Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “urm enhanced”
Don’t smash that vocal! In this clip from his Vocal Production Fast Track, Erik Ron shows how he tunes vocals with Auto-tune using Jonny Craig’s vocal tracks from “I’d Rather See Your Star Explode” by Slaves. The core tenant of Erik’s approach is to never, ever overtune the vocal– to smooth out the imperfections while preserving the natural character and …
Master the art of mastering! We are very stoked to announce our latest Fast Track: Mastering with Mike Kalajian! It’s part of our URM Enhanced program, which features over 60 hours of DEEP tutorials like this one. Mike has mastered well over 1000 albums for artists like All Time Low, Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada and literally hundreds more– and …
The details matter! The difference between a pretty good mix and a GREAT mix is often in the details– that extra layer of polish that most people will never consciously notice, but is the key to making the song truly shine and stand out from the crowd. As one example, Kris Crummett shows how to use Soundtoys Effect Rack and some …
Remember, you’re recording a human being… In this clip from her brand new Fast Track, metal vocal coach Mary Zimmer of Voice Hacks shows some powerful tips for recording vocals that come down to simply adjusting the position of the mic relative to the vocalist– super simple, but super effective! Because remember, you’re micing a human not a guitar cabinet! …
Blend those mics! Learn how to record metal guitars using a dual mic setup with John Browne of Monuments. He is using a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with Two Rock cabinet, Shure SM57 and Se Electronics Voodoo VR1 ribbon mic into an API 3124 preamp. He fine tunes mic placement, listens with headphones to check for proper phase alignment, then …
