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  1. How To Build An Immersive Mixing Rig With Neumann Gear

    Posted by Dante Fumo

    How To Build An Immersive Mixing Rig With Neumann Gear
    Tonstudio Tessmar's immersive mixing rig, featuring three Neumann KH 420 tri-amplified mid-field studio monitors (L/C/R) and two Neumann KH 310 three-way near-field monitors (LS/RS) in a 3/2 arrangement. Neumann has always been known for making world-class microphones, but the Berlin-based company has expanded in recent years to offer top-notch studio monitors, headphones, and an immersive-capable audio interface. And the industry has taken notice: five out of six albums nominated for the Best Immersive Album at The Grammys were mixed using Neumann monitors. If you’ve been thinking about an immersive upgrade for your studio, Neumann now has everything you need to start working in Dolby Atmos, Ambisonics, and other immersive formats. Here’s how to put together an all-Neumann immersive system, starting with everyone’s favorite part: a whole bunch of speakers. Continue reading →
  2. Upgrading Your Studio For Immersive Mixing

    Posted by Dante Fumo

    Upgrading Your Studio For Immersive Mixing
    Whether you work in the music, film, or game industries, you’ve likely seen a steadily growing buzz about immersive audio formats such as Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and Ambisonics in recent years. Already well-established in the worlds of film and virtual reality, immersive audio’s popularity for music is on the rise, and many studios have already upgraded their monitoring to work in these formats. For many, this new frontier of mixing offers exciting creative possibilities to explore. For others, it’s a necessary skill to learn to keep up with the industry and stay relevant. Either way, there’s an ante to join this game: if you want to work with immersive audio professionally, your studio is going to need a few upgrades.  Continue reading →
  3. Echo Fix EF-X3: A Guide To Tape-Based Creative Sound Design

    Posted by Yoel Kreisler

    Echo Fix EF-X3: A Guide To Tape-Based Creative Sound Design
    In years past, tape echoes were often employed by musicians, producers, and engineers who wanted to add space, ambiance, or rhythmic flavor to their tracks and instruments. Although they were later replaced by the cleaner and more accurate digital delays, the humble tape echo enjoyed continued use, as the character of the repeats and tonality of the machines had many musicians and engineers consider the tape echo as almost an instrument in and of itself. Continue reading →
  4. 4 Ways To Cut Cable Clutter And Streamline Your Studio

    Posted by Robert Steiner

    4 Ways To Cut Cable Clutter And Streamline Your Studio
    There’s nothing quite as rewarding as a well-running, fully patched-in studio. There’s also no bigger eye-sore than seeing piles and endless streams of wires and cables in your otherwise pristine recording space. Cables are a given for any recording studio or pro-grade home recording setup, mainly because of all the components involved: Input sources like mics, MIDI controllers, and studio monitors that link to your computer, outboard gear like preamps or compressors, individual inputs and mixers for headphones, snakes for routing different rooms—the list goes on Thankfully, there are some steps you can take to reduce your cable clutter without sacrificing audio quality or overhauling your studio. You might even have access to some of these tools without even realizing it. Here are some of our go-to audio interfaces for streamlining your studio wiring. Continue reading →
  5. The Best Compressors For Vocals

    Posted by Kallie Marie

    The Best Compressors For Vocals
    Compression is a tried and true technique for taming unruly vocals, but how will it color the recording? Every compressor offers a unique tone based on the components, design, and settings used. But with so many possibilities at your disposal, it can be tough to choose which tool is right for the job. In this blog, we’ll break down some...
  6. A Dozen(ish) Best Microphones For Recording Drums 

    Posted by Kallie Marie

    A Dozen(ish) Best Microphones For Recording Drums 
    Recording drums is equal parts art and science, and there are no hard-and-fast rules. Much like cooking, personal taste and the genre of music are really much of the context that the recording has to be executed in. One could say beauty is in the ear of the beholder. Below is a compilation of some favorited and tested microphones for recording drums. While applications and techniques vary, and depending on the room, these might be an alternate take on anyone’s current go-to’s. So if a starting point is the goal, or a fresh approach to miking drums is desired, then the following will help or at least make a healthy start to building out that coveted mic locker.    Continue reading →
  7. How To Make Your Music Stand Out For Film And TV

    Posted by Kallie Marie

    How To Make Your Music Stand Out For Film And TV
    These days, a lot of people are eyeing film, TV, and game placements as great resources for making money from their music. There are a number of creative and technical concerns that go into not only making your music suitable for film and TV placements, but making it stand out, and more likely to get placed.  There are several ways...
  8. Designing a Vicoustic Acoustic Treatment Package for Your Studio: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Posted by Brad Pack

    Designing a Vicoustic Acoustic Treatment Package for Your Studio: A Step-by-Step Guide
    Acoustic treatment plays a crucial role in creating a professional and accurate listening environment in your studio. With a properly treated room, you can trust that your mixes will translate seamlessly to any playback system.  With more than one million panels sold worldwide, Vicoustic is one of our most popular acoustic treatment solutions, and offers a wide range of innovative and affordable acoustic treatment products for studios of all shapes and sizes. Continue reading →
  9. How to Use Guitar Pedals in the Studio: 5 Ideas for Mixing With Effects

    Posted by Michael Hahn

    How to Use Guitar Pedals in the Studio: 5 Ideas for Mixing With Effects
    Guitar pedals have exploded in popularity among musicians of all kinds over the past two decades. But stompbox effects have also become a creative secret weapon for engineers and producers. Continue reading →
  10. What Music Mixers Can Learn About Dolby Atmos From Film Mixers

    Posted by Dante Fumo

    What Music Mixers Can Learn About Dolby Atmos From Film Mixers
    While Dolby Atmos has been an established format in the world of film for more than a decade already, its role in the music industry is still being defined. Continue reading →
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