Audio clipping is the result of pushing your input signal past the capabilities of the hardware or software that’s handling the signal. Clipping can happen to both digital and analogue gear, and the two do…
Category: Music Sampling
Okay, so we’ve explored the difference between volume & gain and we summarised gain staging. But let’s get down & dirty with the technicals of this important mixing process. Gain staging is the process of…
What’s the Difference Between Gain and Volume? When we’re starting out in making music, we come across a lot of technical jargon that can be hard to decipher without the right help. Sometimes it can…
Sends vs Buses vs Auxiliery Tracks In the audio tech world, you’ve heard buses, auxes, sends and returns come up in conversation. People talk about these entities all the time, but what are they? What’s…
Expand Your Arsenal of Compressor Plugins You’ve made your track using Mixxed samples, but you just need some picks of top compressors that you can use to control its dynamics. We couldn’t possibly end our Explain Compression series without…
Did You Know There Are Different Types of Audio Compressors? Welcome to the final article in our Explain Compression series! If you’re just tuning in, check out our previous articles here: Explain Compression How Do…
Music Production: Compression Overload Welcome back to our journey through compression. We’ve discussed how compressors work, so now we should talk bout the different compression processes that can achieve both useful and creative results. We’re…
What is Compression in Music Production? Compression is used to control the dynamic range of an audio signal. Maybe you wanted to change the dynamic range of a loop you’ve made with Mixxed samples? Well,…
Best Cheap MIDI Keybaords My friends, after exploring just what MIDI and MIDI 2.0 is, you’re probably wondering what the best affordable midi keyboards are. Well, we’ve got the best small midi keyboards and some…
MIDI Recapped So you’ve seen just how MIDI controllers work, and you’ve been having a field day experimenting with these music tools. You have peace of mind knowing just what is happening when you press…
