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  <a href="/blog/blog/3555062/is-it-really-important-to-use-acoustic-instruments-when-there-s-a-midi-sample-available">Is it really important to use acoustic instruments when there&#39;s a MIDI sample available?</a>&nbsp;
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  <div class="message">I do get asked this type of question from time to time: "Why are you recording that console piano instead of just using piano samples?" &nbsp;And really, the question kind of surprises me.<br><br>Let's get right down to it, I have a picky ear. &nbsp;Not only do I have a picky ear, but I have a really hard time settling for "that'll work" instead of "that's great." &nbsp;To me, most samples sound like "that'll work." &nbsp;Even when it comes to recording a console piano instead of using a piano MIDI sample. &nbsp;I can typically tell if…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3555062/is-it-really-important-to-use-acoustic-instruments-when-there-s-a-midi-sample-available">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message">So I'm sitting here drinking my glass bottled Coke. &nbsp;Why? &nbsp;Because there's something about a good cola coming out of a glass container that tastes good. &nbsp;Especially if it's not being watered down by ice cubes. &nbsp;Ahhh... I just took another drink.<br><br>What on earth does drinking a cold glass bottled Coke have to do with mixing audio?<br><br><strong>Coca-Cola found a way to tastefully enhance their product and make me love it more. &nbsp;That's what compression can do for your mix!</strong><br><br>It's true! &nbsp;It's so incredibly simple that many miss…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3565398/compression-your-new-best-friend-video">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <a href="/blog/blog/3562967/what-even-is-eq-video">What even is EQ? [Video]</a>&nbsp;
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  <div class="message">EQ, or equalization (equalizer), is one of the most useful tools that is in every studio. &nbsp;Really, it's probably the most helpful tool in all forms of audio work. &nbsp;Equalizers are how you can shape the tone of a sound that is going through a mixer or in a recording.<br><br><strong>EQ, or equalization, is one of the most useful tools that is in every studio.</strong><br><br>Yes, it's so important I said it twice!<br><br>There are 2 main types of EQ, parametric and graphic. &nbsp;A parametric EQ is the type of EQ that a mixing board has on each channel…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3562967/what-even-is-eq-video">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message">So you're getting into recording.<strong> &nbsp;Awesome!</strong> &nbsp;Welcome to the club man; we don't have t-shirts, but we have a love for music.<br><br>You've got a good instrument, you can sing, after reading the earlier posts you now have a good inexpensive microphone, and now you're debating how to record. &nbsp;Do you pickup a computer and an audio interface, or do you pickup a digital recording console like a Tascam Portastudio?<br><br>Fantastic question! &nbsp;The answer to this question really depends on<br><br><strong>What are you recording and what do you want</strong>…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3560734/what-type-of-computer-and-or-daw-should-you-use">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message">I'm kind of embarrassed to even admit this, but I guess that's part of the deal. &nbsp;I started doing audio work (or play for me really) in live audio. &nbsp;I would run church sound and do some simple small concerts...<br><br>Then I jumped into wanting to record my own stuff and some friends stuff. &nbsp;I had a basic mixer setup already, so I grabbed a mic, plugged that and my guitar into the mixer, and plugged the mixer directly into the "mic in" port on my PC. &nbsp;(Granted I did get an adapter earlier to plug a mic directly…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3560328/why-you-need-an-audio-interface">Read more</a></span></div>
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