Kinda cool. Kinda gross.
http://www.vimeo.com/12251154This video illustrates real-time MRI of vocal performance. It includes examples from a soprano and an emcee/beatboxer. This video was featured at the Sounds and Visions Session, of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Scientific Sessions, May 2006, Seattle.
According to Billboard, iTunes’ share of all US music sales for 2009 was at 26%, up more than 5% from 2008. This gives it an even bigger lead over the number 2 seller, Walmart (iTunes knocked Walmart out of the top spot in 2008). Walmart’s sales are now at 12.5%, down from 15%. Walmart and Best Buy combined don’t add up to iTunes’ share.
One factor in this, obviously, is the shift away from physical formats like CDs. In 2009, all digital sales accounted for 50.7% of music sales (up from 42.5% in 2008). If the other music download companies don’t get a major share of new accounts, Apple will completely dominate the music industry like no one else ever has. In a few more years digital sales will be the sales that matter, and iTunes accounts for more of those than all other companies combined.
Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser, founder of Sennheiser and one of the true pioneers of audio, died Monday at 98 years of age.
Late during the evening of 17 May 2010, only a few days after his 98th birthday, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritz Sennheiser, audio pioneer and founder of today’s Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, passed away. The audio industry has lost a huge figure, not only in terms of his technical expertise but also in terms of his humanity.
Through his company Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser had a crucial influence on the development of sound transmission technologies and was instrumental in forging many ground-breaking developments in electroacoustics and transmission technologies. Under his guidance the first shotgun microphones and open headphones were created and he oversaw important developments in wireless radio and infra-red transmission. It was completely natural for Fritz Sennheiser to give his developers the “creative and technical freedom” they required. His humanity also shone through when – considering the significant workload involved in running an expanding company – he took time to share his knowledge with students, inspiring them with an enthusiasm for audio technology. In 1982 he retired from the management of the company, handing over to his son, Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Jörg Sennheiser.
Fritz Sennheiser continued to take a vivid interest in the company he founded in summer 1945. His enthusiasm for audio technology, his creative curiosity, coupled with a modesty that is all too rare these days, his self-discipline, sincerity and generosity in his dealings with people, will remain an example to follow for all those who knew him.
The history of the European audio industry will forever remain inextricably linked with the name of Fritz Sennheiser.
The Sennheiser Group, with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. The family-owned company, which was established in 1945, recorded sales of over €385 million in 2008. Sennheiser employs over 2,100 people worldwide, around 55% of whom are in Germany. Sennheiser has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA, and is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-term trading partners in many other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones) and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).
You can find all the latest information on Sennheiser by visiting our website at www.sennheiser.com
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By making the stairs into piano keys, these guys got 66% more people to choose the stairs over the escalator. Well, done, Volkswagen. You got me to show your ad for free.
I’m always on the lookout for impressive, extremely time-consuming ways to make a case or envelope for a newly burned CD.
Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn’t the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.
I sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto, who I Googled on the internet. He told his editor, who told a reporter and the story ended up as an interview in the very same newspaper.
Here I’ve posted a short video made with the photo, the music and the score (composed by the birds).
Now I know I’m not the only one that thinks about sheet music when seeing birds on telephone wires. This is Birds on the Wires, by Jarbas Agnelli.
http://www.vimeo.com/6428069When Apple announced the iPad, a lot of people were horribly disappointed. Most of my friends tore their hair out and screamed, “It’s just an iPod Touch with a huge screen! The rumor sites promised me a 17GHz, 35 inch iMac that fits in my pocket – with 5 cameras, a 26 hour battery, and a built-in printer that spits out pure chocolate-covered awesomeness. Apple sucks!” or something similar. I saw it and said “An iPod Touch with a screen that’s 4 times as big? Sweet! I can’t wait to see what music apps come out for that!”
Mixr is, hopefully, the first of many iPad music apps that aren’t just basically a higher resolution version of existing iPhone/iPod Touch apps. It begins to show what’s really possible on Apple’s new platform.
Mixrs turntables look and feel just like the real thing. To mix your music, all you have to do is touch the vinyl records with your fingers. You can play it, stop it, run it backwards and even control the pitch and scratch! To manipulate the sound, simply rotate the vinyl with your fingers, it’s that easy!
