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Dynamics: What’s Changed?

From tape recordings to the loudness wars and digital streaming, how have the dynamics of music changed over the years, and why?

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AI and what it can do for audio engineers

Wytse Gerichhausen, owner of White Sea Studio and youtuber, interviewed sonible’s Alexander Wankhammer about AI-powered audio plug-ins and the future of audio production.

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What is Tonal Balance?

Learn how and why to balance your music across the frequency spectrum by analyzing tonal balance of different music genres and characteristics.

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Taking Your First Steps into Mastering

Many are aware of the process of mastering a track; This article aims to unwrap the enigma that is mastering music, from what it is to what it does, and how to do it.

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Spectral Balance: Then vs Now

How has the tonal profile of music changed since 1960? With true:balance, we can give you a visual insight into the history of spectral balance.

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Avoiding the Collapse: From Stereo to Mono (Compatibility)

Learn about the importance of mono compatibility and how to deal with possible problems when working with it.

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All about sidechain: from external sidechain to sidechain-filtering

Sidechain – a great thing and a source of confusion – especially in the context of compressors. We are shedding light on all things sidechain.

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Compression: broadband, multiband and spectral

Do you know the difference between broadband, multiband and spectral compression? We explain the perks and downsides of each compression type.

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Transfer functions in audio plug-ins

Ever heard of the term transfer function in an audio plug-in? smart:comp 2 sports one of those and it’s great. We explain what it is and what you can use it for.

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sonible plug-ins: Artificial Intelligence inside

What’s behind the AI in our smart plug-ins? Alexander Wankhammer, co-founder of sonible explains our approach and a few of the technological methods that drive our plug-ins.

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The importance of dynamics

Loudness is a much-discussed topic in the world of audio production. But what about dynamics? We tell you why they need much more attention.

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Normalization and streaming services

There is no reason to be afraid of the normalization practices of streaming platforms – there are only a few exceptions. We show you what to consider when limiting for uploading.

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