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New Music Friday: July 31, 2020
NEW RELEASETHE SWEAR, The Clinic and the SaneIt was December 2019, the week before graduation and Winter break, and Studio D was booked for a solo project for Elizabeth Elkins. The Blackbird Academy students already knew Elkins as part of the duo…
Best Mics To Use For Recording Drums
Recording drums can be a challenge. To get top results, pay attention to the three elements that will render a great sounding outcome – a talented drummer, a properly maintained and tuned drum kit, and the…
Mixing Vocals in a Live Setting
The human voice, as an instrument, is probably the oldest, most dynamic and sonically diverse sound source in existence. It is also, in terms of sound reinforcement, a signal that needs a substantial amount of “reinforcing.” Additionally, and…
Pro Tools’ Useful Clip FX Feature
One of the best new features in Pro Tools HD 12.6 are the new Clip FX functions. Unlike other DAWs that put a channel strip on each channel in a session, the new Clip FX works at the clip level. What’s a clip? A clip is each piece of audio on the…
