KVR Audio

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:32 pm

Shameless self-plug: I'm not sure if you guys know, but I make audio/music production related tutorial videos, mostly intermediate/advanced level material. I do most of the tutorials in Cubase or Pro Tools on OSX, but many of the techniques can be applied to most DAW's on both PC and Mac. If you find the subject interesting, check out a few and if you like them, subscribe to my channel. I make new videos every week.

http://www.youtube.com/ahjteam

Also feel free to suggest tutorial subjects you would like to see. Here are some of the tutorials/demonstrations I have already done:

- Sidechaining (released today!)
- Waves Maserati plugins review
- Comparison between SM57 and SM7b
- How changing the bass strings change the sound
- Importance of gain staging
- How to dial in Boss MetalZone so that it doesn't sound like ass
- Midi learn in Cubase
- Setting up a vocoder
- How to make a drum instruments from a multihit wav
- Programming drums to a song that wasn't played to a click
- Recording audio and video from a DAW in OSX
- Reversing drums without reversing some other element from the mix

And hopefully in the following weeks I can make a pitch correction tutorial (Melodyne/Autotune/Waves Tune/Steinberg Variaudio and Pitch Correct) if I get some material to pitch correct.

PS: I also promised that when I hit 75 subscribers, I will put out a new tutorial, need about 10 more

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:14 am

I forgot to post about it here, but a new video up, go check it out.

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:02 pm

Here is the new video... Subject is Parallel and Multiband compression

btw, I just hit 100 subscribers! Thanks!

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:47 pm

New video here, work title is "one man, one cup"

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:05 pm

Here is the new tutorial. I will be spending time in the studio for the next few weeks so I made these quick tuts, hopefully I will have time to go thru the recording sessions in the future videos

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:23 pm

New video: how to bring snare more in-your-face in a dense mix

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:22 pm

I decided to do the bonus video for getting 150 subscribers anyway

Fixed Error · Post by **Fixed Error** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:59 am

Nice vids. Am looking myself into doing tutorials (if I can get off my lazy ass). One note about the snare in the mix tutorial. Distorting the output of plugins is not such a good idea in terms of gain structure. While using a limiter as the final plug of the chain limits the output, the output of the SPL and input of T-Racks is still distorting. Best to turn that down first and keep a good gain structure between plugins.

Jim

Fritze · Post by **Fritze** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:48 pm

Atardecer wrote:Distorting the output of plugins is not such a good idea in terms of gain structure.

Why not? What exactly do you mean with "Distorting the output of plugins"?
I didn't see him distorting the output of a plugin. Are you talking about the level after the SPL?

Atardecer wrote:While using a limiter as the final plug of the chain limits the output, the output of the SPL and input of T-Racks is still distorting. Best to turn that down first and keep a good gain structure between plugins.

Jim

Please give a reason for that. I disagree. If it sounds good it is good. I see no technical reason for what you said. Ahj said that he is doing it like this for sonic reasons which are valid to me.

Thanx!

Fixed Error · Post by **Fixed Error** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:44 am

Yes Im talking about the level after the SPL. It may or make not make an audible difference depending on the plugin and the headroom. He mentioned that after applying the SPL the output was too hot so he used a limiter. That will limit the final output but it doesn't get around the fact that it is distorting between plugins. Just as turning your master fader in the a mix because the output is too hot doesnt get around the fact that its poor gain structure and can have audible detrimental effects.

Jim

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:50 am

I did not know about your tuts (or forgot

) but I just subscribed

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:06 am

Alright, free subdrop samples for everyone with the new tutorial

Atardecer wrote:Yes Im talking about the level after the SPL. It may or make not make an audible difference depending on the plugin and the headroom. He mentioned that after applying the SPL the output was too hot so he used a limiter. That will limit the final output but it doesn't get around the fact that it is distorting between plugins. Just as turning your master fader in the a mix because the output is too hot doesnt get around the fact that its poor gain structure and can have audible detrimental effects.

Jim

If I wanted the snare to have more headroom, I would've just turned the output of Transient Designer down (that's why it has an output level control), but I'm using the Clipper for it's sonic characteristics, because I like how the distortion sounds like. Similarly why people like to use Distressors; because they distort in a nice way.

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:38 pm

Also here is the same video for Cubase

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:50 pm

New vid is here:

ahjteam · Post by **ahjteam** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:44 pm

Decided to do a video on the marketing side of music

Did you guys know that I make video tutorials?