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Are You Listening? Ep. 1 | Audio Mastering Basics — YouTube

Are You Listening? Ep. 1 | Audio Mastering Basics — YouTube:

What is mastering? Can you mix and master at the same time? These are a few of the questions professional mastering engineer and iZotope Director of Education Jonathan Wyner covers in Episode 1 of “Are You Listening?”

Note: The audio examples you hear have been altered from their original recordings to bring attention to the core concepts highlighted in the ‘Are You Listening?’ Series.

I am up to episode 3 of this series. A nice, gentle introduction to mastering.

Stems: down ⌃⌥↓ — Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day

Logic Pro X keyboard command of the day. #LogicProX @StudioIntern1

  Stems: down    ⌃⌥↓

In the Score Editor. Change the direction of note stems to “down””. Personally I find “Stems: none” to be kind of fun and interesting…I also like the options for note heads.

Change stem direction, length, and beaming — Logic Pro X:

By default, a note’s stem direction and length depend on the settings in the Staff Style window. You can change these attributes to improve readability; for example, to group notes meant to be played as a voice in a polyphonic passage.

⇧ SHIFT – ⌃ CONTROL – ⌥ OPTION – ⌘ COMMAND

Gain Staging in Logic Pro — What Is It, & Does It Even Matter?

Gain Staging in Logic Pro — What Is It, & Does It Even Matter?:

There are few things that strike so much fear or disdain for Logic users than the word gain staging.

I am a firm believer in gain staging. I did it a lot setting up for recording live from a Mackie mixer. The band thought the proper way to control volume was to adjust the trim pots, never mind the faders on the board. I tried to do it every time, but that wasn’t always easy. It was the same room almost always, so the pictures I took of the mixer helped a lot.

Did the sound change when properly gain-staged? Absolutely.

Production Expert | Apple Mac mini 2018 Tested For Audio Production Work — Is This The Next Computer You Should Buy For Your Studio?

Production Expert | Apple Mac mini 2018 Tested For Audio Production Work — Is This The Next Computer You Should Buy For Your Studio?:

USB-2 Audio Issues
We have been alerted to possible USB-2 audio issues by community members, forum posts, and other news websites, so we were keen to get to the bottom of this. One site claims “all T2-based Macs, that is all Mac models from the 2018 generation, are evidently unusable with USB 2.0 audio interfaces, irrespective of vendor.”

I have read about the problems with T2-equipped Macs and USB interfaces. The discussions do not make me feel warm and fuzzy.

I read this test/review of the new Mac mini with great interest. Appears that, at least in this case, there isn’t really a problem.

The 2018 Mac mini is still looking like my next studio computer. I have plans for a 40″-43″ 4K TV for a monitor and moving my X-Touch onto my desk. Probably need a new desk…my 28″ by 54″ desk is a bit too small. Probably get a 5′ by 3′ desk.

Plan is to place monitor at the back of the desk with X-Touch between the monitor and the keyboard. Plenty of room.