May 2013 - The Urban Recording Company

Compressor or equalizer first?

When using compression and EQ together on the same source, which one should I put first? You should try it both ways and pick which sounds better to you, but here is the basic philosophy: Compressor’s try to turn down louder signals, right? So boosting frequencies before a compressor, will inevitably cause the compressor to […]

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Do I need to put a compressor across the mix buss?

Mix theory / joshlew

Many people do, but there are many different approaches to this, and the main key here is to use your ears. Try it! Virtually all music that’s commercially available today has been compressed at least a little bit while mixing, and again at the mastering phase. Every genre of music is different though, and the

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What Sample Rate and Bit Depth should I record at?

Must Read / joshlew

Should I record at a higher sampling rate/bit depth, even though the final master will eventually be reduced to 44.1 kHz? Yes. While this is one of the most commonly debated issues in the audio field, there are certain facts that can’t be argued with. First some quick theory: In analog recording, sound is captured

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