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Double Tracking – Fake It Till You Make It: How to Add That ‘Record’ Sound to Your Vocals

There’s a reason why classic records have that certain sound – because they were made in a studio with expensive equipment. However, you don’t need to spend thousands of dollars to get that same sound in your recordings! This blog post will show you how to add the ‘record’ sound to your vocals using fake…

How to Become a Sound Designer

If you’re someone who loves music and creativity, then becoming a sound designer may be the perfect career choice for you. Sound designers are responsible for creating and editing sound effects and music for films, television shows, video games, and other multimedia productions. They must have a strong understanding of audio engineering principles as well…

Tips For How to Use a Reverberation Effect To Enhance Your Recording’s Tonal Quality

Tips For How to Use a Reverberation Effect To Enhance Your Recording’s Tonal Quality Reverberation is a particular sound effect that can be applied to any recording. The reverberation effect is used to create an echo-like sound, which can enhance the tonal quality of your recording. There are many different methods for applying reverb, but…

This is Not a Piano: A Speaker-Filled “Piano” That Produces Amazing Sound

Do you know those days when you just don’t feel like dealing with people? Do you want to hole up in your apartment and enjoy some peace and quiet? But your upstairs neighbor is blasting some god-awful music again, and you can’t seem to find the will to get out of bed? Well, friends, today…

The Best Free Auto-Tune VST Plugins to Use in Your Studio

It’s not that your voice is bad, it’s just that it’s a little too… perfect. You’ve sung in the shower for years and your voice sounds great, but when you try to sing with a band you sound like a robot. Nobody wants to sound like a robot, so you add some autotune effects to…

How to Use Your De-Esser Right

The harsh ‘ess’ sounds orators or singers can produce during a powerful delivery close to a microphone are well-known. Almost every vocal recording contains ‘ess’ noises, whether from a strong vocal delivery, bad recording, speech impediments, or simply many ‘ess’ words spoken together. Wind instruments and other musical instruments may also make piercing ‘s’ sounds….

How to Record the Ocean Sounds

The Art of Recording Ocean Sounds It’s not enough to simply admire ocean waves from the shore. The ocean is a soundscape that deserves your full attention and recording ocean sounds can be as simple as using an iPhone or some basic equipment like a microphone, headphones, and a field recorder. Ocean sounds are incredibly…

40% off Tonsturm RAGING FIRE Library is on sale until November 30th!

As the November dark sale is in effect over at Tonsturm, we would like to mention some of our favorite libraries that are currently on offer – all until December 1st, 2021. The RAGING FIRE library offers a whopping 40% off for this month only! Tapio Liukkonen from Finland Tonsturm is one of the most…

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Effects to Modulate Sound

Did you know that sound can be modulated using a plugin? Sound modulation is the process of changing one type of sound to create an entirely different one. It is often used in video games but has many other applications as well. For example, it’s possible to change the pitch or volume of a guitar…

Review of Izotope Rx 9 new and improved Ambience Match, De-Hum, and more. Trusted by top post-production engineers to quickly and reliably deliver clean audio

The new Izotope RX 9 is now available. This latest version of the industry-standard audio repair tool has a streamlined interface that makes it faster and easier to work with, improved Ambience Match, De-Hum algorithms for removing unwanted background noise, and more! With the ability to remove clicks, crackles, hiss, hums, and other problematic sounds…