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• Hollin Jone's Mixing Tips, Part 1
• by Hollin Jones
• Mixing. It's an art form arguably more important than the arrangement of your track. Asking an experienced pro, like Hollin Jones, for tips is one sure-fire way to improve your mix. Read on for more!

• How to Remix: Part 7: Mastering And Delivery
• by Mo Volans
• Almost every major music single release gets the remix treatment. In the Final Part of this "How to Remix" series, Mo Volans explains the mastering and delivery process for the final remix.

• How to Remix: Part 6: Final Tweaks And Adjustments
• by Mo Volans
• Almost every major music single release gets the remix treatment. In Part 6 of this "How to Remix" series, Mo Volans takes you through adding the final tweaks and polish to your remix.

• How to Remix: Part 5: Arrangement and Structure
• by Mo Volans
• Almost every major music single release gets the remix treatment. In Part 5 of this "How to Remix" series, Mo Volans takes you through creating the arrangement and structure with breakdowns and more.

• How to Remix: Part 4: Extra Editing and Spatial Effects
• by Mo Volans
• Almost every major music single release gets the remix treatment. In Part 4 of this "How to Remix" series, Mo Volans takes you through extra editing and adding spatial effects.

• Pro Tools 10 113
• Pro Mixing Techniques
• Mixing sounds to create a cohesive and inspiring piece of music is an art. Join MPV trainer and Pro Tools expert Mike Watkinson as he reveals his favorite mixing techniques and shows you how you can bring your musical canvases to life...

• Music Theory 104
• Song Form
• Understanding song form is essential to songwriting. Learn all how to enhance the power of your songs with macProVideo's music theory expert, Gregg Fine...

• Music Theory 103
• Rhythm
• In this 3rd tutorial in our series on Music Theory, Master Arranger and Composer Gregg Fine explores the nature of Rhythm and why it’s the driving force in music and composition...

• Music Theory 102
• Harmony
• Chords infuse music with color and emotion. Learn the theory and magic behind creating chords in this Harmony tutorial by Master Composer and Arranger Gregg Fine.

• Music Theory 101
• Melody
• Ever wonder why certain melodies stick with you forever while others trigger an intense emotional response? Why does this happen? Well, it’s not accidental! In this tutorial you’ll learn the theory and the art of melody writing...

• Cubase 6 106
• FX, EQ, Automation and Mixing
• Learn to mix your tunes in Cubase 6 using FX, EQ and Automation in this production masterpiece by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth...

• Pro Tools 402
• Mixing Pop in Pro Tools
• Have you heard Sarah McLachlan's music? Then you've heard Chris Potter's skills—he's Sarah McLachlan's Engineer!

• Reason 6 106
• FX, EQ, Automation and Mixing
• The instruments are smoking. The rack is exploding. Now it’s time to pull it all together and make musical sense of all this Reason 6 mayhem! In this tutorial, Hollin Jones get’s you into the mixer and exploring the FX, EQ and automation...

• Pro Tools 403
• Rich Tozzoli's Mixing Toolbox
• Every mixer has his own audio toolbox full of secret weapons! Join Rich Tozzoli who has worked with Al DiMeola, Ace Frehley, Hall & Oates, Emerson Lake & Palmer, and Billy Squier as he opens his Mixing Toolbox and reveals some of his favorite Pro Tools mixing tips...

• Reason 6 101
• Quick Start Guide
• This tutorial is free to all MPV members! With the release of Reason 6 Propellerhead has created the ultimate DAW powerhouse! So join Reason expert Hollin Jones in this Quick Start Guide and get a taste of all the cool stuff that this revamped Reason 6 brings to the DAW table...

• Reason 6 401
• Reason's Mixing Toolbox
• Learn how operate the amazing new console and mixing tools included in Reason 6. Watch as Mo Volans remixes a track right before your eyes and ears...

• Native Instruments 207
• Maschine Quick Start
• Native Instruments’ Maschine is a perfect fusion of hardware and software. See how this amazing hybrid instrument will change the way you make music...

• Final Cut Pro X 101
• Overview and Quick Start Guide
• This tutorial is free to all mPV members! With the release of Final Cut Pro X, Apple has upped the ante in the nonlinear video editing world. Join expert video editor, Michael Wohl, in this FREE Overview and Quick Start Guide, and get the inside info about FCP X’s new features.

• Rich Tozzoli
• Producing and Mixing Guitars
• OK, so you’ve recorded your guitar tracks... Now what? Well, that’s exactly where this tutorial begins!  Learn how to make your tracks really glisten with this amazing guitar production tutorial from Grammy-nominated and Surround Music Award-winning producer, mixer and sound designer, Rich Tozzoli.

• Cubase 6 101
• Quick Start
• Steinberg’s new Cubase 6 is packed with all kinds of great features and performance enhancements. This Quick Start tutorial by Cubase product specialist Matthew Loel T. Hepworth is designed to get you up-and-running and producing tracks fast .

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Dithering is something which eludes some beginners. Without getting too heavily into the maths, dithering is a process which enables us to move from one bit depth to another without losing too much fidelity. Often audio recorded and produced within Logic is 24 bit, this audio will need to be reduced to 16 bit for distribution, this is where dithering comes in.

The question is when should dithering be applied? And how do we go about it... Read on and all will be revealed. In this Quick Tip, I'm using Logic Pro to demonstrate the dithering process. The theory behind this can be applied to the Digital Audio Workstation of your choice.

01 - Completing the Mastering Process

Once you've completed your mastering chain and you're happy with the way things are sounding you'll inevitably come to the point where it's time to export your work. When you've made sure nothing is clipping and and your locators are set correctly you're good to go and it's at this stage in the session you'll need to apply dithering.

02 - Getting your Settings Right

Once you've hit the Bounce button the Export Window will appear and you'll be presented with a number of options. Amongst these are the Dithering parameters and in reality there are only a few options to choose from, so no huge learning curve here.

There are four algorithms in total, the 'POW-r' options are great and have been available to Logic users for some time now. New to Logic 9 is the Apogee algorithm and I have always been a fan of it's clean sound, so if you're a little stuck on what to choose here, this one's a safe bet.

03 - Time to Export

And... Thats it. You're ready to export! Make sure you're set to 16 bit / 44.1khz, this will ensure you are ready to convert to MP3 and/or Burn to CD. Check your results and with a bit of luck you should find little, if any, noticeable difference between this and your 24 bit mix.

And remember only ever dither once during the whole production process and preferably right at the end. Any more than this and you'll start to introduce artifacts. So make sure that you don't make the error of applying dithering when exporting parts for mixing or importing files from other projects.

Learn more about dithering and mastering in these tutorials: Mastering in Cubase, Mastering in Logic, Mastering in Pro Tools.

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Mo Volans

Mo has been a professional in the music industry for around 15 years. He has released material with the world's leading record labels and also produces music for TV and Film. Mo is also a prolific writer and is a regular contributor to magazines such as Music Tech, Future Music and EQ magazine. There isn't a piece of music software that Mo isn't intimately familiar with and he lives happily on the cutting edge of music technology

Logic, Dither, Dithering, UV22HR, Audio, Apogee, Bit depth, Mastering music

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