Notes, memes & know-how
Production tips, gear talk, and the occasional meme award from the Audio Hertz crew.
The top 9 most popular music producer memes of 2021
Well, it’s the end of the year, and it’s time to reevaluate the important things in our lives, like the most liked memes from Audio Hertz. Dozens, maybe even two dozen audio comedy fans, have been eagerly anticipating which meme would come out on top.
Read more →What the f*ck is an audio oscillator?
What makes a synthesizer sound like a... synthesizer? Why it's an oscillator, of course! The audio oscillator produces a waveform that can be amplified and shaped with various other audio processors.
Read more →The top 9 most popular music producer memes of 2020
The end of the year list you've all been waiting for is finally here. Forget Best Albums, Greatest Moments, or Best Selling lists-- this is the only one that really matters. And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...
Read more →The best gifts to get for music producers in 2020
Everything on this list is guaranteed to make any recording musician, audio engineer, or music producer excited.
Read more →9 books you need to read about the most famous and influential music producers
Learn from the pioneers who paved the way. Go inside some of the most famous recording sessions ever. Here's 9 must read books about the most famous and influential music producers.
Read more →What the f*ck is a Baxandall EQ?
You’ve probably seen plugins, guitar amps, or stereos that replicate a Baxandall circuit, or maybe you’ve heard of the popular Dangerous BAX mastering equalizer. Peter Baxandall designed the Baxandall tone circuit or EQ in 1950, and they were then implemented into millions of audio systems around the world.
Read more →The best free VST compressor plugins you need to have
Accumulating plugins is addicting, and if you're not careful, it can get expensive. Luckily there are a lot of great software developers offering their plugins to the music production community for free. Here are a few incredible sounding compressor plugins that, if they weren't free, I would gladly pay for.
Read more →10 things you need for your recording studio that will make life easier
Make your life easier in the recording studio with these 10 things!
Read more →This new free reverb plugin from Valhalla will blow your mind!
If you’re not familiar with Valhalla DSP plugins, then you either just started recording yesterday, or you live under a rock. For the last 13 years, founder and head reverb and delay algorithm mastermind Sean Costello has been putting out some of the best sounding and most widely used plugins available.
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