Björgvin Benediktsson is an audio engineer, musician and writer. He is an Alumni from the SAE Institute and has been working in the audio industry since 2006. He has been writing about audio production and music mixing since 2008. He is also the author of Rockable Press's How to Record Great Music... with whatever equipment you got! Check out his blog Audio Issues for more of his tips and tricks.
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In this week’s Audio Premium content, Björgvin Benediktsson takes you in detail of the mixing process, using a folk song as an example.
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I was at the NAMM trade-show in Anaheim last weekend and went to a really great panel about vocal recording. Although NAMM is mostly a trade-show with manufacturers demoing new and exciting products, there are a few opportunities to get educated in audio on the second floor of the convention center. In their Hot Zone there were multiple panels of really interesting material, everything from how to succeed in the music to road stories from seasoned veterans like Alan Parsons.
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Sonoma WireWorks have updated their very popular iPhone interface, GuitarJack. GuitarJack. Model 2 is now out and is compatible with all the latest versions of iPhones, iPods and iPads.
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The drums are the foundation of a great mix. You can be adventurous with the guitars, making them sound off the wall and unnatural, but if the drum sound strays too far off the path of punchiness, you’ll end up with a lackluster mix.
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Knowledge is power, and experimentation is key. But there are shortcuts to becoming a better engineer. Read everything you can get your hand on by anyone that knows their craft. Steve Albini (Producer: Nirvana, Pixies, Bush, PJ Harvey) once said in an interview, “Read, read as much as you can” when he was asked for advice on becoming a better engineer. While his advice is solid, there is just so much information to learn that you quickly get information overload.
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In this week’s Audio Premium content, Björgvin Benediktsson takes you on a crash course about re-amping.
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Compression is a complicated subject. But if you follow a few simple things, you can easily work any compressor and make every signal sound better. The trick to great compression is making use of every parameter, critically listening to what you’re doing, not over-compensating the gain and go back and forth between signals to compare. If you’re not making the signal better, why bother compressing in the first place?
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Last AES convention I met a manufacturing rep for a very prestigious equipment company. He was demoing a piece of equipment for me, showing me all the great knobs and buttons that it had to offer. Then he said something along the lines of, “We don’t include a screen for these things since you’re supposed to mix with your ears.” That’s when I took my exit stage left. I think imposing a viewpoint like that is just plain wrong.
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Creating a web presence is one of the most important marketing tool a band has. Today our fans aren’t local, they can be all around the world, loving your particular niche of music. By having a solid web presence you can reach those fans that would never have heard of you.
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In this week’s Audio Premium content, Bjorgvin Benediktsson gives us a detailed summary of how to edit audio files to produce a professional sound, complete with a generous serving of audio examples.
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If you've been thinking about recording music or dabbling in audio engineering, then kick-start the process by grabbing a copy of Björgvin's book and start learning how you can record great music with whatever equipment you've got!
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