[From ipadmixr.com]
OK, I don’t quite believe them when they say it FEELS real, but it does look great. In addition to the turntables, Mixr has a 3D “DJ Crate” view for your music library, the ability to record your mixes, and a variety of effects.
Even though it’s bound to be used primarily by douchebags at college parties, it’s still pretty cool.
When Apple first began offering web-based previews, I was thrilled. Finally, I could click a link to a song preview without having iTunes jump in and take over! I’d just open the program if and when I decided to buy the song. Unfortunately, I soon discovered that the web preview STILL opens iTunes.
It’s really my own fault; I had sent an email to Steve Jobs asking if there was any way he could make iTunes links more annoying, and I clearly should have explained that I was being sarcastic.
But there’s good news! The Apple Blog has posted this handy guide to stop links from opening iTunes. There are detailed instructions for Firefox, Safari and Chrome (Although the Chrome solution also prevents you from easily opening it in iTunes when you want make the purchase).
[http://theappleblog.com/2010/03/15/how-to-stop-itunes-web-links-from-opening-itunes/]
If they did this a year or two ago, I’d say it’s long overdue. Now, it just seems like a desperate move to save a dying format. Universal says it’s a test, and they’re calling it the Velocity program. All CDs will be priced somewhere between $6 and $10, which is a pretty big price drop from the $10 to $12 usually seen in stores. There’s a chance that the lower prices will increase sales enough that they make significantly more money, but it’s basically just life support for the format. Expect the other major labels to do the same if it works, making physical media less expensive than digital!
| 1 | Position Last Week: 4 | SongTitle: Rude Boy |
| Weeks on Chart: 5 | Artist: Rihanna | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: Rated R |
| 2 | Position Last Week: 2 | Song Title: Need You Now |
| Weeks on Chart: 31 | Artist: Lady Antebellum |
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| Peak Position: 2 | Album: Need You Now |
| 3 | Position Last Week: 1 | Song Title: Break Your Heart |
| Weeks on Chart: 3 | Artist: Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: Rokstarr |
| 4 | Position Last Week: 5 | Song Title: Imma Be |
| Weeks on Chart: 15 | Artist: The Black Eyed Peas | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) |
| 5 | Position Last Week: 16 | Song Title: Nothin\’ On You |
| Weeks on Chart: 7 | Artist: B.o.B. Featuring Bruno Mars | |
| Peak Position: 5 | Album: Nothin\’ On You [feat. Bruno Mars] |
| 6 | Position Last Week: 7 | Song Title: Hey, Soul Sister |
| Weeks on Chart: 24 | Artist: Train | |
| Peak Position: 6 | Album: Save Me, San Francisco |
| 7 | Position Last Week: 3 | Song Title: BedRock |
| Weeks on Chart: 16 | Artist: Young Money Featuring Lloyd | |
| Peak Position: 2 | Album: We Are Young Money [Clean] |
| 8 | Position Last Week: 6 | Song Title: TiK ToK |
| Weeks on Chart: 23 | Artist: Ke$ha | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: Animal |
| 9 | Position Last Week: 11 | Song Title: Telephone |
| Weeks on Chart: 16 | Artist: Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce | |
| Peak Position: 9 | Album: The Fame Monster |
| 10 | Position Last Week: 8 | Song Title: In My Head |
| Weeks on Chart: 14 | Artist: Jason Derulo | |
| Peak Position: 8 | Album: Jason Derulo |
Audio company GGRP (Gordon, Gibson & Ramsay Productions) put together this beautiful little promotional mailer. It’s a cardboard envelope that unfolds to become a record player with a 100% cardboard amplifier.
Once assembled, the record can be spun on the player with a pencil. The vibrations go through the needle and are amplified in the cardboard material. The players were sent out to creative directors across North America as a creative demonstration of GGRP’s sound engineering capabilities.
- (From Ads of the World)
“It’s actually shocking how good the sound quality is,” said Geoff Dawson, associate director at Grey Vancouver, the marketing company that helped to develop the piece for direct mailing. He added that it took a long time to play with different materials and designs to get the audio just right. Dawson says they hit on the idea while creating a website and new brand identity with GGRP earlier this year.
