How to position studio monitors
It’s vital to position your monitors correctly. If you don’t, you won’t get their full benefit – and your work will suffer.
By following the guidelines in this article, you can achieve accurate and reliable sound reproduction, providing an ideal environment for music creation.
Acoustic treatment on a budget
Treating your room acoustically doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. By using everyday items creatively, you can make significant improvements to your sound reproduction.
For instance: use your sofa as a bass trap, or the bookcase a diffuser. Read on to get more tips like this.
Acoustic treatment in small spaces
Small rooms pose unique challenges for achieving optimal acoustics due to limited space and complex room modes.
But with perseverance and an open mind, small studios can still be effective for music production.
Learn how to use a compressor
A compressor is a tool that subtly shapes the sound on your tracks, rather than drastically altering them like distortion or reverb plugins.
Understanding the five main compressor parameters is key and you'll learn about them in this article.
Play with the ‘Q’ factor when you’re EQing
EQ is a fundamental tool in music production that shapes the tonal characteristics of audio recordings. It enhances clarity, balance, and overall quality.
Get familiar with the basic dimensions of EQ, such as cutting and boosting frequencies in this article.
Setting loudness for streaming services
Ensuring your music meets the recommended loudness levels set by streaming platforms is crucial to avoid your tracks getting lost in the algorithm.
Complying with loudness recommendations when exporting your final masters will help your music sound its best. Learn 'how to' in this article.
Mix voices the right way
Whether it’s spoken or sung, getting the most out of a vocal part can be a challenge.
Learn more about editing and mixing voices here.
How to polish your podcasts
They might be simple voice-only affairs, but that leaves you with nowhere to hide when it comes to production quality.
Find out why loudness matters in podcasts here
BM5 MKiii reviews
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BM5 mkIII
With greater SPL, broader frequency and power response compared to the previous model, its ultra-high dynamic range and hand-crafted drivers deliver performance superior to many larger, more expensive monitors.
LYD 5
Compact nearfield personal monitors for incredible precision in smaller spaces – and even at low volumes. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Get the unvarnished truth and deliver your mixes exactly as the artist intended.
LYD 7
Versatile, powerful and precise – exactly as they should be. A 7in personal reference monitor, designed from the ground-up to bring supreme precision to your mixes.
