Recording Music Software - The Post-Production Factor
By Tom S Smith
After all the instrumentation and vocal work on the recording music software has been finalized and is at complete satisfactory by the musician, the next stage is Post-Production. This can be split into enhancing the sound of the instruments and then the vocals. One of the most typical and common way to enhance the guitar is the implementation of distortion, with the right amount of compression, which is in terms of direct injection, can bring around sustain to the sound and smooths out the distortion too. Another effect that can definitely enhance the sound of the instrument is adding delay, echo or reverb; these provide a front-back aural dimension. For vocals, reverb is the last aspect added to the voice, where it must follow level correction. Delay can add such a spacey and atmospheric feel to the guitar, providing a unique sound to a certain riff, it completely changes the overall feel of a song. Stereo Chorus is another effect that provides left-right aural dimension.
The many ways that recording music software can change the outlook of vocals is outstanding. There is a method in the software called pitch correction, which makes sure that the vocals are constantly in perfect pitch. Level correction is where a certain note in the vocals becomes an anomaly compared to the scale of notes within the part, level correction makes sure that "hot" clips such as this are toned down a level. EQ (Equalization) correction is done if some instrument parts are not as compromising in terms of volume to other parts, this aspect makes sure that all parts are equal and clear as each other. This step is not usually implemented until all instrumentation are added into the production of the recording.
With some Recording Music Software (such as Ableton Live), there is the option of distributing the finalised recording as a digital format (.wav or .mp3 format), this comes as a huge advantage for music software over other recording equipment, normalization is also present when the conversion takes place, allowing the volume of the file is increased by the maximum factor which keeps all sounds within the mandatory 16-bit bandwidth. Post-production has become more domesticated since the release of recording music software, and the prospect of you distributing mp3's of your music to the world is one step away when you obtain recording music software, the most cost-effective and flexible way of recording your own unique sound.
Tom Smith
Musician and experienced user of Recording Music Software http://www.RecordingMusicSoftware.org
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