If GGRP can do this with cardboard, I can only imagine what they can do at, you know, their actual working studios with real equipment.
| 1 | Position Last Week: 53 | SongTitle: Break Your Heart |
| Weeks on Chart: 2 | Artist: Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: Rokstarr |
| 2 | Position Last Week: 3 | Song Title: Need You Now |
| Weeks on Chart: 30 | Artist: Lady Antebellum |
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| Peak Position: 2 | Album: Need You Now |
| 3 | Position Last Week: 2 | Song Title: Bed Rock |
| Weeks on Chart: 15 | Artist: Young Money Featuring Lloyd | |
| Peak Position: 2 | Album: We Are Young Money |
| 4 | Position Last Week: 8 | Song Title: Rude Boy |
| Weeks on Chart: 4 | Artist: Rihanna | |
| Peak Position: 4 | Album: Rated R |
| 5 | Position Last Week: 1 | Song Title: Imma Be |
| Weeks on Chart: 14 | Artist: The Black Eyed Peas | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) |
| 6 | Position Last Week: 4 | Song Title: TiK ToK |
| Weeks on Chart: 22 | Artist: Ke$ha | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: Animal |
| 7 | Position Last Week: 6 | Song Title: Hey, Soul Sister |
| Weeks on Chart: 23 | Artist: Train | |
| Peak Position: 6 | Album: Save Me, San Francisco |
| 8 | Position Last Week: 10 | Song Title: In My Head |
| Weeks on Chart: 13 | Artist: Jason Derulo | |
| Peak Position: 8 | Album: Jason Derulo |
| 9 | Position Last Week: 5 | Song Title: Bad Romance |
| Weeks on Chart: 19 | Artist: Lady Gaga | |
| Peak Position: 2 | Album: The Fame Monster |
| 10 | Position Last Week: 7 | Song Title: How Low |
| Weeks on Chart: 13 | Artist: Ludacris | |
| Peak Position: 6 | Album: Battle of the Sexes (Clean) |
Our Top 10 songs are based on data from Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
Status: Actual working product, available for purchase.
Cost: About $30.00
Availability: Your best bet is to do a quick search for “guitarbud” on musiciansfriend.com
The Guitarbud lets you plug your guitar, bass or keyboard directly into your iPhone or iPod Touch (2nd Gen), along with headphones. Basically, it lets you use the direct output of your guitar, rather than the your iPhone’s built-in mic. Use your guitar with any app that your mic works with.
Some iPhone apps that will let you record or jam with effects: Voice Memos™, StompVox™, Riff Raters™, GigDaddy™, iStrobosoft™, Rectools Pro™, and Guitar FX Deluxe™.
This must-have accessory allows you to plug your guitar directly into your iPhone and 2nd Gen iPod Touch (simultaneously with your headphones) for use with all guitar applications.
The guitarist’s interface fuses your instrument with your iPhone – Now the possibilities are as endless as the apps on your phone. With the Guitarbud even the simple Voice Memos™ app (that comes with your phone) can be used to record riffs or songs anywhere – instantly email your track to your friends. All your apps become more powerful – use your iPod tuner in a noisy crowded bar, record your next tune on the 4-track recorder that’s as close as your iPhone.
I got to play around with one, and it worked great for me – it was a little quiet, so it wouldn’t hurt to add a pre-amp of some kind. Although I didn’t experience this myself, I’ve seen some complaints about occasional drop-outs in the sound.
