
A brief history of drums: from ancient percussion to electronics
A brief history of the drums
Nowadays, it is almost impossible to conceive of a musical performance without the support of percussion. In popular music, drums of various types are often used, depending on the characteristics...

Editing in mastering: handling cuts and fades at the head, tail and also in the middle
Editing in mastering
Before, during or after the various mastering operations, at some point it will be necessary to carry out editing operations, here understood essentially as audio editing, obviously to be applied to the finished mixes and,...

BASIC AUDIO
Dynamics Compression, Dispelling Myths and Avoiding Common Errors
Articles BASIC AUDIO Series
This series of elementary level items branded as BASIC is designed for amateur sound engineers seeking to increase their awareness and competence in mixing and audio recording in general.
In the...
Dynamics Compression, Dispelling Myths and Avoiding Common Errors

BASIC AUDIO
Equalisation, Dispelling Myths and Avoiding Common Errors
Articles BASIC AUDIO Series
This series of elementary level items branded as BASIC is designed for amateur sound engineers seeking to increase their awareness and competence in mixing and audio recording in general.
With...
Equalisation, Dispelling Myths and Avoiding Common Errors

Analogue and digital audio recording: considerations and comparisons
Analogue and digital audio
Irreconcilable is the ongoing debate between the supporters of analogue and those of digital.
If it can be a reference, I don't mind quoting the opinion of a musician who is considered one of the greatest...

The piano: tuning, punching and fine-tuning the mechanics
Piano Maintenance
The care and maintenance of your piano is essential to ensure optimal performance over time. In this article, we explore the different aspects of maintenance, from delicate tuning...

Publish and sell your music : A guide to digital publishing
A Guide to Digital Publication
The economic benefits of publishing
Whether you are a songwriter, composer, producer, lyricist or band member, if you contribute new and original songs, you could (and should)...

MS Mastering
MS MASTERING
So-called M/S Mastering involves the execution of certain types of processing operations, executable between one encoding operation and another decoding operation of the mix, which transforms the L-R (Left-Right) matrix into a...

Stem Mastering - The rules for a correct process
NOTE
This article can be considered a continuation of an earlier introductory article, entitled:
Stem Mastering - Basic Principles
What Stems
Gang of Four
One possibility, suggested by sound engineer Bob Katz and applicable...

Stem Mastering - Part 1: Definition and operating principles
Stem Mastering
We could also call it Multi Track Mastering and define it as a middle way between a simplified Mix and the more usual Single Track Mastering.
Instead of manipulating a single stereo mix, in addition to it we will in fact use...