CMUSE

The reason is compressor instability, where release time isn’t riding on the rhythm but fighting against it. What is end of a gain reduction envelope? … Read more

Post production presents you with this same dilemma: Audio and Video files gets out of sync. Why? You recorded audio on 30 frame-per-second equipment, and … Read more

You press play, hit record on the beat, play it back and hear it just off the grid. Not that you’re late. The click track … Read more

When you’re editing a vocal take and the snare hit lands just a hair behind the grid, this present an issue. It’s not loud enough … Read more

Sync problems can cause panic, especially if they arise close to deadline. That’s when you render a project and realize the sound is out-of-sync. Or … Read more

When you press down on your keyboard’s middle C, it rings out in perfect tune. Turn that pitch bend wheel for a sweepy string or … Read more

Try dumping sound from old synths sometime and you’ll experience a certain variety of digital angst. Plug in your MIDI interface. Hook it to your … Read more

This is about modulation depth. How much depth do you put into your modulation? You probably spend quite a bit of time tweaking this around. … Read more

At first glance, a ritardando appears straightforward. There it is on the score; you must slow down. However, in reality its somewhat fiddly. While most … Read more

When you take that same baritone guitar, your notes will actualy sing instead of just fluttering. Why? Because your string aren’t singing, they’re fluttering. That’s … Read more

If you pay attention to the way your fingers feels on the B string versus the G string when you’re bending, you’ll find your hand … Read more

When you tune an eight-string guitar down to F# standard and then pluck that lowest string it can cause a certain degree of panic. Instead … Read more

So there you are for the very first time stretching your hand across the neck of a seven-string guitar. Without thinking too much about it … Read more

A common beginning point for most musician is standard scale length. It is easy, comfortable, and good enough for playing in E position and feeling … Read more

If this sounds foreign, then you are probably used to standard tuning, which was most likely first one you were taught. It’s comfortabley. It makes … Read more