Audio Geek Zine

iOS Music Making

Jon — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:13:35 +0000

As you may have heard, I recently got an iPhone. Suddenly apps, accessories and bunch of other distractions have become part of my life. I tried to ignore this stuff for a long time but now that I have an iPhone I’m really happy all the audio peripherals and apps are available. Today I just [...]

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Review: TC Electronic Flashback Delay Pedal

Jon — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:59:52 +0000

The TC Electronic Flashback is a digital delay pedal with 9 distinct delay styles; a looping function; and Tone Print, an extra mode that can be loaded with downloadable artist preset. The pedal has stereo in/out, buffered or true-bypass and controls for FX level, Decay, feedback and mode plus a 3 way toggle to divide the timing. The pedal is powered by 9V battery or standard DC pedal power. The bottom of the pedal is removable with one screw revealing the battery compartment and a pair of DIP switches. The first switch activates the buffer circuit which helps keep the signal strength consistent in a large pedal board. The second switch mutes the dry signal for use in a parallel signal chain.

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Guitar store adventures – 5 mini guitar gear reviews

Jon — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:47:45 +0000

Once in a while I make my way downtown (Vancouver) and waste an hour or two messing around with whatever guitars, amps, and pedals that catch my eye. On these outings I grab some gear, go into an iso booth and compare. For example, on my first trip I compared an Ibanez TS9 to a [...]

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Guest Post: De-Essing Approaches

Jon — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:34:13 +0000

I was recently working on a song and the sibilance was just a little too much for me. Like anything in audio there several ways of accomplishing the same task and different people will have different opinions but these are a few ways that I found to be effective.

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Review: ValhallaDSP Ubermod

Jon — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:40:40 +0000

Valhalla UberMod is a unique multitap delay and modulation plugin. The various algorithms allow from 2 to 32 modulated delay taps. Ubermod can be used to create lush choruses, tape and bucket brigade style echoes, reverbs and many strange other effects.

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Double Tracking Guitars

Jon — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:54:42 +0000

Double tracking is a very common recording/production technique for almost any genre of music. When it comes to rhythm guitars, this technique is almost a standard method of recording with single tracking used only for solos. This is also a technique that is often confusing for beginners.Double tracking simply means recording the same part twice [...]

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Guest Post: How To Use EQ

Jon — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:37:38 +0000

This guest post comes from Barry Gardner, mastering engineer at Safe And Sound online mastering. Equalization is an incredibly powerful tool used in virtually every area of audio production including music recording and mixing. A lot of people initially feel equalization is a complex process but I would like to explain it as simply as [...]

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Review: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB2 audio interface

Jon — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:06:14 +0000

The Scarlett 2i2 caught my attention right away. Compact, striking appearance and simple layout. I have recommended the interface to dozens of people. While I appreciate the extra i/o my TC Impact Twin provides, its just too big and bulky for a mobile interface. At a third of the size of the Impact, and less [...]

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Guest Post: 5 Tips for DIY Mastering

Jon — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:49:50 +0000

As a mastering engineer, I would always encourage home recordists to send their music to a professional for mastering. Aside from finely tuned monitoring set ups, ultra-high-end equipment and the benefit of experience, a professional mastering engineer offers a valuable second opinion. However, if budgets don't allow or if you're really set on doing it yourself – here are 5 tips for DIY mastering.

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Jon — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:43:38 +0000

Whenever I’m stuck in a project and don’t know how to continue I take a few minutes to try something different and generally opposite of what has already been done. This could be making the long lush reverb really short, or running the vocals through all my guitar pedals at once, or making the drums [...]

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