Sex Up Your Sounds http://suys.vgtracks.com Music engineering podcast. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:21:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en some content copyright Matt Hackettmusic,engineering,producing,musicians,improve,audio,sound,vst,reason,cubaseMusicEducation/Educational Technologysuys@vgtracks.comMatt HackettMatt Hackettnomusic,engineering,producing,musicians,improve,audio,sound,vst,reason,cubaseMusic engineering podcast.Music engineering podcast designed to help amateur producers and engineers improve their audio projects. Episode 07 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SexUpYourSounds/~3/114709691/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-07/#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 06:26:30 +0000 suys@vgtracks.com (Matt Hackett) http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-07/ Episode 07 is all about chiptunes! Not sure what they are? You can read about them at the very cool chiptune.com, but basically they’re songs made to sound like they’re being played on an original NES. This episode will not appeal to everyone, but some people (like myself!) love stuff like this, so prepare for a whopping 9 minutes of nerdiness!!

Here are some of the links mentioned in the show:

As mentioned in the episode, I’m inviting anyone who’d like to to contribute to the site! Care to write some audio production articles? Make your own SUYS podcast? Co-host a show by contributing useful knowledge? Please hit me up at suys@vgtracks.com and let me know!

Episode 07 - Chiptuness (8:54; 10.43MB)

Bon Voyage!

]]> http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-07/feed/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-07/ Episode 06 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SexUpYourSounds/~3/114656576/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-06/#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 00:25:00 +0000 suys@vgtracks.com (Matt Hackett) http://suys.vgtracks.com/uncategorized/episode-06/ You may actually find episode 06 useful! The topic this time around is frequencies, which is an elusive subject to many! I describe in some detail the differences between, say, 20hz and 20khz and then use an example that filters out everything else to show what those frequencies sound like. Confused? Me too!

Some of the sources I used to gather information include musiq.com’s Digital Audio tutorial and some random site. Hooray! But this is stuff I covered in a class, too, so rest assured it’s accurate (?). Let’s hope!

Episode 06 - Frequencies (3:49; 4.58MB)

Arevaderchi!

]]> http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-06/feed/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-06/ Episode 05 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SexUpYourSounds/~3/114460106/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-05/#comments Sat, 05 May 2007 23:50:30 +0000 suys@vgtracks.com (Matt Hackett) http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-05/ Episode 05 provides the basics of the cables most folks will be using when recording audio. It provides an example of how the podcast was recorded, and how it would sound if it was recorded improperly or on lesser gear.

The link I mention in the episode is Everything you were Afraid to Ask about Cables on the TweakHeadz Lab site. I can’t even begin to tell you how useful this site is! Read the page. Read all the pages.

Episode 05 - Cables (3:53; 4.67MB)

Until next time!

]]> http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-05/feed/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-05/ Episode 04 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SexUpYourSounds/~3/109928189/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-04/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:03:36 +0000 suys@vgtracks.com (Matt Hackett) http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-04/ Episode 04 barely scratches the surface of the complex beast known as compression. Basically this episode exists to dispell the myth that many beginning engineers seem to assume — that compression is just used as a gain booster. Listen! And you shall be learn’ed’d'ed’d.

So you heard the episode but need a compressor? Kjaerhus Audio provides a free VST called Classic Compressor that can get the job done.

Episode 04 - Compression (2:22; 2.84MB)

Bye!

]]> http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-04/feed/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-04/ Episode 03 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SexUpYourSounds/~3/109928190/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-03/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:00:30 +0000 suys@vgtracks.com (Matt Hackett) http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-03/ Episode 03 is an almost useless demonstration of how to improve the sound of orchestral strings samples. WHAT? Reverb you say??? Surely you jest. But I do not. Oh, and if you need a reverb VST, get Classic Reverb for free from the generous folks at Kjaerhus Audio. It’s not the best but it certainly gets the job done (and it’s what I used in this episode).

Episode 03 - Orchestral Strings (2:03; 2.46MB)

Salut!

]]> http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-03/feed/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-03/ Episode 02 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SexUpYourSounds/~3/109928191/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-02/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:56:09 +0000 suys@vgtracks.com (Matt Hackett) http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-02/ Episode 02 is a very brief primer on how to make your synth lead sound more dynamic. Honestly, it lacks any real meat but can guide newbies in the right direction by giving an example of how basic effects can affect (hehe) your sound.

Curious about the song at the end? It was my entry in Dwelling of Duels for the November ‘06 contest.

Episode 02 - Lead Synths (2:30; 3.01MB)

Cheers!

]]> http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-02/feed/ noEpisode 02 is a very brief primer on how to make your synth lead sound more dynamic. Honestly, it lacks any real meat but can guide newbies in the right direction by giving an example of how basic effects can affect (hehe) your sound. Curious about the soMatt HackettEpisode 02 is a very brief primer on how to make your synth lead sound more dynamic. Honestly, it lacks any real meat but can guide newbies in the right direction by giving an example of how basic effects can affect (hehe) your sound. Curious about the song at the end? It was my entry in [...]music,engineering,producing,musicians,improve,audio,sound,vst,reason,cubasehttp://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-02/http://dod.vgmix.com/past/nov06/05tie-Richter-Ironsword-Rusty-DoD.mp3 Episode 01 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SexUpYourSounds/~3/109928192/ http://suys.vgtracks.com/episodes/episode-01/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:44:47 +0000 suys@vgtracks.com (Matt Hackett) http://suys.vgtracks.com/uncategorized/episode-01/ Welcome to the first episode of Sex Up Your Sounds! This was first “released” April 8th on various music engineering (actually video game remix, heh) forums, but here it is on the new site. The first 4 episodes were actually released in this manner to fulfill a class assignment, but I enjoyed making them and received some positive feedback, so it looks like I’ll be continuing the show!

This episode demonstrates a handy trick to help add depth to guitar recordings.

Episode 01 - Guitar Recordings (2:48; 3.36MB)

Enjoy!

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