I wouldn’t recommend recording an album on it, but a lot of musicians I’ve worked with would certainly find it very useful for making sure they don’t forget that cool song idea they have on the subway.
| 1 | Position Last Week: 1 | Song Title: Imma Be |
| Weeks on Chart: 13 | Artist: The Black Eyed Peas | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) | |
| 2 | Position Last Week: 3 | Song Title: BedRock |
| Weeks on Chart: 14 | Artist: Young Money Feat. Lloyd | |
| Peak Position: 2 | Album: We Are Young Money [Clean] | |
| 3 | Position Last Week: 5 | Song Title: Need You Now |
| Weeks on Chart: 29 | Artist: Lady Antebellum | |
| Peak Position: 3 | Album: Need You Now | |
| 4 | Position Last Week: 2 | Song Title: TiK ToK |
| Weeks on Chart: 21 | Artist: Ke$ha | |
| Peak Position: 1 | Album: Animal | |
| 5 | Position Last Week: 4 | Song Title: Bad Romance |
| Weeks on Chart: 18 | Artist: Lady Gaga | |
| Peak Position: 2 | Album: The Fame Monster | |
| 6 | Position Last Week: 7 | Song Title: Hey, Soul Sister |
| Weeks on Chart: 22 | Artist: Train | |
| Peak Position: 6 | Album: Save Me, San Francisco | |
| 7 | Position Last Week: 8 | Song Title: How Low |
| Weeks on Chart: 12 | Artist: Ludacris | |
| Peak Position: 6 | Album: Battle of the Sexes [Clean] | |
| 8 | Position Last Week: 23 | Song Title: Rude Boy |
| Weeks on Chart: 3 | Artist: Rihanna | |
| Peak Position: 8 | Album: Rated R | |
| 9 | Position Last Week: 10 | Song Title: Say Aah |
| Weeks on Chart: 16 | Artist: Trey Songz Feat. Fabolous | |
| Peak Position: 9 | Album: Ready | |
| 10 | Position Last Week: 9 | Song Title: In My Head |
| Weeks on Chart: 12 | Artist Jason Derülo | |
| Peak Position: 9 | Album: Jason Derülo | |
Status: Concept design. Not available for purchase anywhere.
The Linos, from Pyott Design, is a concept design for a portable vinyl record player. It has a usb power source which could double as a digital output to your computer. It also has an analog output in the form of a standard 1/8th inch audio jack, so you could plug in your headphones or send the audio to your home stereo system.
While I’m not sure how many people have the need for a portable vinyl player, this design is too beautiful and elegant for me to ignore. If only it were real.
Boy Eats Drum Machine is singer, producer, visual artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jon Ragel. Boy Eats Drum Machine is a special breed of multi-disciplined solo artist, enthusiastically interactive in his approach to his craft. Ragel prolifically chronicles his writing and recording process on his website. He takes the stage as Boy Eats Drum Machine with a saxophone, turntable, microphone, sampler and green tom drum. Ragel’s clear voice sails over his expert jams, often causing show-goers to dance, sway and otherwise become transfixed.
That he has been met with near-universal acclaim, called “grievously underrated” by the Washington Post, “fresh and unexpected” by NPR, and just plain “awesome” by Music For Robots, is only part of the story. Because right there at the merch booth after the show every night is Ragel, showing you the vintage LP covers he repurposes by hand-screening his own artwork on. If there were ever such a thing as a one-man musical army, a virtual volcano of creativity and seemingly endless musical excitement, Boy Eats Drum Machine is that army, that volcano.
Cover to Cover is a weekly ufonyx exclusive feature, where we take a look at two versions of the same song.
This week we’re taking a look at two different covers of “White Riot”, originally by The Clash: The first by Dropkick Murphys, and the second by Audioslave. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the song, take note: After first listen, many people have thought the song advocates a race war. In fact, it is about class economics and race – lyricist Joe Strummer was trying to appeal to white youths to find a worthy cause to riot, as he felt blacks in the UK already had. Its message is exemplified in the lines “Are you taking over / Or are you taking orders? / Are you going backwards / Or are you going forwards?”
First, let’s look at Dropkick Murphys
Now, Audioslave
The Audioslave rendering is, in my opinion, actually better from a purely musical standpoint, even though I don’t like Chris Cornell’s vocals here. I like the Dropkick Murphys version a lot, and I think it’s much closer to the original – but in the end, what’s the point of doing a cover if you’re just going to do it the same? I’m giving this one to Audioslave – what do you think?
Although this probably goes without saying, I do just want to say I’d rather hear Joe Strummer on this any day.
