Make Beats - Start With The Mix

Written by Peter "Jazdout" Weis


Mixing is always one ofrepparttar biggest problems for new engineers, home recordist and protools newbies. Unfortunetly eveybody thinks there is some big dark secret to mixing. Any engineer will tell you their are tricks and techniques, but no secrets. The best way to improve your mix is to improve your recordings. That sounds almost to easy, but it is true. When you first start to record vocals or an instrument with a mic dont just press record. Listen torepparttar 109786 signal coming in. Look atrepparttar 109787 wayrepparttar 109788 microphone is placed. Try changingrepparttar 109789 distance betweenrepparttar 109790 pop filter andrepparttar 109791 microphone orrepparttar 109792 pattern ofrepparttar 109793 microphone. Use your ears! Once you begin to recordrepparttar 109794 worst thing you could do is "Set It and forget it" Things are always changing when your record. Some times a vocalist will get tired andrepparttar 109795 levels will drop. Other times a vocalist might get louder and louder with each take as they get more comfortable. You have to be mindful of all these things and more to get good quality recordings. Other things that can also cause problems are Jewlery and chains. That G-Unit spinner is gonna cause havoc on on your vocal tracks. There is no need to be iced out inrepparttar 109796 booth! Make sure hats,arms, hand, legs or anyting else dont hitrepparttar 109797 microphone or stand while recording.

HDTV and the iPod photo: A Perfect Marriage?

Written by Robert Armstrong


They may seem like an odd combination, butrepparttar iPod photo could berepparttar 109785 perfect choice for anyone who wants to view photo slideshows on an HDTV.

The iPod photo can store thousands of digital photos, and syncs with a Mac or PC via iTunes. It will read any slideshows you’ve created in iPhoto on a Mac or Photoshop Album on a PC and copy them torepparttar 109786 iPod. Alternatively you can tell it to copy a folder full of images from your hard drive as a slideshow.

Also, withrepparttar 109787 addition of an optional camera connector($29), you can copy photos directly from a digital camera and automatically create a slideshow from them onrepparttar 109788 iPod photo. All slideshows can be set to music.

To connectrepparttar 109789 iPod photo to an HDTV you’ll need to first make sure that your HDTV has composite video and audio inputs and then purchaserepparttar 109790 iPod photo AV cable ($19) from Apple. Connectrepparttar 109791 iPod to your TV, selectrepparttar 109792 appropriate input and hey presto, your slideshow can be seen in beautiful, bright widescreen glory on your HDTV.

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