick</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-vocals-sound-thick</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-vocals-sound-thick</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-05T16:14:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Thickening vocals with short, high-density reverb has been a strategy of music production and performance for literally thousands of years. It’s the reason opera houses were designed to be a particular size and shape, and why we sound better when we sing in the shower than in a large room.]]></description>

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                <title>7 Mastering Tips to Create Clarity</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/7-mastering-tips-to-create-clarity</link>
                <guid>/7-mastering-tips-to-create-clarity</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-06T16:21:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The easiest way to add clarity during a mastering session is to amplify the frequencies most often associated with clarity - 4kHz to 20kHz.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Saturate Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-saturate-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-saturate-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-11T16:32:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Multi-band saturation is a relatively new form of processing, but an incredibly useful one nonetheless. Essentially, it allows you to saturate individual bands of your frequency response using various forms and amounts of distortion and compression - in turn giving you a lot more control.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Music — Beginners Tutorial</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-music-beginners-tutorial</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-music-beginners-tutorial</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-12T16:30:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Start your master using subtractive equalization. For this step, I’ll use the stock Logic Pro X equalizer, and use the linear phase option to avoid creating phase changes to the signal.]]></description>

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                <title>Oversampling Explained</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/oversampling-explained</link>
                <guid>/oversampling-explained</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-13T16:26:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Oversampling is an increasingly common function in most plugins, which increases the sampling rate of the signal it’s processing by a fixed multiple like 2 or 4. So if the sampling rate of your session is 48kHz, a 2x oversampling setting will make the sampling rate 96kHz.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Stereo Expand Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-stereo-expand-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-stereo-expand-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-18T16:30:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Stereo imagers are the easiest way to expand your stereo image and make your recordings sound wider - however, they also introduce the most phase cancellation. Using a dedicated stereo image plugin may be okay on an instrument but it’s best to avoid it when mastering a full mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make PRO Masters</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-pro-masters</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-pro-masters</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-19T16:29:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mid-side processing has become increasingly popular in audio production, especially in plugin form - but mid-side routing can also be utilized. Mid-side routing offers more flexibility and greater control of your signal’s timbre, stereo width, dynamic range, and more - making it truly helpful.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Bus Compression</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-bus-compression</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-bus-compression</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-20T16:28:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although this may seem a little obvious, it helps to know that when you’re trying to perform bus compression, you need to insert the compressor on either your master output or an instrument group or stem. Bus compression always affects more than one instrument simultaneously.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Analog Saturators</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-analog-saturators</link>
                <guid>/top-7-analog-saturators</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-24T16:28:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[BPB Saturator is a free plugin that offers a great introduction into saturation - whether used on an individual instrument, bus, or full master, the harmonics it generates are complex. BPB Saturator allows you to introduce both Tape and Tube distortion as well as to attenuate the low and high-frequency range.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 FREE Mastering Compressors</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-free-mastering-compressors</link>
                <guid>/top-7-free-mastering-compressors</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-25T16:29:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog Obsession has been making great free plugins for a while now, and one of the latest makes for a fantastic mastering compressor. SPECOMP can be used for mixing but has particular functionality that makes it a great option for subtle but powerful mastering compression.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Analog Your Master With Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-analog-your-master-with-plugins</link>
                <guid>/how-to-analog-your-master-with-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-26T16:29:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re trying to make your digital master sound more indicative of an analog master, you need to start by considering how analog routing works. Imagine how the signal gets routed in an actual analog system, and consider each step that the signal goes through from start to finish.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make CLEAR Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clear-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clear-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-27T16:30:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The quickest way to add some clarity to your vocal is to combine a high-pass filter with a gate tailored toward vocals. The high pass will attenuate aspects of the vocal that are causing plosives or unwanted rumble, and the gate cleans up the performance.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mid-Side Process Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mid-side-process-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mid-side-process-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-05-31T16:33:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mid and Side routing is the isolation of the left and right signals into the mono or mid image and the stereo or side image. When observing the stereo image, the mid is at 0 degrees or centered and the side is at 180 degrees.]]></description>

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                <title>How to EQ Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-eq-your-master-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-eq-your-master-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-01T16:30:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In many ways, distortion can be used as a form of equalization - especially when that distortion is easily controlled and can be made frequency specific. For example, an exciter will create high order harmonics, in turn amplifying the high-frequency range - resulting in a brighter master.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Limit Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-limit-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-limit-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-02T16:30:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When limiting your master, it’s best to find a limiter that works best for the genre and you’re intended amount of attenuation. Some settings that’ll help you limit your master include a 50-millisecond release, no more than 6dB of attenuation, and use oversampling when it’s available.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Vocal Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-vocal-effects</link>
                <guid>/top-9-vocal-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-03T16:29:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Valhalla Supermassive is a free reverb plugin that offers an incredibly unique and professional sound - with functionality for both reverberation and vocal modulation. This reverb is great for both common reverberation and distinct outlandish reverb due to the warp and feedback functions, as well as the mode selector.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Mastering Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-mastering-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-9-mastering-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-10T16:35:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Learning how to setup your mastering chain is challenging; however, you can follow simple steps and general rules to create a great starting point for your project. In this order you&#039;ll need to import your stereo mix, use clip gain to adjust the headroom, and then decide on your processing.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Setup Your Mastering Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-setup-your-mastering-chain</link>
                <guid>/how-to-setup-your-mastering-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-14T17:17:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Learning how to set up your mastering chain can be challenging; however, you can follow simple steps and general rules to create a great starting point for your project. In this order, you&#039;ll need to import your stereo mix, use clip gain to adjust the headroom, and then decide on your processing.]]></description>

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                <title>How to MultiBand Compress Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-multiband-compress-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-multiband-compress-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-15T16:36:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When using multi-band compression on your master bus, you should know how to create 4 forms of compression with the plugin - downward and upward compression and downward and upward expansion. Furthermore, utilize the attack and release to control the timbre, and use mid and side processing when possible.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Low-Level Upward Compress Your Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-low-level-upward-compress-your-master</link>
                <guid>/how-to-low-level-upward-compress-your-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-16T17:23:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering, you can introduce low-level compression with various plugins, like the Waves MV2, or utilize the functionality of multi-band compressors. Upward compression or low-level compression can make your master sound full and impressive, without affecting the peaks of your signal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master with iZotope Ozone</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-with-izotope-ozone</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-with-izotope-ozone</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-17T16:37:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering with Izotope Ozone, it helps to use the full module and introduce your processing within that plugin. Typically I like to introduce processing in this order, subtractive equalization, tape emulation, harmonic excitement, upward compression with the dynamics plugin, additive dynamic eq, vintage limiting and then maximization.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Vocal Processing Hacks</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-vocal-processing-hacks</link>
                <guid>/top-9-vocal-processing-hacks</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-21T16:36:45+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Reverb is typically thought of as a stylistic effect, but it can be used to create a sense of realism - if you’re recording vocals in a dry room, try combining ambience and room reverb types to create a full vocal. I’ll combine studio emulation with general ambience.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Dynamic Classical Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-dynamic-classical-music</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-dynamic-classical-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-22T16:36:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering dynamic classical music, the biggest favor you can do yourself is to avoid any form of aggressive processing, be it compression, equalization, limiting, etc. Your stereo image and your signal&#039;s peaks should both be retained as much as possible when mastering dynamic classical music.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Clean Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clean-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clean-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-23T16:36:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to make your vocals sound clean, use a high-pass filter, try multi-band gating to increase the dynamic range while lowering noise, and ensure that your temporal effects are in-time with the BPM of the track. Additionally, try to control your sibilance with clip gain.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Free Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-free-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-9-free-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-24T16:50:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[BritChannel is a great way to add some subtle harmonic distortion and analog emulated EQ curves to your signal. The gain is automatically compensated and causes 2nd, 3rd, and 4th order harmonics when set to higher levels, and primarily 3rd order harmonics when in mic mode.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Sidechain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-sidechain</link>
                <guid>/how-to-sidechain</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-28T16:48:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When using a sidechain, you can either enable an internal sidechain - which determines what frequencies trigger the processing, or an external side chain - which is an outside audio source that triggers the processing. Both have distinct pragmatic and creative purposes, and are typically used on a compressor.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Clean Masters</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clean-masters</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clean-masters</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-29T16:42:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to make your master sound clean, it&#039;s a good idea to find and isolate any sources of unwanted noise, such as noise generators, and mute them. Additionally, cutting the side image&#039;s low-frequencies, as well as the mids by up to 20Hz can add some clarity to your master.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Clear Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-clear-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-clear-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-06-30T16:37:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to achieve a clear mix, it&#039;s best to emphasize the high-frequency range while ensuring that the lows and mids are balanced. You can make your mix clear with exciters, equalizers, and frequency-specific compression, but some techniques like inverse equalization can also be very helpful.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master for Streaming</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-for-streaming-3</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-for-streaming-3</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-02T16:39:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering for streaming, you&#039;ll need to keep loudness normalization in mind, as well as how each streaming service utilizes normalization is a slightly different way. When in doubt, master between -14 and -10 LUFS and set your output level to about -1dBTP to avoid clipping during encoding.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-vocal-chain</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-vocal-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-06T16:44:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a vocal chain, you&#039;ll want to process in this order: tuning, equalization, compression, saturation, excitement, upward compression, and then reverb and delay sends. There are other chains of course, but I&#039;ve found this to be a great starting point with an overall professional sound.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Voice Over Sound Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-voice-over-sound-better</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-voice-over-sound-better</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-07T16:37:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you&#039;re trying to make your voice-over sound better, be sure to remove background noise with gating, use subtractive equalization to remove problem frequencies, and introduce subtle compression to control dynamics. Additionally, ensure that you&#039;ve achieved the right levels for the distributor you&#039;re using.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-music-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-music-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-09T16:41:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering music, try to avoid changes to your signal greater than 3dB when equalizing the signal, and avoid very narrow bands or curves. Additionally, some subtle tube or tape saturation and very mild compression prior to limiting to control your dynamics and create a full sound.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Free Mastering Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-free-mastering-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-9-free-mastering-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-12T16:33:56+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Channev is designed as a channel strip for an instrument recording; however, if we bypass the mic preamp section, and subtly use the de-esser, equalizer, compressor, limiter, and tape saturation functions it works great for mastering. I personally love the wet/dry dials in each section.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Mid-Range</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-mid-range</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-mid-range</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-13T16:39:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing your mid-range, try using some saturation on the mids using frequency-specific saturation - additionally, utilize upward compression to that same range. If your mix can benefit some aggressive mids, try an aggressive bus that isolates the mids, compresses, distorts, and upward compresses.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Clean Vocals Part 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clean-vocals-part-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clean-vocals-part-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-14T16:41:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to make your vocal clean, it can help to use Izotope&#039;s RX to remove vocal clicks and potential clips. Additionally, you may want to use clip gain to reduce plosives, use notch filters to remove hum, and even convert your vocal into MIDI.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Crisp Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-crisp-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-crisp-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-19T16:43:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When you&#039;re trying to make your vocals sound crisp, one good technique is to use a high shelf eq and boost the highs - then follow it with a de-esser to control any extra sibilance. You can also use parallel compression on the highs and blend it back in.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Compress Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-compress-vocals-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-compress-vocals-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-20T16:59:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When compressing vocals try various settings including soft and hard-knee to find what works best for the recording you have. Also, try both saturation and compression, as well as a combination of the two to see if the character of the saturation fits the vocal well.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 EQ Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-eq-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-9-eq-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-26T16:52:21+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When equalizing, it’s important to know how to create a more musical sound - one of the best ways to do this is to base the bandwidth of your EQ curves on octaves.  For example, the Q value of 1 Octave is 1.414 - this works well on your fundamental.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Vocal Mixing Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-vocal-mixing-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-9-vocal-mixing-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-27T16:47:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[I know that we’re supposed to be discussing mixing; however, I really can’t stress enough how important the recording is when trying to mix vocals.  If you’re the one in control of the vocal recording, record the signal to peak around -1dB to -3dB to cover the noise floor.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Parallel Compress</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-parallel-compress</link>
                <guid>/how-to-parallel-compress</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-07-28T16:39:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When setting up parallel compression, it’s best to use an auxiliary send to run parallel to your original signal, on which you insert a compressor.  With this compressor, compress the signal heavily before blending it back in with your original signal via the auxiliary track’s channel fader.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-music</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-02T16:50:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing music, it’s best to use a sampling rate of 48kHz or higher, and route your signal into busses.  From that point, use subtractive eq, compress and saturate, introduce temporal effects like reverb to the busses, finalize levels, and then export multiple versions by soloing your busses.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Music Start to Finish</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-music-start-to-finish</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-music-start-to-finish</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-03T16:46:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering your track, a good first step is to use subtractive mid-side equalization to attenuate problem frequencies and control the image.  From there, you’ll want to add some saturation, upward compression, additive equalization, and limiting all while monitoring your signal - then export the master.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-04T16:40:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocals be sure to mix in the context of a full mix and not solo the vocal when mixing - additionally, use some subtractive eq, compression, and saturation in that order.  Lastly, utilize temporal processing like delay and reverb after all of the other effects.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Logic Pro X Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-logic-pro-x-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-9-logic-pro-x-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-10T16:43:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making music in Logic Pro X, one of my favorite things to do is convert an audio file into a drum track.  All I need to do is select the track, push Control+D, and a drum trigger will convert the transients of the audio into midi data.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Inverse EQ</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-inverse-eq</link>
                <guid>/how-to-inverse-eq</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-12T01:01:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Inverse EQ is a great way to add some clarity amongst similar instruments - it uses the match function on an EQ and then inverts that signal to cause further separation. The FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is the current best option for this technique, but Trackspacer can work well too.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Clean Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-clean-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-clean-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-18T16:39:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re trying to make a clean mix, pay attention around 150 to 250Hz.  Use an eq to attenuate the region, or reduce warm tube or other warm saturators to make the mix sound cleaner - additionally, in-time effects, bass ducking, and other techniques help create a clean mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocal Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocal-effects</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocal-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-19T16:57:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocal effects, be sure to understand the routing of your signal from plugin to plugin, and how this routing can be utilized to achieve certain effects.  Additionally, if the plugin you’re using has a wet/dry dial, this can help blend in just the right about of processing.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 VST Instruments</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-vst-instruments</link>
                <guid>/top-9-vst-instruments</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-23T16:54:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Labs - Spitfire AudioIris 2 - IzotopeSyntronik - IK MultimediaArcade - OutputMassive X - Native InstrumentsKontakt - Native InstrumentsBBC Symphony Orchestra - Spitfire AudioTwin 2 - FabFilterFM8 - Native Instruments]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Rap Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-rap-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-rap-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-24T16:46:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing rap vocals, the main way to make it indicative of professional tracks is to have it sound separate from the instrumental, and create a crisp sound in the high end.  You can accomplish this with inverse equalization, parallel high-frequency compression, and more.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Clear Mix Start to Finish</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-clear-mix-start-to-finish</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-clear-mix-start-to-finish</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-25T16:44:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to make a clear mix, start with proper routing in which the outputs of your tracks are routed to busses - then use high pass filters, high-frequency saturation, compression on the lead vocal, and some air bands to add clarity.  Finish the mix and export each individual stem.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Layer Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-layer-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-layer-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-30T16:48:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When layering vocals, start with a good lead performance or comp, then build from there - layer in a lead double, lead harmony, and then any additional BGV tracks and process as needed. Additionally, use an instrument like a synth or piano to support your melodies, in turn strengthening the pitch.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Music</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-music</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-music</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-08-31T16:57:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making music, layer in your chords and percussion first - followed by your melody idea, bass, supporting instrumentation, and a pad if desired.  Then replace your melody idea recording with a vocal comp, doubles, harmonies, and BGVs before performing a quick mix and master, or preparing the tracks for mixing.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 15 VST Synth Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-15-vst-synth-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-15-vst-synth-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-02T16:47:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Xfer Records - SerumArturia - PigmentsNative Instruments - Massive XVital Audio - VitalKilohearts - PhasePlantu-he - Zebra 2Spectrasonics - Omnisphere 2Parawave - RapidArturia - V CollectionLethal Audio - Lethalu-he - DivaReveal Sound - SpireREFX - Nexus 3NativeInstruments - FM8Future Audio Workshop - Sublab]]></description>