1. TiK ToK by Ke$ha – Once again Ke$ha has taken the #1 spot. Though I’m not one to listen to this on a regular basis, I must admit it is a catchy tune. (Editor’s Note: Obviously, Mike disagrees with our friend Jordan Meyer, who sometimes reports on the billboard charts for us.)
2. Ima Be by The Black Eyed Peas – This I am baffled by… How can a song that primarily consists of its own title being repeated over and over land the #2 spot?
3. Need You Now by Lady Antebellum – A little bit country, a little bit pop; Lady A deserves the #3 ranking this week.
4. Bed Rock by Young Money feat. Llyod – The song that really puts it all on the table. What is he trying to say? Haha, right.
5. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga – Bad Romance? How about Horribly Irritating… Though enjoyable when first premiered, now it’s just an over played song.
6. Sexy Chick by David Guetta feat. Akon – For all you “Jersey Shore” fans out there, this is a perfect song for you to unleash your fist pumping to.
7. Hey, Soul Sister by Train – May not be the best song, but it’s a good one to pass the time when there’s nothing else on the radio.
8. How Low by Ludacris – Where do the chipmunks come into play here?? ALVIIIIIIINNN!!!
9. I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyes Peas – Good job B.E.P. Two songs in the Top 10, congrats. This is the perfect “Pre-Gaming” song for some.
10. Replay by Iyaz – Ever have a song stuck in your head all day? Well it might be this one.
Who Is is a Ufonyx exclusive weekly feature that showcases talented, up-and-coming artists that you should be on the lookout for.
Phantogram
Phantogram’s music sounds like it’s made by a band from the city. Electronic loops, hip-hop beats, shoegaze, soul, pop — each finds its way into their songs. Unexpectedly, the band doesn’t live and work in a major urban center, but rather calls the town of Saratoga Springs, NY (population 26,186) home. Despite the cultural influence of local Skidmore College (where fellow beat-experimenters Ratatat formed) and a relatively small scene of adventurous musicians and listeners, Saratoga isn’t exactly teeming with fans of J. Dilla, My Bloody Valentine or Serge Gainsbourg.
But Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, the duo that make up Phantogram, have flourished in Saratoga. In fact, the town itself isn’t rural enough for their taste — they drive almost every day another 45 minutes into upstate farmland to a barn they call Harmony Lodge to write and record. Serving as their homemade studio/practice space/think-tank/bat-cave, the barn is equipped with various samplers, tapes, records, synths, drums, and both percussive and stringed instruments, and it’s there that Phantogram allows their natural surroundings and metropolitan influences to meld together creating beautiful, beat-driven dreamlike pop songs.
Here are this week’s top 10 albums from College Music Journal’s Top 200 chart:
10. Owen Pallett- Heartland
Owen Pallet makes his chart debut at the number 10 spot. Formerly known as Final Fantasy, Pallet has dropped the video game name and has released an album of beautiful orchestrated pop.
9. Flaming Lips- Embryonic
The Flaming Lips’ freak-rock double album drop down to the number 9 spot this week, previously holding down the number 6 spot.
8. Real Estate- Real Estate
Real Estate’s wonderful self titled debut drops down this week from the number 5 spot to number 8.
7. Them Crooked Vultures- Them Crooked Vultures
Rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures rises the charts from the number 9 spot to number 7 this week.
6. Blakroc- BlakRoc
The Black Key’s hip hop project, Blakroc has climbed the charts to the number 6 spot, previously holding down a spot at number 8. With collaborations with Ludacris, Jim Jones, Mos Def, GZA, Q-Tip, and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, this is an album to check out.
5. Tegan and Sara- Sainthood
Tegan and Sara’s Sainthood drops down two spots to the number 5 position this week.
4. Devendra Banhart- What Will Be
Devendra Banhart’s latest album of folk gems maintains its spot at number 4.
3. Tom Waits- Glitter and Doom Live
Wait’s live album from his 2008 tour of the same name drops down one spot to number 3.
2. Vampire Weekend- Contra
Vampire Weekend holds the number 2 spot this week. Their second album Contra debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, making it the 12th independently distributed title to ever do so.
