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TRUTH ABOUT CRACKED PLUGINS
TRANSCRIPT / MP3 So, vinyl masters. There’s no reason why you should need a different master for vinyl than you do for CD or streaming. It depends how far you want to go with your vinyl master, but if you’ve mastered it correctly, it should translate straight to a cutting lathe, and they wouldn’t need to put any filters on it. The reason they do that is that the lathe doesn’t like essy noises. The stylus goes left to right when it’s in the top end which has high-speed frequencies. If it’s super bright in there, then it goes fast,...
ULTIMATE DAC? BRICASTI M1 DA CONVERTER
this is the daddy of the DACs. Well, it's not the daddy because there is actually a company called Dad, who make DACs, but this isn't it. This is the Bricasti M1. Bricasti are known for doing reverb units but they also have built a ridiculous digital to audio converter. Now, this thing, as you can see, I can't hold up for too long because it weighs a tonne, although it's made out of aluminium. It's one piece of cast aluminium around it, as you can see. They don't want rattly parts. Although you can hear that rattling, if you...
IS AUDIO SCHOOL WORTH IT?
Are you planning on going to audio school? In this video I give my thoughts on why I've changed my mind about music technology college courses.
THE POWER OF A MUSIC MENTOR
Do you need a mentor, or not for when you're making music? I definitely think it's a massive plus. Most of the things that I say, mainly, have come from mentors that I've worked with.
QUICK TIP : MIXING FOR A TIGHTER BASS END
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From working with lots of mix engineers and listening in to their tips and tricks, here's one that I've noticed that a lot of them are doing to get their bass sounding tighter. They'll put the whole track into mono.