8 Unique Uses of Reverb in Popular Music History
Just as food can be improved with a little hot sauce, so too can songs be enhanced with a bit of reverb. From surf rock and techno to trap music, ambient,...
Music production
Music production is an artform that evolves with new technology, workflows, and techniques. Browse through our music production tips below to help you adapt and stay innovative.
What Digital Reverb Actually Does
Digital reverb is seductive. When we get started producing, we often have the tendency to become seduced by the sound of reverb. I, for one, certainly went...
9 Tips for Using Reverb with Drums
Your drums sound narrow, dry, and small. You need them to sound bigger, so you send them to a concert-hall reverb. That’ll do the trick, right? Probably...
Your Audio Mastering Questions, Answered | Are You Listening? Season 2 Episode 7
Season two has come to a close for Are You Listening?, our audio mastering video series with pro mastering engineer and iZotope Education Director, Jonathan...
How to Create Sample-Accurate Loop Points in RX 7
I recently had to transform some orchestral performances into playable patches for the BBC’s latest adaptation of Dracula. I wanted to build some...
The Magic of RX 7 Music Rebalance, Part 3: Getting Weird
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we discussed the basics of the Music Rebalance module in RX . We’ve covered all the interface elements...
Sonic Imaging: A Brief History
The way we experience and listen to music has been evolving rapidly ever since Alexander Graham Bell invented the wax cylinder in 1877. As consumers or...
5 Tips for Creative Vocal Production in Hip-Hop and Other Genres
Preparing the studio for a vocal session, recording a vocalist, and yes, even editing performances can be great fun, but I get the most excitement from...
MIDI Data: What It Is and How to Use It
MIDI (pronounced mid-e) stands for Music Instrument Digital Interface. It’s a mouthful when called by its full name, and 99% of the time you’ll hear the...
Kimbra Shares Mixing Techniques on Song “Secret Tapes”
When you think of songwriting and music production, do you think about mixing too? Or are they separate worlds for you? Not everyone produces and mixes...
Atlantic Records' Recording Engineer, Ebonie Smith, Talks Amplifying the Music Industry
Every label worth their salt has an accomplished in-house audio engineer, and if they’re lucky, they land someone as talented as Ebonie Smith at Atlantic...
Creative Ways to Use LFOs on Synths and Beats
Everyone has a soft spot for a synthesizer filter sweep or a tremolo effect on a guitar track. Thanks to LFOs (low frequency oscillators), these wooshy filter...
