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There’s no doubt about it; compression and EQ are absolutely essential tools for any audio engineer. Learning how to use each of them correctly is crucial, but learning how to use them together is just as important.Why? Simply because switching the order of the two can produce drastically different results. On top of that, it’s not really a case of “set-and-forget” where one particular order works for all instruments either.Understanding compression and EQIf you’re reading this, it’s likely that you already have an understanding of what both compression and EQ do. If you don’t, here’s a quick overview to ensure…
The Neve 1073 channel amplifier module is easily one of the most revered preamp and EQ circuits in audio history. Today, Universal Audio has obsessively re-modeled the 1073 circuit from the ground up, complete with its sublime preamp section. Get the most out of the Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection on your UA Audio Interface or UAD-2 hardware with this 5-Minute UAD Tips video. Learn how to: Add classic Neve character and dimension to your music Get character and grit on recorded drums EQ bass guitar using the inimitable Neve 1073 sound Craft a beautiful, silky vocal that…
Russell Wilson has been loud and proud about his desire to have another baby with Ciara, but the singer would like her husband to take two steps back from his ongoing campaign to expand their family. In a hilarious moment from Ciara’s video with Access Hollywood posted Wednesday (April 23), the “1, 2 Step” musician reacted to Wilson’s ongoing calls for Baby No. 5 — whom he’s preemptively started calling “Cinco” on social media — by saying, “Someone need to take my husband’s phone, right now.” “He needs to stop, OK?,” she continued, laughing. “I’m like, ‘Babe!’ Amora came out,…
Corey Taylor, he of Slipknot and Stone Sour and telling mgk to “suck every inch of my dick,” recently covered a small portion of Kendrick Lamar’s meme-spurring “TV Off.” The song, off Kendrick’s 2024 album GNX, is currently hanging out at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.“I put something together very special,” Taylor told the crowd at a recent acoustic performance as part of the Spookala convention in Florida. “I tried to change this up because I don’t really do this a lot anymore so I wanted to do something special and get something that was kind of like…
JAY-Z’s defamation lawsuit hit a legal roadblock in California as the woman who accused him of rape moved to have the case thrown out, arguing it was filed “for malicious reasons” and lacked any legal foundation. Jane Doe, the woman behind the now-dismissed 2024 sexual assault case against JAY-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs, filed a motion in April 2025 asking the court to dismiss the Hip-Hop mogul’s countersuit “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be refiled. Her legal team argued that Hov “fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted” and that her original allegations were “absolutely privileged”…
Image Image Credit Kevin Mazur / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium When it comes to being bold and unapologetic in fashion, Doechii has been eating the girls up. She’s always been stylish and out of the box, but the way she’s been stepping in her Alligator Bites Never Heal era? Different. Her looks have been elevated, intentional and risky in the best way. The Florida native is proving that fashion isn’t really about trends or labels; it’s about confidence, texture, structure, pattern and how you pull it all together. In fact, that’s what makes her dangerous; Doechii has…
Plugin Boutique has launched an exclusive limited time promotion on the Biotek 3 + Expansions Bundle, offering a 50% discount on Tracktion’s groundbreaking synthesizer and 4 premium expansion packs.BioTek 3 delivers an intuitive, immersive sound design experience with its streamlined interface, dynamic XY pad, and over 800 presets. Elevate your productions further with the expressive soundscapes of Obsidian, the moody atmospheres of Dusk, the genre-rich grooves of Pulse, and the cinematic intensity of Colossus.Whether you’re crafting ambient textures, downtempo tracks, house grooves, or cinematic scores, this bundle has everything you need to create with impact.The bundle is available to purchase…
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A podcasting mixer (mixer made for podcasters), functions a little differently from usual digital audio mixers.I put my hands on the Zoom PodTrak P8 recently. It’s a multitrack podcast recorder, mixer, and audio interface.Watch my review video below: In this post, I’ll be sharing my thoughts about the PodTrak P8 from the standpoint of a music producer and the occasional live streamer. (I’m not so much of a podcaster.) Hopefully, this will help you learn more about the PodTrak P8 to make a more informed purchase.Zoom PodTrak P8 vs RØDECaster ProThe Zoom PodTrak P8 looks like it was made to go against…
Getting the balance right in your mix is hard and I bet you wish an EQ Cheat Sheet existed, right? You’re in luck! Today, we’re going to make making decisions on what to adjust on your EQ easy. There will be no more guesswork and you’ll have a nifty resource to look back on in case you hit a roadblock. In this article, you’ll learn about the frequency spectrum, when to cut/boost certain frequencies, and when you know you’ve hit that “sweet spot” in a particular band of your EQ. We will start by breaking down the EQ spectrum on…