Tags & Description
What is Comping tracks
takes different parts from different recordings and edits them to become one take
How to consolidate audio
option shift 3
Finding the tempo of the song
tap the letter T to the tempo of the audio on the QWERTY keyboard with the conductor off, then turn it on and adjust the tempo to that tempo
What is beat detective
able to quantize live drums
How to do Grouping tracks
command G
What is grouping tracks
allows you to move faders together and mute or solo them at once
Subgroups are
ways to send a group of tracks to one place to be mixed, one fader controls the group of tracks
Optimal speaker placement?
the equilateral triangles, aimed at your ears
What is mixing
the relative level, spatial positioning, equalization, dynamic processing, effects processing
Signal flow
is the path that audio makes from its source to its output
I/O indicates...
where the source is coming form
EQ's different frequency bands
highpass, lowpass, band pass, shelving, notch, peaking or bell
Lowpass filter
allows low frequencies to pass through, cuts the high ones
Highpass filter
allows high filters to pass, cuts the lower ones.
The cutoff frequency is how many dbs?
3dbs freq cut
Q is defined as
the center frequency divided by the bandwidth of the filter
The bandwidth is defined as
the width of the cut
Notch filter
when the bandwidth gets super narrow, like a point
Peaking filter has more of a
bell curve than a point
Semi parametric is...
EQ with fixed bandwidth but lets you adjust frequency boosting and cutting, nothing else
Parametric EQ can
sweep frequencies, boost or cut, adjust the bandwidth
Graphic EQ
multiple frequencies SET on sliders, band pass or reject filters
RTA is
a real time analyzer EQ, visual tool to monitor frequency
Different frequency ranges
Lows, Lo mids, mids, Hi-mids, Highs
Dynamic Range
the loudness level difference between the quietest part and loudest part of a signal
What is a compressor used for
a compressor is used to proportionately level and reduce the dynamics of audio, "squashing it", so that the rang of volume is less
different parts of compressor
threshold, attack, release, ratio, knee
possible uses for compression include
minimize volumes of tracks for overall mix smooth out momentary changes in mic distance equalizing and balancing volume changes on instruments
Sidechain compression is
a compressor triggered by something else, like a kick drum, that compresses the track in order to allow something else to stand out
Limiters are
compressors with a very quick attack and release, ratio higher than 10:1
What is parallel compression
taking a track, putting a compressor on it, and then ending it through a sub group(aux send)
What are gates
they remove sound at points, threshold is set to open when it gets louder than the set amount, range is how much it closes
All time based effects should be set up on what type of track
a aux send, not on the actual audio track you want to put it on
What is delay
replays samples of RAM from an audio, in milliseconds. Feedback is the amount of faded delays (how much it repeats) Modulation changes the speed, making it wonky Mix should be 100 percent, wet
Reverb is
the audio signal travelling back to the listening, early reflection's and reverberation, getting that natural room acoustics
Types of reverbs
hall, plate, chamber, spring, room,
Parameters of reverbs
decay is the time it takes to die off early refection- setting the distance of the walls in room pre-delay- how much delay before the reverb comes in damping and diffusion control how the reverb builds in density
What are audio stems
stereo files sub mixed from individual recordings, grouped as things like drums, guitars, lead vox, background vox, keys, etc
Audio stems are used for
mixing, sending tracks to an artist to add a part, remixing, rebalancing, mastering
What is automation
the ability to control faders based on volume, panning, mutes, send volume, send pan, plugin parameters
automation, off
the automation is turned off
automation, read
read back any automation that was written
Automation, touch
as soon as you go and touch whatever it is you are changing, it will go into write mode, letting go makes it go into read mode
Automation, latch
goes into write as soon as I click it, but stays in it even when letting go
Automation, write
writes any automation you make until playback is stopped