Psychoacoustics
Masking is why your mix is muddy
Auditory masking is a measured property of the cochlea. Once you can name it, EQ decisions stop being guesswork.
Cynhyrchu cerddoriaeth electronig, wedi'i esbonio trwy sut mae clywed yn gweithio mewn gwirionedd
Mae'r rhan fwyaf o'r cyngor cynhyrchu yn dechneg a etifeddwyd gyda esboniad sy'n swnio'n ddoeth yn gysylltiedig. Mae'r esboniadau gwirioneddol yn fwy defnyddiol, ac maent yn cyffredin.
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Four mechanisms worth understanding properly
Rhythm
Syncopation, microtiming and pleasure
The relationship between rhythmic complexity and the urge to move has been measured. It is an inverted U.
Loudness
Loudness normalisation ended the loudness war
Streaming platforms normalise playback, which means crushing your master now costs you dynamics for nothing.
Synthesis
What synthesis actually does
Subtractive, FM and physical modelling as three answers to the same signal-processing question.
Rhythm
Low frequency and the urge to move
Low-frequency amplitude independently increases the desire to dance, which is measurable.
Practice
Why reference tracks work
They correct for the two things ears do badly: absolute level judgement and adaptation.
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Sound Verdict
Music reviews with production notes — and the science of why records feel the way they do.
DJ Gear Lab
Controllers, mixers and monitoring reviewed — including the hearing-damage maths nobody prints.
Cafodd y dudalen hon ei thrawsgrifiad yn awtomatig o Saesneg. Mae'r dyfyniadau a'r rhifau heb newid. Darllenwch y gwreiddiol Saesneg os yw unrhyw beth yn darllen yn rhy ddieithr. Darllenwch y gwreiddiol Saesneg