Music Calculator

Why is it that you have several wireless mics on stage and live sound system sounds weird? You may not care about intermodulation from an … Read more

Positions two and four yield a hollow sound from a Stratocaster. They is thinner and brighter then either single pickup. But this isn’t magic, it’s … Read more

Screen brightness isn’t as much of an issue as streaming audio on mobile data, since that’s always running in the background. But most users don’t … Read more

In studios or live sound, if audio signal gets there even a little bit later, the performer hears it out-of-sync with their performance on-stage. That’s … Read more

When watching a long take of dialog, perhaps you’ll find yourself noticing a slight stutter as you play it back? Or maybe the actors is … Read more

If you’re listening to a song and the digital link drops out at a crucial point, you’ll probably hear a sudden granular crackle instead of … Read more

Bitrate selection for Opus is a bit of a puzzle with no one answer: It depends on what you think sounds best in your podcast, … Read more

The same goes for audio: Depending on what’s being recorded, a sound file will be larger or smaller. A lossless format contain everything, though how … Read more

Your life in digital form now exceeds your memories. Everyone does it. Eventually youve got a hard drive stuffed with voice memos, podcasts and recorded … Read more

When it comes time to set up for your performance, things get tricky. You plug cables into your snake but suddenly drummer asks you to … Read more

The mix is done, and it sounds right in your room. Bass is weighted, vocals is there, and dynamics seem alive. Send it to the … Read more

Balance dynamics and frequencys for hours until it sounds good to you. Export the file as a WAV file. Check the peak levels. The peaks … Read more

Anyone who’s mixed anything knows what I’m talking about: That moment in the studio where your mix sounds HUGE and then you put it out … Read more

There’s a reason there are loudness standards: When changing from channel to channel, you don’t want to be jarred by a change of volume level. … Read more

Even with a solid performance, most recording fail on the very first take because the gain structure were incorrect. Sure you have a pristine interface … Read more