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                <title>Free Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vocal-chain</link>
                <guid>/free-vocal-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-07T16:39:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Insert 1. Subtractive EQ with TDR Nova    Insert 2. Tuning with MAutoPitch    Insert 3. Compression with MCompressor    Insert 4. Saturation with BPB Saturator]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix a Song Start to Finish</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-a-song-start-to-finish</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-a-song-start-to-finish</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-08T16:34:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing a song, start with routing in which similar instruments are grouped together, then sent to individual busses and route these busses to your stereo output.  Then you can attenuate frequencies, establish levels, compress, saturate and excite, process your busses, add temporal effects, and more.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Vocals Sound Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-vocals-sound-better</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-vocals-sound-better</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-09T18:40:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To make vocals sound better, start by editing - when editing, cut out background noise, use clip gain to balance dynamics, and even remove plosives or unwanted sibilance.  Then you can introduce subtractive EQ, Compression, Additive EQ, Saturation, Exciters, and various forms of short and long reverb.]]></description>

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                <title>Compression Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/compression-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/compression-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-16T17:16:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to understand compressors, it helps to know the different behavior of 1176, Tube, VCA, Optical, Digital, and upward compressors.  By knowing the parameters of these different compressor types, we’ll know which ones cause distortion, which work well for particular instruments, and how they affect the frequency response.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Mastering Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-mastering-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-9-mastering-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-17T16:42:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. Know Everything about Your Plugins    2. Match the Vocals’ Loudness    3. Utilize Various Compression Types    4. Oversampling is Important]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Clear Vocals Start to Finish</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clear-vocals-start-to-finish</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clear-vocals-start-to-finish</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-21T16:34:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. What Creates Vocal Clarity?    2. Start with a Simple EQ    3. Upward and Downward Compress    4. Saturate High Mids    5. Parallel Compress Highs]]></description>

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                <title>EQ Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/eq-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/eq-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-22T16:52:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Although there are many equalizers that have been created over the years, the parametric EQ houses the majority of possible EQ functions.  With a comprehensive parametric EQ you can emulate any shelving EQ, graphic EQ, or semi-parametric EQ - so unless you have a preference, parametric is the best option.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 9 Mixing Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-9-mixing-effects</link>
                <guid>/top-9-mixing-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-23T16:37:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. Parallel Aggressor - Baby Audio    2. Abbey Road Vinyl - Waves Audio    3. SnareBuzz - Track Spacer    4. Zener Limiter - Softube]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Warm Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-warm-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-warm-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-27T16:53:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making your vocals sounds warm, you can amplify your fundamental, use transformer or tube saturation, and expand low frequencies.  Then you can introduce some more creative techniques like parallel upward compression only on the lows, or maybe doubling the vocal with a formant shifted version.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Low End</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-low-end</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-low-end</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-28T16:43:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re mixing low frequencies, the best thing you can do is find ways to separate instruments that are heavily overlapping.  If you separate them via distortion, equalization, transient shaping, r other means, your low end has a better chance of sounding clearer and more impactful.]]></description>

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                <title>Reverb Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/reverb-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/reverb-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-09-30T20:04:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When using digital reverb there are 2 main types you&#039;ll come across, Algorithmic and Convolution. Algorithmic is incredibly versatile and can emulate multiple classic types of reverb by using delay taps and filtering; convolution allows you to use any impulse response to define the characteristics of a space.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Fire Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-fire-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-fire-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-01T16:45:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re trying to make fire vocals, use compression, balancing EQ, an air EQ, and temporal effects like reverb and delay to control, clarify, and thicken your vocal.  After your vocal is balanced and practical processing has been used, introduce advanced effects for a creative sound.]]></description>

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                <title>Limiter Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/limiter-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/limiter-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-05T16:41:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to understand limiters, know first and foremost that they are attenuators or compressors with an instant attack time and often include a brick-wall ceiling. The first few dB of attenuation is difficult to hear but after about 5dB of attenuation, small amounts of distortion will become noticeable.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Balanced Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-06T16:43:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making your mix more balanced, use a frequency and image analyzer to check if your mix is within a reasonable range.  Additionally, you can equalize your kick and bass’s fundamental frequencies, use various compression techniques, and equalize using reverb reflections to make your mix balanced.]]></description>

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                <title>Vocal Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/vocal-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/vocal-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-07T16:40:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When affecting your vocal, it’s best to start with equalization and understand what each frequency range is responsible for.  From there you can utilize compression, saturation, resonant frequency attenuation, reverb, modulation, and re-amping to better control the dynamics, overall quality, and tone of your vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix in FL Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-in-fl-studio</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-in-fl-studio</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-08T16:54:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing in FL Studio, after you import your stems or tracks, you’ll need to route each track to a distinct channel fader in the mixer.  Once you’ve done that you can begin by adding some of the useful stock plugins. They provide, like Maximus,  soundgoodizer, and more.]]></description>

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                <title>Advanced Mastering Compression</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advanced-mastering-compression</link>
                <guid>/advanced-mastering-compression</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-11T16:32:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to achieve advanced compression during the mastering stage, try using upward and downward compression, splitting your stereo signal into separate left and right channels, or automating various functions of your compression.  Emulating analog equipment is also helpful, and can be done with separate compression and distortion plugins.]]></description>

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                <title>Advanced Vocal Mixing Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advanced-vocal-mixing-effects</link>
                <guid>/advanced-vocal-mixing-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-12T16:39:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. Pro R by FabFilter    2. Satin by u-he    3. Ozone Izotope         Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         Pro R by FabFilter]]></description>

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                <title>Advanced Mixing Saturation</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advanced-mixing-saturation</link>
                <guid>/advanced-mixing-saturation</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-13T16:37:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When saturating your signal, keep in mind how the harmonic formation created by the saturator will impact the tone and timbre of the signal.  By knowing these different formations and how to achieve them, you can accomplish saturation that also equalizes, and even stereo expands your signal.]]></description>

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                <title>Advanced Vocal Mixing Equalization</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advanced-vocal-mixing-equalization</link>
                <guid>/advanced-vocal-mixing-equalization</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-14T16:37:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing your vocal, you can use equalization in advanced ways - like using a side-chain dynamic EQ technique to separate your vocal and another instrument.  Or you can use modulation and saturation to alter the frequency response in either a dynamic or time-based way.]]></description>

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                <title>3 Underrated Mastering Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/3-underrated-mastering-plugins</link>
                <guid>/3-underrated-mastering-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-18T16:31:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. Arturia - V76 Pre    2. Voxengo - Teote    3. Melda Audios - MTurboComp         Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         Arturia - V76 Pre]]></description>

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                <title>How to Saturate a Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-saturate-a-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-saturate-a-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-20T16:38:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When saturating a full mix it first helps to know what saturation is doing to your mix, and how the harmonics used will improve its sound.  You can use saturation or analog emulation plugins, or you can combine compression and distortion to create your own effect.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Bright Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-bright-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-bright-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-21T16:56:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Making a vocal brighter includes affecting the high-frequency range in one way or another including using an EQ, an Airband EQ, an exciter, saturator, or other various techniques.  Using certain types of reverb can also create a bright vocal if the reflections are in the high-frequency range.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-better</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-better</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-22T16:38:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’ve been mixing for a while and you want to learn how to do it better, some small but important tips may improve your productions.  Knowing where clipping is occurring, some good free plugins to expedite workflow, and how you can utilize saturation to void high CPU.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 5 Free VST Instruments</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-5-free-vst-instruments</link>
                <guid>/top-5-free-vst-instruments</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-26T16:35:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Zebralette - U-heLabs - Spitfire AudioAmore Grand Piano - Precision SoundThe Orchestra - The Alpine ProjectSmashed Analog Kit - Noiiz]]></description>

