Recording Equipment Category

Digital Audio Waveform Tutorial for Beginners in Music Production

This is an introductory tutorial for beginners in digital audio waveform. This will give you the most important information necessary when working with digital audio regardless of what DAW (digital audio workstation) you are using and the type of proje …

Using Audacity to convert Analog Music to high quality Digital Master

This is a beginner and complete tutorial on how to digitize your analog music collection (converting analog music to digital). Analog storage media (cassette tape, etc.) will degrade over time because they are mechanical in nature. So it is best to dig …

How to Optimize Windows 7 Netbook for Audio Recording & Home Studio

It’s surprising that netbook nowadays (as of August 2011) are becoming more popular in terms of usage. It is also much more affordable today to buy a netbook with 1.6GHz to 2.5GHz processor speed which is already using Intel Dual core technology with 2 …

How to Connect Compressor-EQ in Mixer Inserts and Reverb in Aux Sends

Compressors, Reverb and EQ are the most important effects in audio mixing. When used properly, they significantly improve the quality of your audio mix. This beginner tutorial will talk about how to connect them to your mixing console. This is referrin …

Pre-fader vs Post-fader Aux sends/return and Insert FX: How to use it?

This post removes the confusion about pre-fader, post-fader, aux sends/return and Insert FX in audio mixing and recording. Whether you are mixing entirely using a software or a hardware mixing console; this guide will be applicable. First, you might ha …