XO Wave: Timeless Tips - Recording Basics

Please enjoy these articles and general recording information. They are intended to be fairly basic, but they assume some knowledge of recording. If you have any requests for future features, please let us know!

• CD Mastering at Home: This guide explains what you need to know to master high-quality CDs at home using a computer and software such as XO Wave.
• Mac OS X Maintenance offers simple suggestions for keeping your OS X machine running quickly and smoothly. Though tailored for A/V folks, it's also useful for squeezing a little extra life out of an older machine.
• Optimizing Mac OS X Performance for Audio and Video Users offers easy ways to improve the performance of Mac OS X for digital audio and video.
• Microphones
  • Microphone basics and tips on selecting a microphone.
  • Stereo Microphone Techniques
• How to Use Compression
• How to Use EQ
• All about Time Code
• A Bit about Dither