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                <title>Advanced Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advanced-vocal-chain</link>
                <guid>/advanced-vocal-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-27T16:36:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Soothe 2, then Weiss De-essDynamic Subtractive EQSaturn 2, FET AccentizeOpto Peak Down CompressionSlapback ReverbStylized Reverb &amp;amp; Crosstalk EmulationWeiss De-essSubtle Gullfoss]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Bus Process</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-bus-process</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-bus-process</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-10-28T16:42:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Regardless of the processing that you add to your mixbus, always ensure that the effects are subtle - otherwise, you may ruin a perfectly good mix.   Equalization, saturation, compression, and other typical effects are useful; however, delay-based stereo imaging should be avoided more often than not.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Warm Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-warm-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-warm-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-02T19:33:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making your mix sound warm, try transformer or tube saturation to create a strong second-order harmonic - then amplify the lows with some upward compression and a low shelf.  Optical compression may make the mix sound warmer as well, but be sure not to compress too heavily.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Tune Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-tune-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-tune-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-03T16:40:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When tuning a vocal, start by knowing which notes you need tuned, and select those notes in the tuner - from there you can achieve a natural sound, and aggressive sound, or one best suited for BGVs.  After you’ve finished tuning, use some subtle reverb and saturation to blend the effect in.]]></description>

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                <title>Advanced Vocal Mixing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/advanced-vocal-mixing</link>
                <guid>/advanced-vocal-mixing</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-04T16:56:55+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re looking for a more advanced way to mix your vocals, start with some important editing, like clip gaining your entire vocal track section by section, and isolating sibilance to a new track.  Then tune, add some upward compression, and try some creative processing like modulated saturation.]]></description>

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                <title>Delay Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/delay-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/delay-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-09T17:38:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When using delay, it is useful to know how to time your delay with your BPM, how to make the delay taps sound like one source, and how to introduce stereo imaging with delay.  Additionally, it’s best to know some common delay functions like crosstalk, feedback, and modulation.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 8 Vocal Clarity Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-8-vocal-clarity-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-8-vocal-clarity-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-10T17:44:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Comparing Multiple Air ShelvesBoost 3kHz HarmonicIncrease Reverb PreDelaySeparate Sibilance, then Boost HighsEmulator Specific ExciterSoothe2 then SaturationTrackSpacer on VocalParallel Highs Base]]></description>

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                <title>How to EQ a Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-eq-a-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-eq-a-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-11T19:16:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When equalizing a full mix, be sure to only make subtle changes to the frequency response - also, utilize mid-side equalization for subtle stereo expansion.  You can also use other creative forms of equalization like dynamic eq or intelligent eq to subtly reshape your mix’s response.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Female Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-female-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-female-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-16T17:43:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing female vocals the main thing you need to keep in mind is how the pitch has shifted upward, and what this means for important frequencies.  For example, the ranges for vocal clarity and sibilance have likely shifted higher, meaning you’ll need to equalize the vocal differently.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Stack Compression</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-stack-compression</link>
                <guid>/how-to-stack-compression</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-17T17:40:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When stacking compression, we’re creating a series in which multiple compressors are performing distinct jobs.  For example, we can stack multiple forms of peak compression, or combine downward and upward compressors - additionally, we combine distinct sounds like the 1176 or LA2A optical compressor to create something entirely unique.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make LoFi Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-lofi-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-lofi-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-18T17:41:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making lo-fi vocals, using processing that attenuates the low and high-frequency range, introduces analog and digital distortion, and emulates the sound of classic recording devices.  A quick and easy way to make loft vocals is to isolate the mid frequencies with an EQ, then heavily saturate the signal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-better</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-better</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-22T17:48:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you’re mastering and want it to sound better, try aligning the phase, expanding the transients on the side image, and upward compressing the mids using a parallel send.  You can also do some experimental steps like normalizing a parallel track instead of using parallel compression.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Background Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-background-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-background-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-11-24T16:30:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing background vocals, start with optical compression with a longer release, a high-pass filter, and sibilance dip, and then tune with high settings.  When mixing background vocals, keep in mind that they should blend in with the lead, meaning they can be processed heavily without issue.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 7 Free Limiters</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-7-free-limiters</link>
                <guid>/top-7-free-limiters</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-02T17:38:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[7. Easy Limiter - EmRys    6. Limiter - Kilohearts    5. W1 Limiter - George Yohng    4. Frontier - D16    3. Barricade v4 - Toneboosters]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Dark Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-dark-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-dark-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-03T17:41:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making dark vocals you can use a high shelf filter to attenuate high frequencies, or you can use low tape speed emulation to attenuate highs while distorting mids. Another option for making dark vocals is to use reverb and isolate the reflections to the lows of the vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Fire Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-fire-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-fire-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-07T17:42:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you want to make a fire mix, start with subtractive eq and saturation on your instruments, then focus on vocal and drum reverb.  From there you can create vocal layers using a tuner, and affect your mixbus to create a full and impressive sound.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Male Vocal</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-male-vocal</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-male-vocal</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-09T17:47:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing male vocals, start with subtractive equalization followed by de-essing and compression - these 3 effects will attenuate aspects of the vocal you don’t want and control the dynamics.  Then introduce additive forms of processing like exciting, distortion, delay, vocal reverb, additive equalization, and more.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix High End</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-high-end</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-high-end</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-10T17:42:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing high end, the main tool you’ll use is an equalizer, with which you can amplify the highs, and expand the highs if the EQ is mid-side.  Other useful tools are frequency-specific saturation, a compressor with a short attack and release settings, and airy reverb.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals With a Beat</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-with-a-beat</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-with-a-beat</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-14T17:37:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocals with a beat, we’ll either want to separate the two or blend the two more.  To separate them we can boost frequencies on the vocal and cut those same frequencies on the beat, or maybe introduce even harmonics on the beat, and odd on the vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Mixing Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-mixing-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-mixing-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-15T17:46:12+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Keep Things Simple When PossibleUse Saturation for Multiple EffectsUse Compression MusicallyTry Series Compression on VocalDon’t Mix with a Limiter on the MixBusBe Particular with ReverbBPM Equation ExplainedKnow When to Use Linear PhaseTry Binaural Panning Instead of Stereo ExpansionUse Busses for Cohesion]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-better</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-better</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-16T17:33:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocals, use some unique techniques like multiband upward compression, or series de-essers to make your vocals sound better. One of the easiest ways to make a vocal sound better is to use multiband saturation, with which you can distort each frequency range for a specific purpose.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Drums</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-drums</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-drums</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-22T17:35:08+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing drums, trying finding ways to both thicken the sound, and increase the detail of the transients.  For example, bus compression with a super quick attack and release, as well as a hard knee, will distort transients in turn making them more prominent - it’ll also glue the sound.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Vocals Sound Analog</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-vocals-sound-analog</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-vocals-sound-analog</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-24T17:49:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you want to make your vocals sound more like an analog recording, use analog emulation plugins or use an EQ to mimic the frequency response of classic analog gear.  Furthermore, only use processing that was available at the time, for example, use plate or chamber reverb emulation.]]></description>

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                <title>Waves Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/waves-vocal-chain</link>
                <guid>/waves-vocal-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-30T17:35:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Q6 - Subtractive EQC1 Compressor - Downward CompressionDe-esser - High Hz. CompressionLo Air - Sub Harmonic GenerationDoubler - Vocal ModulationMV2 - Low-Level CompressionH-Delay - Thickening DelayRVerb - Early Reflection ReverbQ6 - Additive EQGW VoiceCentric - 1 Plugin Chain]]></description>

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                <title>Mono or Stereo Mixing</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mono-or-stereo-mixing</link>
                <guid>/mono-or-stereo-mixing</guid>
                <pubDate>2021-12-31T17:35:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Most engineers mix primarily in stereo, while occasionally monitoring their mix in mono to check its mono compatibility.  To monitor your mix in mono, use a utility plugin or one designed to sum a stereo signal to mono, and place the plugin on your mix bus.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 14 Free Mastering Plugins 2022</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-14-free-mastering-plugins-2022</link>
                <guid>/top-14-free-mastering-plugins-2022</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-04T17:36:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Baby Comeback - Baby AudioMagic Dice - Baby AudioMagic Switch - Baby AudiodBComp - Analog ObsessionReLife - Analog ObsessionPREDD - Analog ObsessionRoom041 - Analog ObsessionSSQ - Analog ObsessionDirty Spring - BPBOrange Flavor - SNFK MusicInitial Clipper - Initial AudioValvola - Hornet PluginsGentle Drives - Brain SyntheticT-De-Esser Plus - Techivation]]></description>

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                <title>Saturation Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/saturation-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/saturation-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-05T17:38:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When saturating a signal, it helps to understand that both harmonic distortion and soft-knee compression is occurring.  The harmonics and the ratio of compression will depend on the incoming signal, and the component or emulation being used to saturate the signal - like a tube, or transistor.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Vocal Effects 2022</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-vocal-effects-2022</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-vocal-effects-2022</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-06T17:36:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Room041 - Analog ObsessionT-De-esser Plus - TechivationGSatPlus - TBProAudioBaby Comeback - Baby AudioRS-w2395c - Fuse Audio LabsFresh Air - Slate DigitalMagic Switch - Baby AudioChannev - Analog ObsessionDystortion - Stoff AudioTrack 24 - Low Wave Studios]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Smooth Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-smooth-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-smooth-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-12T17:47:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to make your vocals smooth sounding, it’s all about balancing high frequencies with low-mids.  Attenuate your sibilance with a de-esser, equalizer, or with an analog emulation that dampens highs, then subtly increase low-mids to mask higher frequencies and add a warm, smooth quality.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Frequencies</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-frequencies</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-frequencies</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-14T21:39:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing frequencies, it helps to understand how various processors, from EQs to saturators, and even compressors, will affect the frequency response of the signal.  It’s also helpful to know the important frequencies of various instruments and instrument groups - such as drums and lead vocals.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Dynamic EQ</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-dynamic-eq</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-dynamic-eq</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-17T17:37:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When you use dynamic EQ, how it’s operated will depend on the EQ itself, but the TDR NOVA, Pro Q-3, and Weiss EQ1 operate somewhat similarly.  They all include creating a band, making it dynamic, and then altering the threshold and ratio to set the compression or expansion.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Kick and Bass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-kick-and-bass</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-kick-and-bass</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-19T17:47:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing kick and bass, separating the 2 instruments while keeping their respective timbres is a great way to find balance in the low end.  EQ is the easiest way to separate their frequencies, but you can also use different types of saturation, creating harmonics on each that don’t overlap.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Vocal EQ Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-vocal-eq-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-vocal-eq-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-21T17:52:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Starting with General Important FrequenciesNatural or Accurate High-Pass FilterAmplify Fundamental and Second-Order HarmonicFind In-Key Vowel FrequencyFinding In-Key PresenceUnique Nature of Nasal FrequenciesLinear Phase Smooth VocalsHigh Q Air ShelfVocal-Friendly EQ on InstrumentalUsing 2nd Order Harmonic as EQ]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals in FL Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-in-fl-studio</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-in-fl-studio</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-24T17:58:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocals in FL Studio, you approach the vocals similar to how you would in other DAWs - start with EQ, compress if needed, try upward compression or maximization, and then use temporal processing.  FL Studio makes parallel processing easy with wet/dry insert dials, so try these as well.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix With Automation</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-with-automation</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-with-automation</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-26T18:08:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Automation can be used for both pragmatic and entirely creative purposes when mixing music - for example, automated saturation during the chorus can make it sound fuller, or automated delay can be very stylistic.  Mixing with automation gives you the chance to control more parameters, resulting in more complex mixes.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Balance Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-balance-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-balance-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-28T17:44:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When balancing vocals, we&#039;re trying to find the right level of the vocal when compared to other instruments or the instrumental in full. This can be done by changing its volume; however, it&#039;s best to affect the frequencies, dynamics, and spatial characteristics of a vocal when balancing it.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 11 Stereo Width Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-11-stereo-width-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-11-stereo-width-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-01-31T17:42:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Don’t Use Delay-Based Stereo ExpandersUsing Left-Right EQUsing Mid-Side EQNatural Sounding Stereo PlacementUsing Mid-Side SaturationModulated Mid-Side SaturationDynamic Mid-Side or Left-Right EQMid-Side Compression or LimitingMono or Stereo Low Frequencies?Creating Wide TransientsSeparating Mid and Side for Processing]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals Start to Finish</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-start-to-finish</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-start-to-finish</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-02T17:43:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Optional: Start with Gullfoss EQOptional: Use Soothe to Reduce ResonancesUse Subtractive EQDe-ess or Compress SibilanceAdditive EQ into SaturationOptional: Modulated Saturation for TransientsUpward Compression or InflationShort Delay, and Short ReverbOptional: Longer, Stylized ReverbLarge Bandwidth Mastering EQAutomating Plugin Settings]]></description>

