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Digital audio is sound that a computer can store. Music in digital form uses small pieces of data. Each piece holds information about loudness. Audio engineers care a lot about loudness. They also care about the highest loudness a sound can have. This highest loudness in digital audio often appears in different ways. Two words…

Many people get confused about debut albums and EPs. This article explains what makes them different and helps you understand how musicians use them. What is a Debut Album? A debut album marks an artist’s first major release. It tells the world “Here I am” and shows what kind of music they make. Most debut…

Taylor Swift released her first album, called “Taylor Swift,” on October 24, 2006. She made this album when she was only 16 years old. Big Machine Records put out the album. People really liked it – they bought more than 7 million copies around the world. Making the Album Early Work Taylor Swift started writing…

A sophomore album is the second album that a music artist or band releases. Many people in the music world pay close attention to sophomore albums because they can tell us a lot about where an artist’s career might go. Let’s explore everything about sophomore albums – from what makes them special to famous examples…

Making synths sound professional requires understanding how different layers work together. Rather than randomly stacking sounds, successful layering considers four key characteristics: Frequencies matter most when choosing layers. Adding a piano to a saw synth works well because they occupy different frequency ranges. Piling multiple saw waves creates volume but adds little depth. Voicing shapes…

iZotope Neutron stands out as a powerful audio mixing plugin that uses artificial intelligence to help music producers and audio engineers get better-sounding mixes. The software came out in 2016 and has gone through several major updates, with the latest version being Neutron 4, released in 2022. How Neutron Works The magic happens when Neutron…

Master Pitch is a knob you can find in FL Studio. It changes the pitch of the sounds you’re using in FL Studio. It can make the sounds higher or lower. If you turn the knob to the right, the sounds will get higher. We say the pitch goes up. If you turn it to…

Pitch means how high or low a sound is. When you sing Do re mi fa so la ti do, each note has a different pitch. Do is low, and each note after is a little higher. Pitch is measured in numbers called frequencies. Higher frequencies mean higher pitch. In music, pitch helps make melodies…

-6 dBFS (decibels relative to full scale) indicates a digital audio level that is 6 decibels below the maximum possible digital level (0 dBFS). In digital audio, zero dBFS represents the highest signal level that can be represented in the digital system without clipping or distortion. Digital audio levels are expressed as negative numbers relative…

Analog warmth and tube coloration are ways that some people think the music sounds different when it’s recorded or played using older kinds of electronics. These electronics use vacuum tubes and analog circuits—some people really like how music sounds when it goes through this older equipment. Vacuum tubes In the past, stereos and recording devices…