Audio Tutorial Goodness

In this section you will find various audio tutorials and information related to the audio industry.

Do I need to dither when converting to mp3?

by Ame one 02.07.2011
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Is it necessary to use dither when converting a 24 bit song to 16bits before mp3 conversion? The short answer is no. I’m not going to go through the math to explain because the numbers are sound. I’m just going to explain it with simple logic and some audio clips.

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Parallel Compression

by Ame one 12.09.2008
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What is parallel compression? The simplest way to describe it is, mixing a compressed signal with it’s dry source to create a fatter sound. To do it all you need to do is send the the part you want to add parallel compression to a compressor, compress to taste (usually pretty heavy) and add back [...]

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How to set a compressor

by Ame one 12.03.2008
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When I used to live in Hawaii, there was this certain drum n bass dj who came up to me and asked, “What setting do you use when you use a compressor?” I responded by saying, “Well it all depends on what I am compressing.” He then seemed rather irritated that I didn’t divulge some [...]

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Do I need to dither when converting to mp3?

by Ame one 07.27.2008
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