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                <title>Top 6 Free DAWs 2022</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-6-free-daws-2022</link>
                <guid>/top-6-free-daws-2022</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-04T17:49:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Waveform - TractionBandlab Online - BandlabStudio One 5 Prime - PreSonusGarageband - AppleMPC Beats - AkaiSerato Studio - Serato]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master in FL Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-in-fl-studio</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-in-fl-studio</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-07T18:01:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering in FL Studio, and using stock plugins, start with a parametric EQ to attenuate troublesome frequencies.  Then introduce some subtle saturation to fill out the sound, upward compression to increase detail, transient expansion to improve transients, additive EQ to rebalance the signal, and some compression and limiting.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 12 Free Mastering Plugins 2022</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-12-free-mastering-plugins-2022</link>
                <guid>/top-12-free-mastering-plugins-2022</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-09T17:48:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Split - The ZheBertom Phantom Center - Bertom AudioTUBA - Analog ObsessionYouLean Loudness Meter - YouLeanDiablo Lite - CymaticsATK Stereo Limiter - Mattieu BrucherEQ Curve Analyzer - Bertom AudioNova-67P or TDR Nova - Vladisolv GoncharovStereo - Yuri SemenovLimiter One - CIS DSP FactoryClipMax - Rob Chokehold DesignsChow Tape Model - Chow DSP]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals in Ableton</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-in-ableton</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-in-ableton</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-10T17:53:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocals in Ableton, start with EQ and then compress with a quick attack and makeup gain to bring the vocal forward.  With the dynamics controlled, introduce temporal processing like a chorus effect, various reverbs, and delays, before finishing the chain with slight compression and EQ.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Crisp Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-crisp-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-crisp-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-18T18:03:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a crisp mix, you need to find ways to both amplify and slightly distort or compress the high frequencies.  Having a present high-frequency range can often be achieved with a shelf filter, followed by compression or distortion, and utilized until the mix sounds “crisp.”]]></description>

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                <title>Top 11 Vocal Compression Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-11-vocal-compression-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-11-vocal-compression-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-21T17:44:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Edit First for Less CompressionCapture all of the VocalEmphasize 2kHz into CompressionDoes Saturation Compress?Saturation vs. Compression for VocalsTry Reverse SaturationExpert Vocal Dynamic ControlUpward and Downward Compression Peak then Optical CompressionShort Reverb as CompressionCompress Temporal Effects]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Acoustic Guitar</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-acoustic-guitar</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-acoustic-guitar</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-23T17:34:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing acoustic guitar, typically you can start with an EQ that cleans up low frequencies, before moving to compression and/or saturation.  The compressor you choose will depend on the sound you’re trying to achieve, for example, an 1176 will work well in a rock mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Heat Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-heat-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-heat-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-02-25T17:36:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[You can ‘Heat Vocals’ or add lots of presence and detail by introducing compression, saturation, parallel high-frequency compression, and a short delay to thicken the vocal.  Before your compression, use some corrective forms of processing like subtractive EQ and a de-esser to tame problem frequencies.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Mastering Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-mastering-chain</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-mastering-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-02T17:36:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a mastering chain, first understand the routing of your DAW, then choose a first insert that will set you up well for further processing.  Typically your mastering chain will include subtractive EQ, compression, saturation, low-level enhancers, and a limiter, before including automation to make the master unique.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Blend Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-blend-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-blend-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-04T21:33:42+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When blending vocals, heavy compression with a shorter attack and longer release will work well on BGVs, doubles, and background harmonies.  If you’re trying to blend vocals but the timing sounds off, try heavy de-essing to remove sibilants causing the perceived timing issues.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Fix Masking</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-fix-masking</link>
                <guid>/how-to-fix-masking</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-07T17:34:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To fix masking in your mix or master, pay particular attention to your low frequencies - which both have immense overlap in terms of the musical scale, and can greatly affect higher frequencies.  The best tool to reduce masking is an EQ, but saturation and compression also play a role.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Vocal EQ Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-vocal-eq-tips-2</link>
                <guid>/top-10-vocal-eq-tips-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-09T17:36:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Quickly Fix Masking with EQPinpointing Masking FrequenciesFinding Fundamental and HarmonicsFinding Dis-harmonious FrequenciesDynamic Resonance AttenuationDynamic Masking CompensationEmulating Microphone CapsulesEmulating Famous MicrophonesImportant Vocal FrequenciesEQ for Dialogue]]></description>

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                <title>How to Compress Low End</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-compress-low-end</link>
                <guid>/how-to-compress-low-end</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-11T17:40:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When compressing low-end, it’s best to consider which instrument or group you’re trying to control - for example, a bass guitar is typically compressed with an optical compressor with a soft knee.  Alternatively, a kick drum will typically sound better with a hard knee and faster attack and release.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Mixing Plugins 2022</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-mixing-plugins-2022</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-mixing-plugins-2022</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-14T17:09:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[BYOD - ChowDSPTube Preamp - DDMFLOADES - Analog ObsessionAnalog Rack - Nembrini AudioTILTA - Analog ObsessionKrush - TritikThe Expressor - TheZheChow Matrix - ChowDSPADverb - Audio DamageInitial Clipper - Initial Audio]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals With Free Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-with-free-plugins</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-with-free-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-16T16:53:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing a vocal with free plugins, you can use parametric EQs like the MEqualizer, one that’s semi-parametric like the SSQ, or a graphic EQ like the Overtone GEQ.  When mixing the vocal with free plugins, MCompressor is an option, as is TDR Molotok for a unique timbre.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Clear Masters</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clear-masters</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clear-masters</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-18T16:45:53+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a clear master, EQ is the easiest way to increase clarity, but saturation, intelligent EQ, transient expansion, and limiting all play a role in making a clear master.  In addition, some functions like true peak limiting, and oversampling can help or hinder master clarity.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-vocal-chain-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-vocal-chain-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-21T17:05:19+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a vocal chain, understanding your routing will affect how you process your vocal.  For example, I always start with subtractive forms of processing to remove frequencies I don’t want later on, since later forms of processing will most likely amplify these aspects if they aren’t corrected first.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Hip Hop</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-hip-hop</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-hip-hop</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-23T16:44:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing hip-hop music, some of your instruments will already have some processing - for example, your 808, snare, and any sample-based instrument.  That said when mixing hip-hop it’s best not to over-compress, but instead, find ways to augment the timbre and presence of instruments.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Airy Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-airy-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-airy-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-25T16:41:26+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making airy vocals, you need to find ways to amplify frequencies above 12kHz - this can be done with EQ, frequency-specific reverb, or through unique parallel compression tricks.  Since these frequencies can increase the chances of aliasing, it’s best to use oversampling when possible.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Alternatives to Popular Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-alternatives-to-popular-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-alternatives-to-popular-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-29T17:03:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[OTT vs. MV2Fresh Air vs. Maag EQ4LoudMax vs L1Supermassive vs. FF Pro-RTDR NOVA vs. FF Pro-Q3GSatPlus vs. PSP Vintage WarmerChowTape vs. SatinMJUC jr. vs. Comp Tube STALALA vs CLA 2aMEqualizer vs FF-Pro Q3]]></description>

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                <title>How to Stack Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-stack-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-stack-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-03-30T16:43:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When stacking vocals start with a good lead vocal comp, then add unison vocals, harmonies, and full high and low octave unison vocals to fill out the frequency spectrum.  Then manually edit their positions to align the performances, and use de-essing, compression, tuning, and reverb.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master in 10 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-in-10-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-in-10-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-02T16:42:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Ensure You Have HeadroomUse Precise Subtractive EQAffect Transients and Harmonics with SaturationUtilize Parallel Low-Level ProcessingFurther Process Parallel TrackFor Loud Genres, Use ClipperBroadband Additive EQLimiting without TruePeak DetectionReview and Automate Plugin FunctionsFor Complex Mastering Try DDMF]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Deep Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-deep-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-deep-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-04T16:41:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To make deep vocals use a formant shifter plugin and reduce the formant of the vocal.  This will retain the same pitch but will reduce the perceived depth of the vocal - some good plugins for this are Vocal Bender, Little Alterboy, and Harmony Engine Evo.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Space in a Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-space-in-a-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-space-in-a-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-06T16:44:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making space in a mix, a big point of interest is frequency overlap between instruments and removing that overlap.  Attenuating 200 - 300Hz with a bell filter on various instruments is a good start, but saturation types, compression and how it’s introduced, and stereo imaging all play an important role.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 12 Underrated Free Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-12-underrated-free-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-12-underrated-free-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-08T16:33:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[MVibrato - Melda AudioISOL8 - TBProAudioChowPhaser - ChowDSPKrush - TriTikBPB Dirty Filter - Bedroom Producers BlogBertom Curve Analyzer - Bertom AudioRoom 041 - Analog ObsessionBoogex - VoxengoMLoudnessAnalyzer - Melda AudioMangleVerb - Audio DamageVocal Doubler - IzotopeLimiterOne - CIS DSP Factory]]></description>

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                <title>How to Double Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-double-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-double-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-11T16:35:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When doubling vocals, you’ll need to either record them, or emulate them by modulating the amplitude, timing, and pitch of the lead vocal performance.  When doubling by recording, first ensure you have a suitable lead to stack vocals on, then record, then edit to realign the timing, and lastly process.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix With Free Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-with-free-plugins</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-with-free-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-13T16:34:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing with free plugins, starts by balancing your low frequencies using EQ and compression on kicks, 808s, and low synths - then, move on to your vocal by using equalization, compression, and saturation.  Saturation will likely be used on your other instruments to bring forward more detail and control dynamics.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Tame Harsh Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-tame-harsh-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-tame-harsh-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-15T16:32:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When working with a harsh vocal, you can typically tame it by attenuating frequencies above 2kHz and below 12kHz using a subtle bell filter via an EQ.  Attenuating 3-5kHz will help significantly, as will using a de-esser on 5kHz to 12kHz to reduce harsh-sounding sibilance.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Powerful Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-powerful-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-powerful-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-20T16:35:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a powerful mix, start with the low frequencies and ensure they don’t overlap excessively - typically it&#039;s best to attenuate overlapping lows on the bass track.  Mid frequencies are also important when making a powerful mix, on which I’ll typically use parallel processing and upward compression.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Saturate Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-saturate-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-saturate-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-22T16:37:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When you saturate vocals it’s a good idea to first identify important frequency ranges, like your vocal’s fundamentals, and the mid frequencies that will receive the majority of harmonics.  You can observe the harmonics that form by running a low-frequency sine wave through your saturator of choice.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master With Fabfilter</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-with-fabfilter</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-with-fabfilter</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-25T16:35:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Starting With Subtractive EQDe-ess with MB CompressorSaturn 2 for Saturation and TransientsSaturn 2 for Upward CompressionSaturn 2 for Stereo ImagingMB Upward Compression with Pro-MBOptional: Subtle Compression with Pro-C 2Additive EQ with Pro-Q 3Stage 1 Limiting with Pro-L 2Stage 2 Limiting and LUFS Measurement]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Limiters</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-limiters</link>
                <guid>/top-10-limiters</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-27T16:48:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[FabFilter Pro-L2Voxengo ElephantNewfangled Audio ElevateSonnox Oxford LimiterWeiss MM-1PSP Audio BrickwallTC Electronic Brickwall HDToneboosters Barricade V4Flux Elixer Limiter V3DMG Audio Limitless]]></description>

