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Gates are great for cleaning up tracks and making room for other sounds in your mix, but there are a number of Music Production Techniques that utilize Gates as well. The examples we will go over are used to enhance recorded tracks. These techniques are used by the Pro's all the time and can help to make your tracks sound more finished and professional.

Music Production Techniques Using Gates Techniques used by the Pro's that can help to make your tracks sound more finished and professional.

Today you will learn how to setup a Limiter through a series of easy to follow steps we have dubbed "The Limiting Procedure". After reading this post, not only will you have a better idea of what is happening to the audio during Limiting but you will also be able to use it more effectively in your tracks. The real benefit is that you will be able to make decisions about Limiting quicker with less trial and error.

How to Control Peaks with a Limiter Be able to make decisions about Limiting quicker with less trial and error.

It's important that everyone is on the same page that is involved in any aspect of your album release. Once you have a clear understanding of peoples roles and what's been agreed upon as fair, it needs to be written down and signed, so there will be no misunderstanding. It may not seem important at the time, but when something happens and money starts rolling in, you don't want conflicts to put the brakes on a profitable deal from successfully going through. This whole process is about C.Y.A. (Cover Your Ass) Let's look at the most important agreements you need to have in place.

Cover your butt. Legal agreements between all involved. A look at the most important agreements you need to have in place.