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How To Connect An XLR Mic To Computer (Beginner’s Guide)

How To Connect An XLR Mic To Computer (Beginner’s Guide)

You can connect an XLR mic to your computer by using an XLR-to-USB cable, a USB soundcard with an XLR-to-3.5-millimeter cable, or an audio interface with an XLR-to-XLR cable. In case you're using a condenser microphone without an audio interface, you may need an additional phantom power supply. Three types of XLR ...

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How To Compose Cinematic Music (7 Tips)

How To Compose Cinematic Music (7 Tips)

Cinematic music refers not only to the music used in film and TV but also to the music that sounds like it could be used in film and TV. It's hard to define, but broadly recognizable for its epicness, eeriness, or background-music vibe. Generally, it features orchestral instruments and no lyrics. In other words, ...

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How To Connect A Mixer To An Audio Interface

How To Connect A Mixer To An Audio Interface

To connect a mixer to an audio interface, insert the cable from the output of the sound mixer into the input of the audio interface. You can also insert the cable from the output of the audio interface into one of the inputs of the mixer, depending on what your preferences are. By connecting the mixer to an audio ...

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How To Set Your Mic’s Gain/Level (Beginner’s Guide)

How To Set Your Mic’s Gain/Level (Beginner’s Guide)

To set your mic's gain level, you just need to guarantee you're not recording too hot or too quiet. Monitor your VU meter (either in the audio interface or your preferred DAW) and stay away from the red meter (green is ideal) while also ensuring your recording isn't excessively quiet. Recording too hot isn't ...

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The 10 Best 12-Inch Subwoofers (2023)

The 10 Best 12-Inch Subwoofers (2023)

If you’ve never had a good subwoofer, you're missing out on an essential component of audio entertainment. Not only will a great sub provide the slam to bring movie sounds and music to life, but it will also give the sound foundation and scale, creating a much more immersive listening experience. In order to ...

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10 Bad Music Production Habits

10 Bad Music Production Habits

A bad music production habit is a habit that negatively affects the quality of a music producer's output. These include not only habits that occur during the music-making process but also habits that impact one's mood, commitment to work, and general well-being. In this article, I have listed the 10 bad music ...

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The 10 Best Reverb Plugins For Vocals (2023)

The 10 Best Reverb Plugins For Vocals (2023)

A good reverb effect for vocal processing is often crucial for a great vocal mix. Luckily, you don’t need a reverberant room, a chamber, or a hardware unit anymore to have the iconic sound. There are great reverb plugins available, providing sophisticated reverb effects to enhance your vocals. There are many ...

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How Loud Should You Master Your Music?

How Loud Should You Master Your Music?

Mastering loudness levels are primarily measured in LUFS and True Peak. Ideally, a mastered track should sit anywhere between -12 and -16 LUFS and -2dB and -1dB True Peak. You can use loudness meter VSTs such as LEVELS and iZotope Insight 2 to measure the LUFS and True Peak levels of a master track. While most ...

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10 Home Recording Mistakes To Avoid

10 Home Recording Mistakes To Avoid

Contrary to a professional recording studio, a home recording studio is set up at home using basic recording gear. Home recording studios generally sit in a room that wasn't properly acoustically treated and are operated by the recording musicians themselves instead of a professional audio engineer. While some ...

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105 Songwriting Prompts To Get Your Creativity Flowing

105 Songwriting Prompts To Get Your Creativity Flowing

Songwriting is a creative process that can be both rewarding and challenging. It requires a combination of skill, imagination, and inspiration to craft a song that resonates with listeners. Even the most prolific songwriters get writer’s block, so using prompts can help. Everyone hits a bump in the road when it ...

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The Top 20 Topics To Rap About

The Top 20 Topics To Rap About

Rap music is an expressive art form that has captivated the world. It is a great way to express yourself in so many ways. It can be used to share your thoughts and feelings, while it’s also a great tool to challenge the status quo. But, as history has shown us, true stories and feelings always captivate listeners ...

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The 7 Best MIDI Keyboard Controllers For FL Studio (2023)

The 7 Best MIDI Keyboard Controllers For FL Studio (2023)

MIDI keyword controllers are great to help fluidly capture your ideas and performances in the studio or on stage. You need a good controller to get the most out of FL Studio. Luckily, there are many great MIDI controllers that work great with this popular DAW. With so many choices, it might be a hard task to ...

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