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                <title>How to Balance a Vocal &amp; Beat</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-balance-a-vocal-beat</link>
                <guid>/how-to-balance-a-vocal-beat</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-04-29T16:59:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When balancing a vocal and a beat, you can increase 3.5kHz on the vocal to make it stick out, or attenuate this range to blend the vocal in with the instrumental.  Additionally, if you’re trying to balance your vocal and a beat, try side-chained compression.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Mid Side Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-mid-side-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-mid-side-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-02T16:34:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Understanding M/S BasicsSeparate any Signal into M/SMid Side EQ on Drum BusCreate Full and Wide Guitars or SynthsTransient Expansion on Side ImageCompressing Mid Image for ExpansionMid Side EQ on Vocal BusMid Side EQ on Mix BusUpward Compression on Side ImageCreative Mid Side Automation]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocal Reverb</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocal-reverb</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocal-reverb</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-09T16:47:04+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocal reverb, you can time the reverb to your BPM, insert an EQ after parallel reverb to get expert control over your reflections, and even distort your reverb for a creative effect.  Parallel processing opens up a lot of possibilities when mixing vocal reverb.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Delay</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-delay</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-delay</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-11T16:50:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When you mix delay, combine equalization and delay to help tailor the processing to the instrument or signal you’re affecting.  Additionally, delay can cause stereo expansion when used on a stereo signal, so keep that in mind as a possible method to affect your mix’s image.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Level Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-level-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-level-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-13T16:53:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When leveling vocals, use automation to change the vocal’s level, then send the vocal to a bus for processing.  Alternatively, use clip gain to alter the gain of the vocal and then introduce processing; compression and saturation will both work well at further leveling the vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix With Headphones</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-with-headphones</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-with-headphones</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-16T16:38:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing with headphones, the most important thing to understand is how headphones are affecting the frequency response, stereo image, and perceived distortion.  Plugins let you mimic the effects of these changes and even reverse them to monitor the signal from a more neutral perspective.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Pitch Correct Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-pitch-correct-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-pitch-correct-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-18T17:23:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To pitch correct your vocals, first consider which key the vocal is in - then you can use an EQ or a tuner to correct the pitch.  Using an EQ will have a more natural sound, whereas a standard vocal tuner will have an artificial sound.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master With Free Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-with-free-plugins</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-with-free-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-20T16:34:35+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering with free plugins start with subtractive M/S EQ to attenuate the side’s lows and a little of the side around 2kHz with a bell.  Then saturate the mid and side separately, expand the stereo image, clip, and end the chain with a limiter.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use Vocal Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-vocal-effects-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-vocal-effects-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-23T16:43:58+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When using vocal effects, start with EQ and adjust the lows, mids, and highs, using the vocal’s fundamental as a guide.  Then control the dynamics and timbre with different types of compression, a few dB of de-essing, and saturation before adding temporal effects like delay and reverb.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Harmonics</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-harmonics</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-harmonics</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-26T16:44:07+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing harmonics, you can use differing harmonic formations to separate similar or competing signals.  Additionally, harmonics can be used to add high-frequency clarity when the harmonics are higher in order, or low-frequency fullness and warmth when the harmonics are 2nd and 3rd order.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Thick Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-thick-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-thick-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-27T16:33:57+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you want your vocals to be thick, use saturation, upward compression, and/or downward compression to bring quieter details up and to add harmonics.  Additionally, introduce time and frequency modulation via reverb, delay, and chorusing, and then amplify the side image to make a thick vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master in Logic Pro X</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-in-logic-pro-x</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-in-logic-pro-x</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-05-30T16:46:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering in Logic Pro X, I like to separate the signal into 3 frequency ranges by using auxiliary sends and linear phase EQs.  Then I’ll process each band individually using equalization, compression, and saturation, before processing all of the signals collectivist via the stereo output.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Chain Vocal Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-chain-vocal-effects</link>
                <guid>/how-to-chain-vocal-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-01T16:34:52+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When chaining vocal effects, consider how the signal will be affected as it transfers from one processor to the other.  For example, I could place an EQ before a compressor and amplify a band - this will cause the compressor to work harder on those frequencies.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix for Clarity</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-for-clarity</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-for-clarity</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-03T16:49:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing for clarity be sure to find a good balance between low and high frequencies - often a mix that lacks clarity needs some additional high frequencies.  Saturation, equalization, and transient expansion are all good ways to add high-frequency content and increase mix clarity.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals in 11 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-in-11-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-in-11-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-06T16:42:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Start with RX De-ClickUse EQ for Low-Pass and BoostIntroducing Natural TuningThe Most Transparent De-esser2nd Harmonic SaturationBringing Vocals ForwardSoothe 2 to Reduce ResonanceSend 1 &amp;amp; 2: Long/Short DelaySend 3: Mix Glue ReverbLayering Lead Vocal MelodyVocal Bus Routing and EQ]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Wide Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-wide-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-wide-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-08T16:44:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a wide mix, phase cancellation will need to be used in one way or another to push the signal into the 180-degree stereo field.  Mid-side processing is a great way to widen a mix if your stereo track has varying left and right channel signals.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Sit Vocals in a Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-sit-vocals-in-a-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-sit-vocals-in-a-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-10T16:42:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Getting a vocal to sit in a mix has a lot to do with amplifying or attenuating 2-5kHz to make the vocal stick out or pull back respectively.  Compression and a compressor’s attack and release times are also big components in having a vocal sit in the mix.]]></description>

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                <title>How to EQ Instruments</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-eq-instruments</link>
                <guid>/how-to-eq-instruments</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-15T16:50:40+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When equalizing instruments, we need to consider how they interact with one another - a good place to start is determining if multiple instruments have fundamentals that overlap.  If so, it is likely a good idea to attenuate that fundamental on one or more instruments to create spectral balance.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Vocal Reverb Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-vocal-reverb-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-vocal-reverb-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-17T16:37:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Where to Insert Vocal ReverbShould Vocal Reverb be Parallel?PreDelay and Vocal ReverbHz. Specific Vocal ReverbLayering Various Reverb TypesSaturation Before Vocal ReverbParallel Compression Vocal ReverbUpward Compression Vocal ReverbHow to Duck Vocal ReverbHow to Accurately Time Vocal Reverb]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Start to Finish</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-start-to-finish</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-start-to-finish</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-20T16:44:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing, start by organizing your session into color-coded groups with respective bus outputs.  Then get a rough level with your faders and with panning, before equalizing, compressing, saturating, processing your busses, and introducing temporal effects, like delay and reverb as inserts or as additional sends.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocal Delay</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocal-delay</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocal-delay</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-22T16:39:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When learning how to mix vocal delay, be sure to first understand how to compress, EQ, and saturate your vocal, since this processing should occur prior to time-based processing.  Additionally, using auxiliary tracks to set up delay processing lets you affect just the delayed signal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix 808</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-808</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-808</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-24T16:36:38+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing an 808, keep in mind what frequencies are included - you&#039;ll mainly notice the fundamental somewhere around 40-100Hz, which can be attenuated on competing instruments. Additionally, we can use saturation, equalization, and upward compression to make the 808 more impressive, impactful, and to help it cut through.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Advanced Mixing Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-advanced-mixing-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-advanced-mixing-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-27T16:39:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Use Side Image Transient ExpansionEmulate Natural Surround PlacementCreate “Depth” With Mid ImageCreate “Width” With Side ImageMix with Impulse ResponsesObserve the Delta of ProcessingThe Out-of-Key Resonance TrickMake Drums More MusicalSide-chain the Click TrackMonitor with Impulse Responses]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Powerful Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-powerful-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-powerful-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-06-29T16:57:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a powerful vocal, start with finding and amplifying the fundamental, then introduce saturation and compression, followed by more saturation, short reverb, and 1/16th note delay.  On a vocal bus use upward compression, parallel compression on the highs, and then collectively equalize the signal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master in 11 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-in-11-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-in-11-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-07-01T16:40:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Attenuate Out of Key NotesDe-ess Sibilance, Avoid SnareIntroduce Upward ProcessingUse Subtle Master Bus CompressionExpand with Mid-Side MaximizationInsert Dynamic MB Upward CompressionCreate Complex SaturationIsolate M/S Image, Dual Mono CompressSeparate Left/Right, Use Gullfoss EQEqualize With Pultec EmulationsLimit Left and Right Channels]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Space for Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-space-for-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-space-for-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-07-06T16:41:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making space for your vocals, almost everything you do will need to affect 250Hz, and more importantly 2-5kHz.  We’ll want to amplify 2-5kHz on the vocal while attenuating 250Hz and 2-5kHz on competing signals - EQ and multiband compression work well for this.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 13 Free Lofi Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-13-free-lofi-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-13-free-lofi-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-07-08T16:43:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[1. Fazu - Owl O’ Lantern    2. Tarabia &amp;amp; Taratube Distortion - Smaolab    3. Emergence - Daniel Gergely    4. Lost-tapes - Superfly DSP]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix a 2 Track Beat &amp; Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-a-2-track-beat-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-a-2-track-beat-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-07-11T16:52:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing a 2 track beat and vocals, be sure your beat has enough headroom before adding any processing to it - ideally using clip-gain to reduce its level.  Then use multi-band expansion to increase its dynamic range, and manipulate its side and mid image.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Low End Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-low-end-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-low-end-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-07-13T16:39:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Attenuate Low’s Side ImageSoothe 2 on BassHow 250Hz. Affects Vocal ClarityUse Varying Harmonics on Kick and BassAmplify 300-400Hz on Side ImageAmplify Mid Image to Create DepthBoost Root Note on KickTry Simple Side-chain CompressionTry Complex Side-chain CompressionIs it Worth Cutting 20Hz?]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals in Logic Pro X</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-in-logic-pro-x</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-in-logic-pro-x</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-07-15T16:39:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Logic Pro X offers enough stock plugins to create a full vocal chain - including a gate, vocal tuner, EQ, de-esser, compressor, and exciter, all of which can be used in order.  You can also utilize delay, their convolution and algorithmic reverbs, and modulation effects like a chorus.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Instruments</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-mix-sound-better</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-mix-sound-better</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-07-18T16:30:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a mix sound better, equalize desired frequencies into saturation - this causes stronger harmonics related to those amplified frequencies.  Additionally, tailor your reverb for each instrument, including snare and even kick to increase sustain, while also introducing bus reverb to create a cohesive sound.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Mix Sound Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-mix-sound-better-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-mix-sound-better-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-04T15:49:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a mix sound better, equalize desired frequencies into saturation - this causes stronger harmonics related to those amplified frequencies.  Additionally, tailor your reverb for each instrument, including snare and kick, to increase sustain, while introducing bus reverb to create a cohesive sound.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 11 Vocal Delay Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-11-vocal-delay-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-11-vocal-delay-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-05T16:44:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Avoid High Feedback on Short DelayUse Delay Ducking for ClarityTry Emulation for Classic SoundCreate Dynamic Control Before DelayAmplify Mel Curve Delay FrequenciesUse Simple Stereo DelayWiden BGVs with Sample DelayUtilize this Free Delay PluginCreate Experimental Delay with Chow MatrixUse Latch Automation on DelayRecreate Ducking with Parallel Send]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Harmony Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-harmony-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-harmony-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-08T16:42:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocal harmonies I like to start with a gate to attenuate background noise and unwanted breaths. Then I’ll attenuate the double and harmony’s fundamental with an EQ, introduce de-essing to balance the frequency response and fix timing issues, and then tune as needed.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Reverb</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-reverb</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-reverb</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-11T16:35:43+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing reverb, it helps to use an auxiliary track or send for the reverb so that processing can be isolated.  This way I can introduce equalization, compression or upward compression, saturation, lo-fi effects, or even transient expansion and have it affect solely my reverberated signal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Balanced Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-balanced-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-balanced-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-12T16:44:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When balancing vocals, consider both dynamic balancing and the spectral or frequency response balancing to create a professional and controlled sounding vocal.  Dynamic EQ, multi-band compression, and multi-band saturation all affect both the dynamics and the frequency response, making them useful when balancing your vocals.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Chain Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-chain-effects</link>
                <guid>/how-to-chain-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-15T17:00:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When chaining effects, there are some combinations that work well at accomplishing particular tasks or achieving specific timbres.  For example, using an 1176 with fast attack and release times, then reverberating low frequencies by about 10% or less works very well on a kick drum.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Hip Hop Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-hip-hop-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-hip-hop-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-18T16:40:59+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing Hip Hop vocals, you’ll usually start with editing and tuning - then move to processing such as subtractive EQ, compression, additive EQ, saturation, and parallel high-frequency processing.  Temporal effects like reverb and delay are usually used sparingly, but short reverb will help thicken the vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Pan a Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-pan-a-mix</link>
                <guid>/how-to-pan-a-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-19T16:41:29+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When panning a mix, you don’t need to stick to your channel strip’s panpot - instead try delay-based panning, spectral panning, phase panning, or a combination of these to create complex stereo placement.  Some plugins like binaural panning plugins, rotary plugins, and sample delay plugins will come in handy.]]></description>

