Best PC for Pro Tools: What Actually Matters
Choosing a pc for pro tools means balancing CPU speed, RAM, storage, noise, and compatibility so sessions stay stable at low latency.
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Digital Audio Training
What Is Good Audio Latency?
What is good audio latency? Learn the ms ranges that feel responsive for recording, monitoring, mixing, and live use on Windows DAW systems.
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Add Look Ahead to Any Dynamics FX with a Sidechain
Look ahead’s tradeoff is that all tracks need the same amount of delay as the maximum amount of look ahead that applies to a processor. A DAW’s Plug-in Delay Compensation (PDC) feature ensures all tracks remain in sync. However, PDC is part of a DAW’s audio engine, and third-party plug-ins typically can’t tie into PDC. But no worries—with this tip, you can add look ahead for any sidechain-capable dynamics processor, with any DAW.
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Better New York-Style Compression
Better New York-style Compression By Craig Anderton New York-style compression is a processing technique used primarily for drums. In addition to compression for a fat sound, adding dry audio in parallel restores some of the original dynamics. The popularity of this technique has inspired many compressor plug-ins (even emulations of vintage compressors) to include a
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Updated Rok Box MC Micro
Introducing the Updated Rok Box MC Micro Big Power. Ultra-Compact. Built for Creators. The latest evolution of the Rok Box MC Micro from PCAudioLabs redefines what a compact production system can do. Designed for modern creators, this updated micro workstation combines next-generation Intel Core performance, massive memory capacity, and cutting-edge storage into a pint-sized powerhouse.
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Parallel Effects Routing for DAWs
In the days of steam-powered DAWs, channel inserts generally had serial routings. Fortunately, ways to create parallel and series-parallel routings (fig. 1) are becoming more common. These provide more sophisticated processing options: A parallel routing splits the signal into two or more parallel paths, and usually mixes them back together. This is a way to
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Immersive Audio for the Rest of Us: Guest Post by Craig Anderton
It’s true: You do not need to buy more speakers or re-arrange your workspace to get started with immersive audio. Dolby Atmos is scalable, from complex surround systems down to a two-channel immersive format that works exclusively with headphones or earbuds. Because many people listen to music over headphones, and mixing on headphones is doable,
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Gain Staging: Why It Matters, and How to Do It: Guest Post by Craig Anderton
Gain Staging: Why It Matters, and How to Do It By Craig Anderton Gain staging optimizes levels within a project. This promotes intended plugin behavior, preserves dynamics, and potentially minimizes distortion and noise. Unlike analog recording, the goal with digital recording is not to have as high a level as possible short of 0 dB.
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New PCAudioLabs Pro Audio Laptop – Rok Box MC Mobile X PRO
Elevate Your Creative Workflow With Our Latest Pro Audio Laptop, The Rok Box MC Mobile X PRO PCAudioLabs is proud to unveil the latest Rok Box MC Mobile X PRO Pro Audio Laptop, a cutting-edge pro audio laptop designed to meet the rigorous demands of audio and video production professionals. At its core lies
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Project Template in Studio One 6.1
Project Template in Studio One 6.1 This blog is part of our new series of tutorials based on the new features included in the latest update of PreSonus Studio One 6.1 Want to learn how to use PreSonus Studio One in real time, with a professional digital audio trainer? It’s faster than blogs, videos,
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