Archive for August, 2007

The art of microphone placement

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

The biggest problem with great guitarists of his fans is bad, and it is the first, what you want to correct before we can begin, a microphone for recording. Get down and listen to your guitar amp and micro-level association - that is where the microwave is, in case of the shooting. Always noise, so you can happy with him, but remember one thing: the bottom line is increased with a microphone close to the source of knowledge as Nahbesprechungseffekt.

Like any other piece kit, the same microphone can give very different results depending on how it is used. For the sound you looking for a bit of know-how and experience a lot. Even the best microphones for his “boomy” and useless, if not used correctly.

Therefore, the micro-position is an art or a science? Well yes, it’s a bit of both, but often the only question, to experiment until you hear what you want.

First, a lamp-lit and push it against the towel to your amplifier. In the midst of cone speaker when you are located in the centre, select it with a pencil or a bit of chalk. Depending on the mark in the margins of the speaker.

Take the microphone and it is perpendicular to your amplifier within an angle of 90 degrees, and they show in the center selected the past, it is known, as in the axis. Some of the shot and listen to audio files. You will notice that the sound is aggressive, full of trembling, and maybe even a little harder.

Now, move the microphone to the second, outward signs that you have made. In addition, some tracks host and listen to the results. You will notice that the sound is much more mature than the first with less than high-end, but may seem a bit deaf or muddy.

The next step for a third with a boom microphone and moves onto a corner of the points you made, it is known as an off-axis. This noise is a mixture of both, and is not as aggressive as the first but not as deaf as the second. Re-listen to the tapes and you see what you want.

Recording a guitar using compressor

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

A compressor is a device that reduces (compressed), the dynamics of sound sources in a point softer sound noisy exit point for a smooth, and there may be professional audio devices to grapple with Spec. An instrument, very quiet and very hard during one of the songs can be difficult to understand and mix. Either the parties quiet, lost or the strengths of overloading the shooting.

You can spin a compressor which, according bits automatically, so that the instrument facilitates care or Mix. You can also compressors instruments sound and thicker, and can be used for singing and beef in bulk to make your mixes. Most professional audio compressors used in each room, and sometimes at almost every track in each room.

Some features, please refer to a compressor:

Threshold –

Therefore, if you are the limits of the compressor, that is to say, at what level do you want the dB compressor to compress. With recruiting in the vicinity of zero, the compressor was always as easy, if the most value for the compression levels of a negative number

Attack –

Attack background refers to the speed at which you want the compressor in launching Would you immediately compressor or do you prefer it in progressive

Release –

After a prelude to compressor, quickly or slowly as you wish, that the compressor release, and not to compress the signal?

Ratio –

The report refers to the fact that the compressor is much to the reduction of the signal range.

Gate –

A port is a device, the sound of all rooms, the reception totenstill. It works by using acoustics, if they fall within a defined level. When the door opens, it is easy, you can do its plug-in in the box of-the-box straight to the exit. A brand is not closed the door on years - you have only to the output of silence.

How to record guitar at home

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

With today’s technology, there are several methods of recording at your disposal. What works best? Well, this is all up to you.

Before buying, and the newest and best products that you need to think carefully about what kind of instruments or music you want to record. For example, if you want an electric guitar allows you to choose the simpler, more direct insertion into the computer. However, if you want an acoustic guitar or a song, it is worth investing in some high-quality microphones and a preamplifier.

Both methods, we are going to direct reception via an interface software and indirect / Amp method. Each method has its advantages, as you no doubt noticed that the method is the most suitable for its own needs and budgets.

Which method is right for you?
Directly or indirectly, the best approach is the right one for you? Well, it’s quite natural for you to decide, but there are several factors you should consider.

Zune Music

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Zune Music Downloads

So you finally have that Zune, music player, you dream for the longest period. They are totally look forward to boredom, bus and train and stupor-free in idle doctors and dentists, waiting rooms, how do you thumpa-thumpa of your favorite music. Well, before you rejoice, it is already loaded with your music? Probably not.

Finding music to your Zune

Zune, music is fairly easy to get - if you know how and where they receive. With the software you can download Zune music in your heart, or convert the contents of all your CDs, so you can listen them if you have always wanted. Zune Empire was that the software that was designed with you developed a love of music, keep in mind.

There are more than twelve million people - and counting - music files available that await in the downloading of almost all kinds, you can think. Country, rock, indie, hip-hop, classical - the list goes on. High quality software for easy music downloads Zune. It follows that, you know, you receive high quality, not to mention the legal consequences, Zune, the music files are not damaged, spyware responsible for the variety, which is of most files torrent, and the sharing of platforms. And if you buy an arsenal (or at least a playlist) of your favorite music Zune, the software has the ability to burn files from a CD or DVD that you saved anything . And if you do not know already, you can also use the same for movies.

Music in my life

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Music plays an important role in my life, the memories, the establishment of associations, the influence on mood and emotions, and sometimes even help them overcome difficulties. Because for me, any type of music is important in nature and in its own way, and there’s no bad music, there are only bad listener.
My mother is a piano teacher, and she always used to say that music helps to renew old memories and emotions. She used to play Beethoven and Mozart, and if I was a child, that I really enjoyed listening to it. Anyway, in this part of classical music, I feel secure, protected and loved, he gave me the feeling that I feel like a child, and the feeling to predict now, though many years have passed. So if I will focus on the performance of classical music, I find this music in my childhood, in my living room, and I see my mother and myself, playing, sitting on the ground in front of the piano looking up at My mom surprised.
Pop music and dance-music link to my friends. Each song, I join with an event, like a concert together, we went with my friends, or just with one person. Dance-Pop music and remind me at all moments of pleasure I talked with my friends, I move on course to take. So, if I feel weak, lazy or slow, but this kind of music helps me to go back in form, because it does me full of positive and happy emotions, emotions that me with my friends.