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Understanding Frequencies.

Each instrument fits into a certain frequency register. It is important to understand the basics on frequencies as it really helps when...

Ambient effects: Reverbs and Delays.

Reverb: Reverb is created when a sound or digital signal is reflected causing numerous reflection to build up and then decay as the sound...

Mixing with automation and panning.

Automation: Automation is an important tool used in music production. Which allows you to adjust the volume in minor increments to a...

Microphones and placement techniques.

Microphone selection: Condenser Microphones: Condenser microphones are what I will be using to record most of my instruments to capture...

Understanding the basics on EQ.

EQ is one of the most well-known forms of audio processing in music production. It enables you to adjust the volume of specific...

Understanding Noise.

Gain Staging: Gain staging is probably the most important stage of music production and is that first step to creating a good mix. Gain...

The basics on Compression.

Compression: Compression is an audio processing tool used to reduce the peaks in audio tracks to create a more consistent volume...

A slight change of plan...

Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 virus, I will be changing my unit 13 project slightly to make the project more achievable...

Unit 12 First Draft Hand in.

Friday, 28th February 2020, Today I submitted the first draft of my unit 12 project.

Unit 12 Proposal

Wednesday 12th February 2020, I have now completed the first draft of my Unit 12 proposal and I am ready to submit it. This project is...

Unit 10 - Final hand in.

Today, I handed in my unit 10 project. This means that I can now continue and work towards my unit 12 and 13. This is the project that...

Recording the acoustic guitar demos

This week I worked on recording the acoustic guitar demos, using the different microphones. From these recordings you can clearly hear...

Recording demos for unit 10.

Monday 6th January 2020 Back to college after the Christmas holiday, my plans for this week are to continue with my unit 10 project. To...

Results from the acoustic guitar demo recordings

Review of the Microphone Recordings: Acoustic GuitarMicrophones: Guitar Recording Review: On the last day of term, I recorded the...

Recording the first Demos.

Thursday 12th December, Today I recorded some of the demos for this project to compare against each other. For this recording session, I...

Update: 5/12/19

UCAS: This week I have been really trying to get on with my UCAS application. I have now submitted my personal statement for marking...

Unit 10, W.C. 25th November 2019

This week, I have continued the research into microphone recording and techniques. This week I have researched into Condenser microphones...

Unit 10, w.c. 18th November 19.

This week I have started my research and have completed some in depth research on dynamic microphones. This has helped me understand how...

Unit 10,12 and 13 Brief.

11th November 2019 Today we were set our project brief for Unit 10,12 and 13. These are the only projects that we have for the rest of...

Hand in, and Evaluation

Today, The unit 9 Video is due. I have saved the video and exported the video into an MP4 video. I will be uploading the video, this...

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