Tutorials & Guides
A Beginner's Guide to Audio Compression: Unlocking the Power of Your Audio Compressor! Are you looking to explore the world of audio compression and unlock the potential of your audio compressor? Audio compression is an essential part of any modern music production and is used to manipulate the dynamics of a sound. In this beginner’s
Better Low-End in Mixes Getting tight and rock-solid low-end has become a must for any mix engineer that works with most modern genres of music. Countless plugins are claiming to feature the low-end magic button that you've been waiting for and dozens of tutorials showing the "secret tricks" on nailing that part of your mixes,
The Room First and foremost, you want to record in a room or space with limited reflections — unless the desired sound incorporates the ambience of a particular space, even then a second mic can always be used to capture room ambience as a separate track. Reflections can be reduced by using soft materials on
In the field of mixing and mastering, playback loudness is a constant concern. Since the EDM scene swept into the mass market in the late 2000s, commercial releases have been exceedingly noisy. And, since commercial recordings are so noisy, everybody likes their songs to be as loud as possible. The only problem is that the
Intro As much as we may hate it, mistakes are part of life. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to learn from them and become better at whatever we want to achieve. Sadly that takes effort and time, but why not save us some of that by looking at others’ experiences? In this article, I’ll
The term music producer means different things to different people. When many people think of music producers, especially in hip-hop or the electronic dance music (EDM) scenes, they often think of the likes of Calvin Harris, Diplo, Scott Storch, Timberland and more. More recently, it’s not uncommon for them to also be considered music artists too. With the
Audio mixing is an art form, just like writing music. It takes years to understand how to mix and even after you think you're making headway, you realize there is a lot further to go. I'm not going to cover the technical, there are much smarter people than myself that can educate you better, but
Introduction Your mix is pretty much done and all that time you've spent on it adding processing, effects and trying to find the perfect balance between the tracks adds up to a whole mix. Everything sits well together. Sounds pleasant and finished but yet still the mix doesn't really move you?! Let's talk about mix
INTRO These days, you often hear about plugins that can help create width and depth on a track, mix or master. There are many options to choose from: wideners, exciters... even reverb is a possibility. The fact is, there are no hard and fast rules and every tool has a place where it can be
Far too many people write on how to set up a recording environment at home but exclude the mixing side of it. In most cases when people record at home, chances are they mix on their own because they are on a budget. In this article, I will explain the basics of setting up a
