Backings; Keyboard, Sampler; Movie Post Pro - SPL Transient Designer 9842 User Manual

Applications

Backings

Keyboards, Sampler,
Drum-Machines

Movie Post Pro

Mastering
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• Increasing the sustain period of miked acoustic guitars
produces clearer audible stereophonic sounds. Reducing the
sustain value can help dry up the sound.
• When recording choirs, the effect of too much 'ambience' can
be reduced by using a lower sustain setting.
• Frequently keyboard and sample sounds are intensively
compressed leaving little of their original dynamic range.
Increasing the attack brings back the natural dynamics so the
sounds need less space in the mix and are easier to pick out, even
at lower levels.
• With the help of the T
machines can provide sounds and grooves that sound far more
powerful and dynamic than the original untreated sounds.
• Effect sounds and sample libraries benefit from more punch
and more power – useful when working on TV commercials or
movie soundtracks.
• 'Out door' recordings often suffer from poor microphone posi-
tioning. The T D
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positioning the mics during the mix.
• However, like any good thing, you have to know where not to
use it. For example, use in mastering is not recommended as it's
rarely a good idea to treat a whole mix at once. Instead, treat indi-
vidual elements within the mix.
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can help create the effect of re-
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'Budget' drum