Archive for May, 2011
Why Many People Prefer Kenwood Car Audio Amplifiers
Kenwood car audio amplifiers have been serving people for a long time and they have become a favorite to many cars. They come in very high quality and they are therefore long lasting. If you go through the product gallery of Kenwood amplifiers, you will discover that there are many kinds and the only way to know them is to have an in depth look at their features and specifications. You can find detailed information about the Kenwood car audio amplifiers on major web sites and the dealers that are authorized to sell the brand will have all the information you need about the amplifiers. One particular Kenwood amplifier caught my eye. It is the Kenwood Excelon KAC x542 amplifier which comes with very interesting features.
With its black finish, you can get to view many of its features which are clearly visible. It has a digital display with control buttons with an intake fan on top. It also has a black anodized cover with a brushed finish over the control section. It has been known to resemble an automotive engine. The digital display just shows the voltage, temperature and fan or current status. The amplifier is really one of a kind and it is worth looking at, to get that close feel and see whether it will serve you in the way you want it to. The Kenwood car audio amplifier is a bit tricky to install and you will find an eight page manual that will direct you on the intricate process of installation. The manual is also available in French and Spanish.
The Effects Of Using An Audio Compressor
Audio Compressors do more than just change the dynamic range of a song or track. Audio compressors do allot more than you think they do and I’ll explain what some of these things are.
When using a compressor during tracking (hardware compressor if your recording into a program like pro tools or sonar) it will allow the engineer to record the track at a higher level than normal. Like if the compressor decreases your signal level by 4dB on the hottest parts, the entire tack can be recorded 4dB higher to make up the reduced gain. This will make the soft passages of the track hotter as the loud passages will be least affected. While the compressors really control the loud passages, the final result is an increase in the soft passage levels.
A lead vocal track that is compressed will sound more up from in the mix, when compression is used correctly.
Bass guitars are most always compressed. Because of the low frequencies it possesses. If not tamed, the low frequencies will saturate the overall mix level and this can make your song level artificially hot. When the bass guitar is compressed correctly, the low will be tamed and your mix can be mixed and mastered at a proper level.
The pumping effect is an effect of a compressor when the level control of reducing the gain as the amplitude passes the threshold. Then it turns it back up when the signal falls below the threshold.
The breathing effect is the same as the pumping effect, but the breathing effect is heard with high frequency airy sounds only.
After reading these things, you now can see what I was talking about when I said, “audio compressors do allot more that just change the dynamic range of a track or song. I hope you learned some tips from this article and I hope you put them into practice during your next audio recording or audio mixing session.