The Wave File and Gutiar Music
Software products, theories and preferences within the recording industry have taken over the best to the worst options in what to use in order to get the perfect CD of your gutiar music.
Recording engineers and specialists always spend their time thinking about the best way to mix and master a wave file and the way to really get the job done. However, the need to have specific measurements for different software and hardware is one that is not necessarily important.
One Rule to Bind Them All
No matter what you record with, the brand that you use or the software that is a part of your studio, there is only one general rule that you need to remember. That is that a wave file is just a wave file. The sound that goes into the computer from your instrument will always be that same wave file, no matter what you try to use, change or create to make it the perfect wave file.
This means that the software that you use, the way that you plug in your information for recording and the type of instruments you use will all lead to the same thing. The sound wave. No matter how many theories or ideas cross over into what the 'best' is, it always comes back to this one general term. This is important not only to not become overwhelmed by the amount of information available, but also to recognize that the entire process of recording is based around this one concept and how you can use it the best.
Think About This ...
What one should be looking at in terms of the wave files is what can be done in order to create the best sound. You want your mixing and mastering to lead you to the sound that fits you as being a unique and creative sound. You also want it to keep a certain level of control with volume as well as clarity. With every step in the mixing and mastering process, this is what should be in mind first, not necessarily what you go through to get it there.
Beyond this, your rule of thumb should be how to make the wave files to perform at their best. This relates to taking care of the peaks and the low points so that it sounds in a way that is best suited to whatever format you are putting it in, as well as the abilities to create a complete sound to the ear.
Your Ears
The reason why these should have priority is because it is the demonstration of the wave file to the ear that becomes the most important thing in the end. If you can remember this as your end goal with the recording, you can go through whatever is needed in order to make the correct associations with the songs that you are playing.
The importance of the wave file is that it is your communication of music. Because of this, you want to make sure that you use the correct tools and the ones that are best suited to what you need. This isn't something that needs to be associated with the instrumentation, software or amount of things that you have in your studio.
If you know how to use a wave file and how to create the best sound, than you are on your way to making a professional CD.
Guitar Album Covers
When music first became available in a home listening format, it was engraved on large wax disks. Stored in compressed paper sleeves, the artwork reflected the classical music popular at the time.
Black and white printing was the only kind available. At first, classical works of art were sketched and then printed on the covers. For example, the Venus de Milo was printed for Korsakov's musical styling.
As the technology of photography developed, a few select albums had photographs of classical art printed on them. People from that time would have been shocked at how the album cover would evolve.
A Painting with Words
Album covers are conspicuous in their expression of the bands' visual side. An album cover says “I'm a painting with words”.
The cover may be symbolic, a summary of stage performances, guitar pictures, the artwork of a band member or simply designed to grab more sales. Some are so simplistic in nature that two colors can say everything there is to be said. Whatever the message conveyed, album covers should artistically parallel the sound of the music.
During the 1940's, some album covers were both photographic and printed in color. Some covers were airbrushed paintings, or pastel drawings. The popularity of these impressionistic photographs quickly waned, as the album cover gave way to color photographs. Many of the new covers depicted the feel-good sounds of the albums, with people frolicking on the beaches or in fields. Other covers featured photographs of the artist or band itself, with the person or band performing on stage or simply in front of a microphone. A few albums today use the same concept.
During the 1960's and 1970's, album covers tended toward conceptual protests of previous ideas of good cover design. Abstract psychedelic patterns were popularly tied in to this new concept. The “hippie” times were a period of mind expansion and discovery, characterized by demands for social and political reform. This was expressed through the medium of the album cover, with photographs of war contrasting with portrayals of aristocratic wealth. On a lighter note, “flower children”, nature, and Eastern religion were combined with psychedelic mind-blowing color-infused patterns.
Album covers of the 1980's and 1990's saw a sharp decline in artistic designs, changing gears, leaning towards rebellious youth looking to break away from their parents' music. Rock and roll, jazz, and world music has grown larger than ever.
With the introduction of KISS, the heavy metal sound was on the rise. Offensive and shocking designs became the new cover message. Unnerving and disturbing people was considered a revolutionary concept.
Today, guitar album covers are more diverse than ever. verything from the original Venus de Milo to entirely computer developed graphics may be found on today's album covers.
Almost every style used for album covers since their first debut has been integrated since 2000.
It's hard to imagine what will come next.
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