Intermodulation Distortion in The Mix
Where you place saturation and distortion in your signal chain can significantly impact the levels of unpleasant intermodulation distortion in your mix.
Audio Engineering
The Art of DSP Saturation
DSP engineering has come a long way in implementing fantastic sounding saturation designs for the ITB mix engineer. To understand saturation, let’s look at the flavors of saturation we encounter in both analog and digital domains to gain a better understanding of how and why they sound.
“Vintage” DSP: ReaComp
Nearly eighteen years after the first freeware cross-platform version of ReaComp was introduced, it still provides one of the most extensive ranges of control parameters in a compressor. Exploring its features serves as a primer on compression.
That “1176 Sound”
Why has the 1176 compressor been a staple in hit pop mixes for over a half century? Let’s explore the magic within the box.
Got Tools?
You know the old saying, “the right tools for the job…”
The Future of Audio Mastering
Has mastering become an overloaded term in audio production? What is it and where is it going?
1987: The Year U2 Broke The Big 80s
It’s difficult to appreciate now, but from an audio production standpoint, almost everything about “The Joshua Tree” was antithetical to the prevailing norms of 1987.
Lossy & Loud: The Modern Music Streaming Experience
What is the relationship between maximizing loudness, psychoacoustics and perceptual lossy compression? Does loudness maximization affect the quality of streaming audio?
Creativity, Models & Archetypes
Comparing AI models to human creative processes, considering why people like certain styles of music, and how lateral thinking tools can help us create more original music.
You Don’t Believe This Sounds
Perhaps the most important bias in our tone is the cognitive one.
You Think It’s Analog Vibe, But It’s Really Garbage
Music producers who work exclusively in the digital domain seem to be obsessed with “analog vibe and character.”
As computers become more powerful, the quest for convincing “analog emulation” is more intense than ever, but there are still misconceptions about the underlying technologies and their inherent applications. Discover why it has taken so long to convincingly bridge the divide.