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                <title>Vocal Chain Presets</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/vocal-chain-presets</link>
                <guid>/vocal-chain-presets</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-22T16:44:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Vocal De-ess with Shade EQVocal EQ RandomizationSmooth Classic Vocal Chain4 Capsule EmulationsQuick Vocal Start EQPopular Microphone EQ Emulations2 Preamp EQ EmulationsAggressive Vocal Bite SaturationVocal Room ReverbMid Hz. Vocal Delay]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Advanced Mastering Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-advanced-mastering-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-advanced-mastering-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-24T16:53:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[How Clipping Can Help TransientsHigher Sampling Rate or Oversampling?Modulation and Advanced MasteringAdvanced Saturation with ModulationIsolate and Expand Side ImagePreviewing Multiple LimitersMastering Left and Right SeparatelyBlending Upward ProcessorsDe-essing is Pretty CommonBe A Little Paranoid]]></description>

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                <title>How to Edit Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-edit-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-edit-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-26T16:54:31+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When editing vocals, start with getting a good vocal comp before introducing time shifts, cuts, and fades, before balancing dynamics with clip gain.  In RX align the phase and de-click before tuning the vocal in Melodyne, and possibly controlling the dynamics with its dynamics tool.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Balanced Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-08-29T16:45:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When trying to make a balanced mix, you can control the low end attenuating the bass’s fundamentals on the kick, or using bass ducking.  For a balanced high-frequency range, try attenuating 6-10kHz with an MB compressor before amplifying the highs with an EQ/high shelf filter.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Process Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-process-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-process-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-06T15:47:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When processing vocals, the initial stages of your vocal chain typically determine the finished sound - EQ that attenuates 3.5kHz and slow compression will result in a smoother vocal.  EQ that amplifies 3.5kHz and quick compression results in a more aggressive sound that can cut through a busy mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free FX Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-fx-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-fx-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-08T16:33:28+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         FRANK - Analog ObsessionCramit - Sixth SampleLens - Auburn SoundsCodec - LeseDeelay - Sixth SampleTriple Fader - A.O.M.Gatelab - Audio ModernPanflow - Audio ModernMultibender - W.A. ProductionOutlaw - W.A. Production]]></description>

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                <title>How to Multi Bus Process</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-multi-bus-process</link>
                <guid>/how-to-multi-bus-process</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-09T16:46:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When processing your buses, there are some great techniques to try - for example, you can use dynamic EQ on one bus and side-chain another bus with competing frequencies to help separate the two.  Or you could send all buses to one parallel aux track to create parallel compression.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Vocal Compressors</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-vocal-compressors</link>
                <guid>/top-10-vocal-compressors</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-12T16:45:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pro-C2: FabFilterComp Tube STA: ArturiaPresswerk: U-heWeiss De-ess: SoftubeSoothe2: OeksoundOxford Inflator: SonnoxMV2: Waves AudioOzone 9 Dynamics: IzotopeMu - PulsarLALA - Analog Obsession]]></description>

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                <title>Free Mastering Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-mastering-chain</link>
                <guid>/free-mastering-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-14T16:38:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Subtractive EQ - 2S EQSaturation - GSatPlusM/S Compression - FrontierSide Image - MSED &amp;amp; CrackMid Image - MSED &amp;amp; BUSTERseAdditive EQ - Warmy EP1AAir EQ - Fresh AirCollective Compression - Limiter No6Peak Limiting &amp;amp; Clipping - Limiter No6Final Limiting - Limiter One]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix an Instrumental &amp; Vocal</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-an-instrumental-vocal</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-an-instrumental-vocal</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-16T16:44:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing an instrumental and vocal you’ll typically process the vocal how you normally would in a mix; however, it may be helpful to learn how to blend or how to separate your two signals.  Side-chain compression, side-chain saturation, and dynamic EQ are some great options.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 11 Mid Range Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-11-mid-range-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-11-mid-range-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-19T16:41:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Parallel Mid-Range TipNeve Portico Depth EmulationMid-Range SaturationEmphasize Mids into CompressionHigh Density, Mid Hz. ReverbGullfoss EQ Mid Range IsolationUnderstanding Vocal MidsSide-chain Soothe 2Upward Compression on MidsWidening Mid Range on MixBusMixbus Mid Hz. Room Reverb]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Trap</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-trap</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-trap</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-22T16:46:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing trap music, it’s important to make your drums aggressive using fast 1176 compression, saturation, and reverb that accentuates high frequencies.  Instruments can be panned to the far left and right using sample delay on either the left or right channel, or by using a stereo tremolo effect.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Clean Vocals in 10 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clean-vocals-in-10-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clean-vocals-in-10-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-23T16:45:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Start with De-clickingClean Vocal EQUse Split Band De-essingIntroduce Harmonics to the VocalUse a Subtle Vocal RiderUtilize Clean CompressionInsert Upward CompressorAttenuate Resonances with Soothe 2Amplify Desired FrequenciesIntroduce Volume Automation]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Kick &amp; 808</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-kick-808</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-kick-808</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-26T16:33:32+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing kick and 808 it’s important to know how to separate the 2.  When trying to clear room for the kick within an 808, use an EQ on the synth portion of the 808 to attenuate the kick&#039;s fundamental - or, use a compressor and side-chain the kick.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master a Song Start to Finish</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-a-song-start-to-finish</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-a-song-start-to-finish</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-09-28T16:44:54+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Start with De-essingUse Dynamic EQ to AttenuateAdd Dynamics with EQUpward Process &amp;amp; SaturateOptional Collective ReverbOptional Mid Hz. Aux TrackMid-Side Master Bus CompressionGullfoss EQ on Mids and HighsTone-Shaping with PultecLimiting and Monitoring]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Vocal Tuning Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-vocal-tuning-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-vocal-tuning-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-03T17:01:03+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Use High Pass Filter FirstDe-ess Before TuningHelpful Melodyne TipsHelpful Metatune TipsUsing a Stock TunerQuick Antares Auto-tune OverviewWaves Tune TipsWhy You Should Saturate After TuningUsing Soothe 2 After TuningIf Needed, Omit Tuning Occasionally]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Clear Mix in 10 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-clear-mix-in-10-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-clear-mix-in-10-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-05T16:36:34+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Start with High-pass FiltersSide-chain Kick on BassAdvanced Side-chain Kick on BassSide-chain Vocal on Instrument BusReduce 250Hz on Various InstrumentsDynamically Boost 3.5kHz.Varying Saturation on Each InstrumentSide-Chain Vocal with Full MixMix Bus EQ for ClarityCollective Clarifying Reverb Send]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Vocal Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-vocal-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-10-vocal-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-12T16:51:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Lifeline Expanse - Excite AudioDual Delay X - UVIPSP InfiniStrip - PSP AudiowareWires - Audio ThingCLA Vocals - Waves AudioOxford Reverb - Sonnox OxfordSoothe 2 - OeksoundBoost - UrsaDSPWeiss De-ess - SoftubeVocal Bender - Waves Audio]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Snare</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-snare</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-snare</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-14T16:38:20+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing a snare, keep in mind that the fundamental plays a large role in the snare’s body, and an overtone, usually above 1kHz, will help the snare cut through a mix.  You can use an EQ, saturator, or transient expansion to emphasize these important frequencies when mixing a snare.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Clear Vocals in 10 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-clear-vocals-in-10-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-clear-vocals-in-10-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-18T16:40:23+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Monitor Levels with KSHMR ChainEmphasize Clarity with Shade EQReduce Masking with Gullfoss EQReduce Resonances with Soothe 2De-ess to Control HighsBring Forward with CompressionSaturate Clarifying FrequenciesAdd Air to the VocalIntroduce High Hz. DelayReverberate Clarifying Highs]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Electric Guitar</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-electric-guitar</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-electric-guitar</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-19T16:47:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing electric guitar, it helps to emulate the sound of an amp if you’ve been recording via DI. To do this, I use compression, saturation, short delay, saturation that mimics the speaker’s response, and then collective reverb and compression for all guitars in the mix.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Advanced Vocal Mixing Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-advanced-vocal-mixing-tips</link>
                <guid>/top-10-advanced-vocal-mixing-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-21T16:50:10+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Tune Vocal with EQSaturate Fundamental and OvertonesUse Dynamic EQ for ClarityUse Dynamic EQ for WarmthGenerate Harmonies with PluginsGenerate Doubles with PluginsParallel Sibilance TrickRouting Delay DuckingM/S Compress After ReverbAchieve Vintage Crisp Sound]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Bass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-bass</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-bass</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-24T16:51:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing bass, it helps to understand the frequency ranges each instrument is occupying - this way we can introduce processing to separate overlapping frequencies, making competing signals more distinct and unique.  We can differentiate bass instruments with EQ, compression, saturation, resonance reduction, and subtle stereo and temporal effects.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 11 Free Sound Design Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-11-free-sound-design-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-11-free-sound-design-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-27T16:43:02+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Volitions - Venus TheorySoft Nylon Guitar Lite - Mike GeorgiadesSwarminet - Paul KochZumzet Lite - AudiolatryAtmos 3 Lite - Electronik Sound LabSinging Bowl Renaissance - Sample ScienceLabs - Spitfire AudioLost-Vinyls - SuperflyDSPCodec - LeseTheChorus - TheZheSweep - Lese]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Vocals Into a Beat</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-vocals-into-a-beat</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-vocals-into-a-beat</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-28T16:56:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing vocals into a beat, be sure to reduce frequencies on the beat that would cause masking to the vocal. We can use EQ, resonance reduction plugins, and ducking to give the vocal some room on top of the beat, before moving on to processing the vocal.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix Kick Drum</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-kick-drum</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-kick-drum</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-10-31T16:46:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing or processing a kick drum be sure to pick the right compressor - typically ones with faster settings will work well, especially if they emphasize transients with mild distortion.  If you want to bring forward the kick’s details, try some form of maximization or upward compression.]]></description>

