Introduction To Music Production: Distortion by Pavel

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Introduction To Music Production: Distortion

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC PRODUCTION:

DISTORTION

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HELLO FROM BELARUS!

MY NAME IS PAVEL AND TODAY I WILL BE EXPLAINING SUCH DYNAMIC EFFECT AS....DISTORRRRRTION

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WHEN THE SIGNAL IS VERY LOUD THE GEAR START ACTING IN A STRANGE WAY..

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..VOLUME VARIATIONS ARE TURNED INTO TIMBRE VARIOATIONS

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THE EFFECT OF ADDING ADDITIONAL HIGH FREQUENCIES TO THE ORIGINAL SOUND (MODIFYING THE ORIGINAL SIGNAL) IS CALLED DISTORTION

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DISTORTION IS NOT ALWAYS BAD!

IT CAN BE USED FOR MUSICAL EFFECTS

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DRIVE IS A GAIN STAGE JUST BEFORE THE DISTORTION

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MOST OF THE GUITARISTS USE DRIVE EFFECT

(AS FOR ME - I AM USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRIVE)

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YOU MAY NOTIVE THIS ON THE AMPS...

OR ON THE SPECIAL PEDALS..

..DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEDALS

SO GENERALLY SAYING DRIVE (DISTORTION) HELPS GUITAR PLAYERS WITH:

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BUT THERE ARE SITUATIONS WE WANT TO AVOID DISTORTION

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FOR EXAMPLE WHEN RECORDING VOCAL

(BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS TO GET ORIGINAL SOUND WITHOUT MODIFICATONS)

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IN ORDER TO RECORD THE VOCAL WITHOUT DISTORTION USE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES:

1) CAREFUL MIC PLACEMENT

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2) USE A POP FILTER

3) ALWAY STAY ON GREEN LEVEL IN YOUR PRE-AMP (AUDIO INTERFACE)

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

PLEASE CONTACT ME IN CASE OF ANY QUESTIONS (PAVEL.SHENDEROV@GMAIL.COM)

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Pavel