The Different EQ bands and What they mean
Throughout my blog series on EQs I am going to refer to the free EQ plugin that comes with Pro Tools, the Digirack EQ III 7-band. First,...
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Timothy Wheeler
Nov 29, 20204 min read
EQ Overview and Introduction
In the next series of blog posts, I’m going to go through EQ, or equalization. I will talk about why we use it, and when and how to use...
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Timothy Wheeler
Nov 23, 20201 min read
Compression Dos & Don’ts
To wrap things up regarding compressors, I will offer 3 Dos and Don’ts as my final word for now. These are things to always keep in mind...
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Timothy Wheeler
Nov 12, 20201 min read
Compressors – What is the Knee and What does it do?
As you get better with compressors, you will start playing with other knobs and features. One of these is the knee. The knee refers to...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 21, 20202 min read
Compressors 201 – Threshold
A compressor has a lot of knobs and settings. They can be confusing at first. In this blog I am going to talk about one of those knobs –...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Compressors 103 – Going deeper
Today I’m going to go a little deeper into how compressors work. But first, I want you to do an experiment. This experiment will allow...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Organize, Organize, Organize! (Sessions, Folders, Files)
Yes, more organization! 🙂 I think I have always been somewhat organized. But I have learned to be very organized since starting my...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Compressors 102 (More of the Basics)
After learning the basics about compressors (see Compressors 101 earlier blog entry), then you can use this general guide of the type of...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20201 min read
Creating a Click Track (in Pro Tools)
Using a click track during recording is, of course, imperative. We can’t do our work if we can’t play to the beat! Luckily for us Pro...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20204 min read
6 Recording Myths – Busted!
It is hard to learn how to record and mix music today. With so much information available on the web, sometimes it is hard to know if the...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Compressors 101 – the Basics (part 1)
Compressors seem to confuse a lot of people in the beginning, they certainly did me! Here is some helpful information concerning using a...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20203 min read
10 Tips for a great vocal recording
Here are ten quick tips to think about the next time you record vocals: 1) Warm Up: Every vocalist needs to warm up. You wouldn’t run...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Calculating File Sizes (How much hard drive space does it take to record a song?)
So . . . you want to record a song and you’re running out of space on the computer or external hard drive? Wondering if you have enough...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 12, 20203 min read
Organization Pt. 3 (patchbays)
Patchbays Having a patchbay helps to optimize your signal routing and organization. Even the most modest of studio setups can benefit...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Organization (in your Production Studio) Pt. 2
Group Cabling Keep cables grouped together by type (audio, MIDI, mains, etc.). This makes it easier to find faulty cables, patch...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Timebase in Pro Tools
In Pro Tools, material (audio or midi) on a track is associated with a type of Time Scale. All track types can be set to either...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Powering Up Your Music Production System in the Proper Order
Did you know that it is important to power up your system and equipment in a certain order? In the early days, for me, I didn’t know that!...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Recording from sound modules without effects
If you’re involved with a lot of production work and do a lot of MIDI work like I do, you record a lot of projects using your sound...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Unmount hard drives from within Pro Tools
Have you ever tried to eject a hard drive from your system that you used in a Pro Tools session while Pro Tools was still up and running?...
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Timothy Wheeler
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Organizing sessions in your DAW
I don’t like wasting time while working on a mix. Being organized in a session is critical. A lot of time can be wasted looking for...
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