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The Rob Kinelski Interview: Pushing Pop Music Production Boundaries
Mixing Progressive Metal – Animals As Leaders’ Red Miso in Dolby Atmos
Haas Effect: What It Is and How It’s Used
The Haas effect is a psychoacoustic phenomenon discovered by Dr. Helmut Haas in 1949. Also known as the “precedence effect,” the law states that when one sound is followed by another with a delay time of approximately 40 ms or…
3 STEPS to get your Bass & Drums Sitting Better Together with Marc Daniel Nelson
Free Multitracks to Hone Your Mixing Skills
It goes without saying that the only way to get better at something is to do it a lot. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an athlete or a carpenter, a musician or a painter; practicing your craft is essential to developing what…
Bass Compression: The Foundation of Any Mix
Bass compression is easily one of the most important parts of a mix. Bass gives music that energy which is often felt more than heard. Low-end energy is critical because it has the power to produce a defined groove and an intelligible…
5 Vocal Reverb Tips That Will Level Up Your Mixes!
Let’s get down to it..a dry vocal sounds pretty weird! Even what we’d consider “dry” overall mixes have at least a little bit of dimension, probably from the room where things are recorded, with a little extra help from hardware…
13 Best Vocal Plugins For Home Studios in 2023
When it’s time to mix a singer, you should be armed with some of the best vocal plugins you can get your hands on! We’ll be looking at a variety of compressors, EQs, and other plugins that really shine on…
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9 Best Stereo Imaging Plugins Available [FREE & PAID]
Stereo imaging is a pivotal part of any mix. It mostly has to do with with the spatial locations of each sound source, both side-to-side and front-to-back. A well-mixed stereo image means listeners can easily identify where sounds are coming…
Sub Bass: EQ and Mixing Tips
Sub bass is the stuff that’s felt more than heard. It’s an important part of a mix because it contributes to so much of the power listeners feel. In some genres sub bass a leading part of a mix, and…
5 Quick Automation Mixing Tricks
Creating Space in Your Mixes
One of the hallmarks of a great mix is separation between every instrument. Most mix elements have wide frequency spectrums—even a kick drum can extend well into the high mids and above. When so much information exists in every instrument,…
Mixing Hip Hop/R&B From Start To Finish with Marc Daniel Nelson
What Is Time Stretching and When Would You Use It?
Being able to time stretch digital audio, independent of pitch, is handy in all sorts of ways. Let’s have a look! What Is Time Stretch? Time stretching enables us to shorten or lengthen audio without changing its pitch. Stretching techniques…
Mid/Side Processing Explained
Mid/side processing is a means of further separating stereo information for detailed control while mixing or mastering. The mid channel contains information we perceive as the center, which is actually the sum of the left and right channels. The sides…
Mono vs Stereo: Which Is Best for Mixing?
The difference between mono vs stereo sound is simply the number of channels used for recording and playback. If you’re new to mixing, you may or may not be familiar with the concept of checking your mix in mono. It…
How to Prevent Cymbal Bleed | FAQ Friday
Digital Audio Tools: Linear Phase EQ
Anytime you change the frequency content of a sound source with an equalizer, a tiny amount of phase ‘smear’ occurs. This is a normal result of latency being added to the signal whenever you alter the amplitude of specific frequency…
What Is Saturation (And How Do I Use it)?
Saturation is an engineer favorite. It’s one of those tools that, used effectively, can take an instrument or mix to the next level. If you’re asking yourself “what is saturation?”, they you’ve come to the right place! What Is Saturation…
5 Piano EQ Tips to Improve Your Mix & Achieve Awesome Tone
Piano is a beautiful instrument, but when you put anything under a microscope, you’re bound to find some flaws. Such is the case with piano EQ. Never a one-size-fits-all technique, learning how to squeeze a piano in a mix is…
Four Producers Reviewing The NEW Magma Tube Channel Strip
Best Home Studio Monitors for 2023
If you’re shopping for a pair of studio monitors to fit your home studio, you’ve come to the right place. Flat, neutral monitoring is one of the keys to getting the best mix you can—and it all starts with the…
Vocal Compression for Beginners
Learning to mix an up-front, in-your-face vocal takes practice. Understandably the most important aspect of a song across numerous genres, a great sounding, competitive vocal has the power to stand out from the pack. But how do we even get…
Audio Signal Flow: The Ins and Outs
Understanding signal flow is one of the most fundamental skills an engineer can have. Knowing your stuff can help you save a ton of headache troubleshooting when you could be recording and mixing! What is signal flow? Very simply, signal…
FabFilter vs. iZotope Plugins for Music Production
When it comes to mixing and mastering, we have access to hundreds of amazing plugins from many companies. We collect our favorites from a variety of developers since there’s no be-all-end-all plugin maker. However, an interesting debate we’ve occasionally seen…
5 Quick Saturation Mixing Tricks
Recording to Mixing – ‘Come Together’ by The Beatles
Mix Heavy Rock Drums like a Pro: Techniques and Secrets from Marc Daniel Nelson
Recording and Mixing Hip Hop Vocals – Anthony Cruz (Meek Mill’s Audio Engineer)
Mixing Multiple Vocals to Sit Properly in the Mix – Joe Carrell
When to Use Serial Processing vs Parallel Processing
Serial processing and parallel processing are two common techniques mixers use everyday. We’ll examine the differences between the two, and cover some basic scenarios where you’d want to employ one or the other. What is serial processing? Serial processing is…
Recording & Mixing Jazz Fusion From Start To Finish – Hybrid Setup
Our Favourite Tracks Released in 2022 – Marc Daniel Nelson & Warren Huart (Reaction)
Bill Withers ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ Cover & Multitracks – Roswell K47x and K67x Mic Review
Mix Breakdown with Record Producer Manny Nieto + Multitracks!
Bringing New Life To A Classic – Joni Mitchell with Marc Daniel Nelson
Recording on the Smooth Cloud 44-A Active Ribbon Microphone
My 5 Favourite Mix Buss Plugins with Marc Daniel Nelson
The Jason LaRocca Interview (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Icarus, Handmaid’s Tale)
The Most Flexible Interface? – LEWITT’s Connect 6 Audio Interface
FINALLY reviewing The God Particle By Cradle. Is It Worth It? + Giveaway!
FREE MIXING LESSON with Grammy Winning, Dave Way – I Saw The Light by Louise Goffin
The ULTIMATE Guide To Drum Production!
Recording & Mixing Jazz with Chris Sorem
The Beginner’s Guide To Music Production in Logic Pro
Legendary Producer, John Kurlander Interview
Mojave Factory Visit: The Magic Behind Their Microphones
The Incredible Story of Riccardo Damian (Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Adele)
The Modern Engineer’s Secret Weapon – Mojave MA-37 Microphone