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                <title>How to EQ Match</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-eq-match</link>
                <guid>/how-to-eq-match</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-02T16:44:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When performing EQ Matching, either to a reference or for the purpose of inverse equalization, ensure your reference and the track you want to affect have similar LUFS levels.  When it comes to inverse EQ matching, try using dynamic bands with the external side-chain as the trigger.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix a Song in 10 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-a-song-in-10-steps</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-a-song-in-10-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-04T16:43:17+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Organize Your SessionAttenuate Unwanted Frequencies with EQIncrease Details with CompressionAdd Character with SaturationShape Processing with EQIntroduce Speciality ProcessingStart Processing the BussesAdd Temporal ProcessingAdd some Creative ElementsCreate a Demo Master]]></description>

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                <title>How to Master a Beat &amp; Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-master-a-beat-vocals</link>
                <guid>/how-to-master-a-beat-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-07T17:48:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mastering a beat and vocals, you can use processing on the beat and vocal separately before collectively processing them on the stereo output.  Mid-side EQ and compression on the beat works well, whereas resonance and sibilance reduction helps balance the vocal - then EQ and limit the output.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 12 Free Guitar Mixing Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-12-free-guitar-mixing-plugins</link>
                <guid>/top-12-free-guitar-mixing-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-09T17:36:50+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Minotaur - Nembrini AudioBlackVibe &amp;amp; Kabin - Analog ObsessionPEDALz - Analog ObsessionEmissary - Ignite AmpsGreed Smasher - MercuriallTSC 808 Core - MercuriallBYOD - ChowDSPBoogex - VoxengoAnalog Rack - NembriniCypress TT-15 - Black Rooster AudioPro F.E.T. - Ignite Amps]]></description>

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                <title>10 Free Plugins Like Pro-Q3</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-free-plugins-like-pro-q3</link>
                <guid>/10-free-plugins-like-pro-q3</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-12T17:51:01+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[2S EQ - 2nd SenseTriple EQ - Blue Cat AudioColour EQ - DMMFQRange - LKJBMEqualizer - Melda AudioFrequalizer - Foley’s FinestClassic Equalizer - IK MultimediaEqualizer 4 - ToneBoostersKirchhoff EQ - Three Body TechOvertone GEQ - Voxengo]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Ways to Use SOOTHE 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-ways-to-use-soothe-2</link>
                <guid>/top-10-ways-to-use-soothe-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-14T17:45:11+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Reducing Excessive ResonancesSitting Vocal on Top InstrumentalGetting Vocal to Sit in MixDuck Bass with KickRemove Irrelevant Notes on VocalRemove Out-of-Key NotesUse After SaturationBlend Reverb into InstrumentalSmooth out Phasing EffectsVery Subtle Tone Balancer]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use FabFilter Saturn 2</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-fabfilter-saturn-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-fabfilter-saturn-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-16T17:52:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When using FabFilter’s Saturn 2 it helps to understand how it compresses, creates harmonics, and equalizes the signal before introducing modulation.  You can then use Saturn 2’s slider for a drive effect, envelope followed to affect transients, envelope generators to change the ADSR, and more.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Harmonize Vocals with Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-harmonize-vocals-with-plugins</link>
                <guid>/how-to-harmonize-vocals-with-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-22T17:43:16+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When creating vocal harmonies with plugins, you can use basic pitch shifting to change the root note to something in-key with the original vocal.  Or if the plugin allows for it, you can snap the note to a specific in-key frequency, creating a vocal harmony.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Plugins by Indie-Developers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-plugins-by-indie-developers</link>
                <guid>/top-10-plugins-by-indie-developers</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-22T17:52:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[ShaperBox 3 - CableguysInvigorate - NewFangled AudioSpaced Out - Baby AudioInfiniStrip - PSP AudiowareMetaplugin - DDMFTrem Control - GoodhertzReelBus - ToneBoostersElephant - VoxengoLimitless - DMG AudioValves - Audio Thing]]></description>

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                <title>Best Plugins to Try for Free</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-plugins-to-try-for-free</link>
                <guid>/best-plugins-to-try-for-free</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-26T17:40:41+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[FabFilter Pro-Q 3FabFilter Saturn 2PSP ImpressorGod Particle - CradleInvigorate - NewFangled AudioSuper VHS - Baby AudioSoothe 2 - OekSoundSeventh Heaven - Liquid SonicsOxford Reverb - SonnoxGullfoss - Soundtheory]]></description>

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                <title>How to Use FabFilter Pro-Q3</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-use-fabfilter-pro-q3</link>
                <guid>/how-to-use-fabfilter-pro-q3</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-11-28T17:42:00+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When using the FabFilter Pro-Q 3, be sure to check out some of the advanced functions like collision detection, EQ matching, and Spectrum Grab.  If you use the effect in parallel try the linear phase option, and if you want to affect the stereo image, try mid-side processing.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make a Kick Sound Huge</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-kick-sound-huge</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-kick-sound-huge</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-01T17:58:18+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[If you want to make your kick sound huge, start with additive equalization and then introduce clipping - ideally to the transient of the kick or 808.  From there distortion, compression, air EQ, and some form of maximization and limiting will help your kick sound huge.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix with Harmonics</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-with-harmonics</link>
                <guid>/how-to-mix-with-harmonics</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-05T17:55:51+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing with harmonics, it’s best to know how the saturator you use introduces various harmonic formations - this way you can use certain types to brighter or warmer sound.  Additionally, when mixing with harmonics, try running saturation into a subsequent processor to enhance their effect.]]></description>

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                <title>Timing Effects Like a Pro</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/timing-effects-like-a-pro</link>
                <guid>/timing-effects-like-a-pro</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-07T17:43:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[You can time your effects like a pro by dividing 60000 by your sessions BPM to get a quarter note in milliseconds.  If you want a half-note, multiply this value by 2, or divide by 2 for an eighth note - then enter this value into time-based functions.]]></description>

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                <title>Amazing Experimental Mastering Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/amazing-experimental-mastering-chain</link>
                <guid>/amazing-experimental-mastering-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-09T17:44:24+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Setting Up RoutingSaturation on Mid &amp;amp; SideSplit EQ on Mid &amp;amp; SideHigh-Frequency ExciterNeeded Mid De-essingParallel Compression &amp;amp; OverdriveIndependent Left/Right CompressionLeft/Right Identical LimitingEQ on Master OutputFinal Limiting Stage]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Loud but Not Squashed</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-loud-but-not-squashed</link>
                <guid>/mastering-loud-but-not-squashed</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-12T17:47:06+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When making a loud master be sure not to push not into a limiter aggressively - instead, boost a little of 3kHz and dip 250Hz to emphasize important frequencies.  Also, when masking a loud master that’s not squashed, pick saturation that amplifies high frequencies, but leaves lows unchanged.]]></description>

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                <title>Mid-Side Masterclass</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mid-side-masterclass</link>
                <guid>/mid-side-masterclass</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-15T17:46:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Whether you’re trying to widen your image or want to introduce a unique form of processing to your mix, mid-side is a crucial element.  Mid-side processing can be introduced with the right EQs and can be included in your routing to allow for mid-side saturation, compression, and more.]]></description>

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                <title>Mixing for Car Speakers</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mixing-for-car-speakers</link>
                <guid>/mixing-for-car-speakers</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-23T17:34:36+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing for car speakers, the mid frequencies need to be full and complex, and the low frequencies need to be centered, driving, and primarily mono.  Use a mid-side EQ to isolate the lows to the mid image, and use saturation or parallel processing to affect the mids.]]></description>

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                <title>Making a Mix Sound 3D</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/making-a-mix-sound-3d</link>
                <guid>/making-a-mix-sound-3d</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-29T17:46:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[To make a mix sound 3D, use level faders and panning to bring a signal closer or farther away, and to the left and right.  Reverb can make a signal sound closer or farther away depending on the settings, and binaural processing is needed to emulate varying elevations.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 FREE Sample Packs</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-sample-packs</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-sample-packs</guid>
                <pubDate>2022-12-30T17:45:13+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Analog Supplies Vol. 1- 4Black Lotus Audio - Tension Synth LoopsBlack Lotus Audio - Dianna Artist PackBlack Octopus - Free Sample CollectionAngelic Vibes - Free Trap Melody PackMode Audio - Ambient Cassette99Sounds - Cinematic TransitionsSampleFire - OverloadAngelic Vibes - Free Trap Drum LoopsWAVBVKERY - Acoustic Drum Samples]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Vocal Plugins in 2023</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-vocal-plugins-in-2023</link>
                <guid>/top-10-free-vocal-plugins-in-2023</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-01-03T17:42:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[FrankCS - Analog ObsessionCOMPER - Analog ObsessionRO-GOLD - Black Rooster AudioTEQ-421 - VoxengoHZ Multiplier - Higher Hz.Gatelab - Audio ModernLost-Vinyl - Superfly DSPTriple Drive - Sofier SoundVREV-666 - Fuse Audio LabsFresh Air - Slate Digital]]></description>

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                <title>Creative Vocal Mixing Techniques</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/creative-vocal-mixing-techniques</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-04T17:40:47+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When introducing creative vocal techniques, using mid-side processing can be used to isolate temporal processing to the side image - causing a unique sound.  Additionally,  if combined, processing such as binaural imaging, transient and tone EQ, and others are great for creative vocal mixing techniques.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 88 Free Mixing Plugins in 2023</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-88-free-mixing-plugins-in-2023</link>
                <guid>/top-88-free-mixing-plugins-in-2023</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-01-06T17:48:14+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Kilohearts Essential BundleDTM Hacker BundlePitchDrift &amp;amp; More - Baby AudioBlendEQ - Analog ObsessionRareSE - Analog ObsessionDReverb - Stone VoicesDirty LA - Bedroom Producers BlogT-Puncher - TechivationEQ302 - Red Rock SoundBYOD - ChowDSP]]></description>

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                <title>How to Make Modern Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-modern-vocals</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-09T17:43:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When creating a modern vocal, the vocal needs to sound detailed and upfront, yet balanced with a clear frequency response.  You can accomplish a modern vocal with the correct compression settings, combined with upward processing like inflation and saturation - then add temporal processing like short reverb.]]></description>

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                <title>Best Audio Interfaces (2023)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-audio-interfaces-2023</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-12T18:09:27+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The interfaces on this list are in order from lowest to highest cost, and we&#039;ve stuck with ones that include 2XLR inputs - that said, if you want to scale up or down, each interface has models with more or fewer XLR connections, but with the same internal functionality and processing.]]></description>

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                <title>Top 10 Free Mastering Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/top-10-free-mastering-plugins-2</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-13T17:45:15+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Masterdesk Classic - BrainworxEQ302 Graphic Equalizer - Red Rock AudioBASSTard - Acustica AudioArctic - Acustica AudioDistortion - KiloheartsPREDD - Analog ObsessionOAQ - Analog ObsessionCorrelometer - VoxengoInitial Clipper - Initial AudioAir Shelf - Bertom Audio]]></description>

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                <title>Understand Digital Distortion Types</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/understand-digital-distortion-types</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-16T17:39:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Digital distortion types are typically the result of bit depth and sampling rate limitations - when these are reduced, it results in aliasing, clipping, waveshaping, and more types of familiar distortion.  To avoid these, we can increase the sampling rate via oversampling and bit-depth by recording at least 16 bits.]]></description>

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                <title>How to Mix with Impulse Responses</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-mix-with-impulse-responses</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-18T21:24:05+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[When mixing with impulse responses, you’ll need the impulse response file, and a convolution reverb or space designer plugin.  The most popular way to mix with impulse responses is to reverberate a signal, but they can also be used for equalization, emulation, and occasionally delay.]]></description>