1. Animal Collective- Fall Be Kind
Animal Collective’s latest EP of experimental pop finds itself at the number one position this week., holding down its reign at the top from last week.
Cover to Cover is our weekly comparison of two versions of the same song. Sometimes it’s two covers, sometimes it’s one cover and the original.
This week, we’re taking a look at the Gnarls Barkley hit “Crazy“. This song was covered by so many people during the first few months after its release, we could probably feature a new version every week for a year. I had intended to compare Nelly Furtado’s popular, yet underwhelming version to one of my favorite interpretations, done by soulful singer Ray Lamontagne. But in my search for the songs on YouTube, I came across a different version that I felt compelled to share instead.
So, here’s Ray Lamontagne:
And here’s Randy George’s “Crazy Theremin Jam”
The simplicity of Ray Lamontagne’s version really shows how great the lyrics are, and it really gave me a much greater appreciation of the song. He also puts so much feeling into his performance, I don’t even mind the fact that I just had to stare at one picture the whole time.
Randy George’s version, while much more similar to the original, is cool for the obvious reason: The theremin! Not only is his theremin playing excellent, but it’s run through a filter that makes it sound very similar to a human voice. The theremin was the first electronic musical instrument, developed in 1918, and it has never quite caught on as a mainstream instrument. Maybe Randy George can help change that.
All that being said, I still prefer Ray Lamontagne’s version – but Randy George has definitely made a new fan.
10.) In the ten spot is Train with their hit “Soul Sister” that dropped down from the 7 spot last week
9.) Rihanna is holding on to the chart with her single “Hard” that dropped down just one spot since last week
8.) In the 8 spot is Jay Z with “Empire State of Mind”, dropping 5 spots from one week ago
7.) “Sexy Chick” from David Guetta, and Akon at number seven this week, one spot lower than last week
6.) Iyaz “Replay” that was in the 5 spot last week, and found a new slot at 6 this week
5.) Justin Bieber is on the chart this week for the first time with his track “Baby” featuring Ludacris
4.) Young Money and Lloyd have held on to the very same spot this week with their song “Bedrock”
3.) Lady Gaga and her song “Bad Romance” have dropped one spot since last week, and claimed number three
2.) Taylor Swift debuts her song “Today was a Fairytale” at number 2 on the charts
1.) For the number one slot… I am just disgusted, and considering giving up music altogether.. Its Ke$ha..AGAIN..with her terrible song… “TiK ToK” Why do you people like this horrible song?!
EQ Magazine has some fantastic tips for how to EQ drums when your recording environment is less than perfect:
Recording drums in personal environments such as rehearsal spaces, garages, and living rooms can be a bitch. Big-studio engineers often have marvelously tuned acoustic areas and cabinets full of sexy microphones at their disposal, and, along with their years of audio training, these benefits can yield tremendous drum sounds. You, however, probably have a couple of inexpensive dynamic mics and a recording space that’s awash in the debris of everyday living. But you’re not a whiner or a quitter, so you barrel in and use who you’ve got, and you record your drum tracks the best you can. Bravo.
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Flabby Kick Drum
Use your channel EQ or an EQ plug-in to cut 80Hz or 100Hz by 3dB–6dB. If that doesn’t work, try cuts from 40Hz to 200Hz until the muddy lows dissipate.
Wimpy Kick Drum
Need some beef? Carefully boost at 100Hz until you love the boom. Usually, a 3dB or 6dB boost should do the trick, although I’ve sometimes been as bold as to dial in a 10dB boost. Take care not to go boost crazy and produce a flabby timbre—you don’t want to ping-pong between the previous EQ tip and this one!
Bloated Snare
Get more thud and swack by cutting 500Hz by 3dB or so. If there’s an annoying low-midrange ring, try cutting around 900Hz.
Where’s the Crack?
For a crisp snare attack, boost anywhere between 1.5kHz and 3kHz. To add some snap, boost at 10kHz.
Dead Floor Tom
To up the rumble, boost around 80Hz–120Hz, and cut the same frequencies to reduce mud. For attack, boost in the 3kHz–5kHz range.
Indistinct Overhead Cymbals
Bring back clarity and dimensionality by boosting 10kHz by 3dB.
