Ravich Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 If I were to commit to doing bit of reading and experimentation on a regular basis with a specific effect or technique within digital music production, what would be some important effects to keep in mind? EQ, compression, stereo doubling, lowpass filters, etc… which, in your experience, would be most important to familiarize myself with? Are there any resources for tutorials that you all find to be particularly useful? I am not implying that I’ll be able to master these with tutorials, but the experience will be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Dialect Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 There is no single technique that is more important than any other technique, when it comes to creating digital music. It is sort of like asking about using a single DAW. True music craft is about using all tools and skills available to you. Master craftsman can compensate for the lack of a particular tool, but can never truly call themselves a master without having all of the requisite skills. Speaking of which, you should add automation and delay lines to your list of techniques. Both skills are helpful in creating realistic sequencing. Panning also helps a song create the space in which it moves through, giving aural shape to a piece. Even old video game music from the era of the SNES (e.g. Tim and Geoff Follin's score for Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge), features panning. The list you do have however, is a fine start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I think a lot of people don't understand the importance of gain staging. This looks like a pretty good tutorial on it: http://emusician.com/tutorials/max_headroom/ There's tons of stuff out there on gain staging, though. Just google it and you'll find tons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravich Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Great, thanks for the tips. I've got a healthy list going, so now I'm just looking for reading material and tutorials. I know that I could just google "(technique) tutorial" but I'm hoping to start on a solid foundation. I have the guide to MIDI orchestration, which has been helpful thus far, and someone recommended to me "Mixing Audio" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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