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                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-mastering-chain-vs-pro-chain</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-20T17:35:33+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Free MEqualizerSplitEQ by EventideFree GSatPlus from TBProAudioFabFilter Saturn 2Free COMPER by Analog ObsessionPresswork by U-heFree Limiter No.6Sonnox Oxford LimiterFreeClip by Venn AudioNewFangled Audio’s Saturate]]></description>

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                <title>Everything You Need to Know About FabFilter - MB</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fabfilter-mb</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-23T17:44:30+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The FabFilter-MB plugin is complex at first, but the tools it offers are incredibly useful and versatile.  With ti we can perform 4 types of dynamics processing, as well as introduce equalization, mid-side stereo imaging, and advanced frequency-specific and image-specific external side-chain processing.]]></description>

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                <title>Free Vocal Chain vs. Pro Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/free-vocal-chain-vs-pro-chain</link>
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                <pubDate>2023-01-25T17:58:39+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Free Channev De-esserWeiss De-esserFree Channev EqualizerEventide SplitEQFree Channev CompressorFabFilter Pro-C2Free Voxengo Tube AmpArturia Dist Tube CultureFree Stone Voices DReverbEventide SP2016 Reverb]]></description>

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                <title>Creating a Rock Mastering Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/creating-a-rock-mastering-chain</link>
                <guid>/creating-a-rock-mastering-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-01-28T17:33:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Subtractive EQ on MasterReducing Resonances on Side ImageMild Compression on Mid ImageAmplifying Transients and ToneSimultaneous Compression and Expansion3D Effect with SaturationSide Transient BusSubtle Gullfoss EQ2 Limiting StagesMild Hard Clipping]]></description>

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                <title>Creating a Hip-Hop Mastering Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/creating-a-hip-hop-mastering-chain</link>
                <guid>/creating-a-hip-hop-mastering-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-01-30T17:39:46+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Starting with Mid-Side EQVery Subtle Resonance ReductionMaximization to Fill MixSplitEQ to Center LowsProgram-Dependent SaturationFresh Air to Brighten MixHigh-Frequency BusGullfoss EQ ShapingHard Clipping for Transients2 Limiting Stages]]></description>

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                <title>Creating an EDM Mastering Chain in 10 Steps</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/creating-an-edm-mastering-chain-in-10-steps</link>
                <guid>/creating-an-edm-mastering-chain-in-10-steps</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-02-06T17:54:25+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mid-Side EqualizationSplit EQ and PanningMid-Side Resonance ReductionBringing Up DetailsExciting High FrequenciesMid-Frequency Upward BusOmnipressor on OutputHard Clipping to TransientsLimiting Stage 1Limiting Stage 2]]></description>

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                <title>Making a Clean Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/making-a-clean-vocal-chain</link>
                <guid>/making-a-clean-vocal-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-02-15T17:41:37+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[GateEQSootheDe-essCompressExciteGullfoss         Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         1. Gate    With this gate I’ll subtly attenuate the vocal whenever it falls below the threshold - with a softer knee, only a little lookahead, and a range of only about 3dB, I increase the dynamic range and reduce background noise.]]></description>

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                <title>7 Free Vocal Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/7-free-vocal-effects</link>
                <guid>/7-free-vocal-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-02-17T18:11:48+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         LALA    First is LALA by Analog Obsession, a clone of the LA2A optical compressor - it’s great for creating a smooth and full sounding vocal. To the left is an internal side chain, which can be switched to external, to the right is the output gain, peak reduction level, and wet/dry.]]></description>

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                <title>7 Mastering Tips That Helped Me Get Better</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-tips-that-helped-me-get-better</link>
                <guid>/mastering-tips-that-helped-me-get-better</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-02-20T20:53:44+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Phase Align Before ProcessingAvoid EQ Matching, Reference InsteadAvoid True-Peak LimitingUse a Clipper Before LimitingUse 2 Compressors in SeriesAvoid Master Bus CompressionMake Lows Mono with EQ]]></description>

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                <title>Making a Clean Master</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/making-a-clean-master</link>
                <guid>/making-a-clean-master</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-02-28T22:26:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         Overall Strategy for the Chain    For this chain, I want to get it to a loud LUFS but retain a clean sound - or in others words, one without significant distortion, pumping, aliasing, artifacts, or anything that doesn’t augment the quality of the track.]]></description>

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                <title>10 Mastering EQ Tips</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/10-mastering-eq-tips</link>
                <guid>/10-mastering-eq-tips</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-03-04T08:59:22+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         Make No Change Greater Than 1dB    For this video, the tips will be in no particular order - we’ll cover various concepts and explain when a tip would work well, but be sure to use your best judgment when introducing some of these ideas to your mastering chain.]]></description>

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                <title>Clean Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/clean-vocal-chain</link>
                <guid>/clean-vocal-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-03-14T01:48:49+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Clean Vocal Chain OverviewPhase Alignment FirstCorrective Subtractive EQClean Vocal CompressionClean Vocal Compression With Free AlternativeDisharmonious Transient De-emphasisHigh-Frequency Vocal CompressionCleanest Possible Vocal SaturationFree Alternative Clean SaturationMid-Frequency Gate and Upward CompressNatural &amp;lt;1000Hz. Attenuation on BusNatural Studio Room ReflectionsHigh Vocal Range DelayAdditive EQ to Important Ranges]]></description>

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                <title>Mastering Compression Settings</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mastering-compression-settings</link>
                <guid>/mastering-compression-settings</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-03-22T04:49:09+00:00</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Get a FREE Mastered Sample of Your Song ➜         Mastering Compression Settings Overview    In this video, the chapters are in no particular order, but we will be discussing various forms of compression in-depth, as well as introducing some useful techniques you can use when mastering.]]></description>

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                <title>Fix a Muddy Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/fix-a-muddy-mix</link>
                <guid>/fix-a-muddy-mix</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-06-16T20:20:03+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Mixing Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mixing-vocals</link>
                <guid>/mixing-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-06-20T01:46:00+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Clean Mastering</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/clean-mastering</link>
                <guid>/clean-mastering</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-09-23T00:35:09+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>How Plugin Latency Indicates Pre-Ringing Distortion</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-plugin-latency-indicates-pre-ringing-distortion</link>
                <guid>/how-plugin-latency-indicates-pre-ringing-distortion</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-09-23T00:47:41+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Mixing Backing Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mixing-backing-vocals</link>
                <guid>/mixing-backing-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-09-23T01:01:35+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Mixing Low End</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/mixing-low-end</link>
                <guid>/mixing-low-end</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-02T22:23:14+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Smooth Airy Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/smooth-airy-vocals</link>
                <guid>/smooth-airy-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-02T22:41:16+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Fixing Phase</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/fixing-phase</link>
                <guid>/fixing-phase</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-02T23:00:56+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>13 Free Vocals Effects</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/13-free-vocals-effects</link>
                <guid>/13-free-vocals-effects</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-02T23:12:24+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>How to Make a Clean Mix</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-clean-mix-2</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-clean-mix-2</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-22T06:42:57+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>7 Tips for Better Mixes</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/7-tips-for-better-mixes</link>
                <guid>/7-tips-for-better-mixes</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-22T06:43:10+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>How to Make a Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-make-a-vocal-chain-3</link>
                <guid>/how-to-make-a-vocal-chain-3</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-22T06:44:12+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>13 Game-Changing Free Plugins</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/13-game-changing-free-plugins</link>
                <guid>/13-game-changing-free-plugins</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-22T06:45:07+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Audio Mixing Community</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/audio-mixing-community</link>
                <guid>/audio-mixing-community</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-11-22T06:45:15+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Your Best Chance for Pro Vocals</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/your-best-chance-for-pro-vocals</link>
                <guid>/your-best-chance-for-pro-vocals</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-12-02T08:16:05+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>The Best Free Plugins NO ONE TALKS ABOUT</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-best-free-plugins-no-one-talks-about</link>
                <guid>/the-best-free-plugins-no-one-talks-about</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-12-02T08:23:30+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>The &quot;Swiss Army&quot; Vocal Chain</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-swiss-army-vocal-chain</link>
                <guid>/the-swiss-army-vocal-chain</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-12-04T23:50:13+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Create a Master Quick! (And Actually Have it Sound Good)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/create-a-master-quick-and-actually-have-it-sound-good</link>
                <guid>/create-a-master-quick-and-actually-have-it-sound-good</guid>
                <pubDate>2023-12-15T00:36:58+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>How Much Does It Cost to Master a Song?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-much-does-it-cost-to-master-a-song</link>
                <guid>/how-much-does-it-cost-to-master-a-song</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-03T05:37:52+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Review of Sage Audio Rates and Services</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/review-of-sage-audio-rates-and-services</link>
                <guid>/review-of-sage-audio-rates-and-services</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-03T05:39:35+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>The Best 20 Audio Plugins of All Time - Ranked</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-best-20-audio-plugins-of-all-time-ranked</link>
                <guid>/the-best-20-audio-plugins-of-all-time-ranked</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-08T22:31:34+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Best New Vocals Effects for 2024</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-new-vocals-effects-for-2024</link>
                <guid>/best-new-vocals-effects-for-2024</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-08T22:35:09+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>15 Free &amp; New Mixing Plugins to Upgrade Your Mixes in 2024</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/15-free-new-mixing-plugins-to-upgrade-your-mixes-in-2024</link>
                <guid>/15-free-new-mixing-plugins-to-upgrade-your-mixes-in-2024</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-08T22:38:45+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>How Do I Master With Sage Audio?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-do-i-master-with-sage-audio</link>
                <guid>/how-do-i-master-with-sage-audio</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-09T07:06:50+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>How to Get Expert Mixing Feedback</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/how-to-get-expert-mixing-feedback</link>
                <guid>/how-to-get-expert-mixing-feedback</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-11T14:48:45+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>The World’s Top 7 Mastering Studios</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-worlds-top-7-mastering-studios</link>
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                <pubDate>2024-01-11T14:53:14+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Best Mastering Studio</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-mastering-studio</link>
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                <pubDate>2024-01-11T14:55:58+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Sage Audio University Mixing and Mastering Education (Your Questions Answered)</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/sage-audio-university-mixing-and-mastering-education-your-questions-answered</link>
                <guid>/sage-audio-university-mixing-and-mastering-education-your-questions-answered</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-19T20:47:01+00:00</pubDate>
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                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/the-most-important-info-you-need-to-know-about-equalizing-vocals</link>
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                <pubDate>2024-01-21T07:22:01+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Create The BEST Masters of Any Engineer</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/create-the-best-masters-of-any-engineer</link>
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                <pubDate>2024-01-21T12:00:02+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Late nights mixing and drunk guy pounding on my door</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/late-nights-mixing-and-drunk-guy-pounding-on-my-door</link>
                <guid>/late-nights-mixing-and-drunk-guy-pounding-on-my-door</guid>
                <pubDate>2024-01-30T08:03:38+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>What is Mixing Feedback?</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/what-is-mixing-feedback</link>
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                <pubDate>2024-02-01T07:35:32+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Best Audio Mixing Feedback Membership Community</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-audio-mixing-feedback-membership-community</link>
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                <pubDate>2024-02-01T23:09:00+00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Best Place to Get Multitracks for Mixing Practice</title>
                <link>https://www.sageaudio.com/articles/best-place-to-get-multitracks-for-mixing-practice</link>
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                <title>These Rarely Discussed Tips Will Make You a Better Mixer</title>
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                <title>Testing New Academic Research - Improved Vocal Production</title>
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                <title>How to Use Compression Effectively when Mixing</title>
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                <title>Top 20 Vocal Plugins of All Time</title>
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                <title>The Best FREE Mastering Chain - Create a Pro Master</title>
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                <title>4 New Tips for Better Masters</title>
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                <title>The Top 4 FREE Vocal Compressors (and why they’re worth your time)</title>
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