You pull up the overheads, and they are either a harsh wash of cymbals slicing your ears off, or a muddy blanket of kick and snare bleed with no shimmer at all. So you high-pass and boost the highs for sparkle, the harshness gets worse, and the kit somehow loses its weight. The overheads are … Read more
You open the session, and the vocal is a mess before you have touched a single fader. Eight takes scattered across eight tracks. Clicks between phrases. One line that drifts flat. A breath right before the hook that is louder than half the words around it. So you spend 20 minutes cleaning instead of mixing, … Read more
Today I’ll be answering one of the most frequently asked questions by most musicians, which is; should you mix your own music?I believe that since you’re the one who knows exactly what the final mix and master should sound like then you’re the best person for the job. This way you’ll get the music to … Read more
Lately, I’m getting questions from vocalists who want to mix their voices on a beat. Mixing vocals on an already mastered instrumental is possible and today I’ll show you how.Every time I ask musicians why they don’t simply get the separate multitracks they usually say it’s expensive. So, now I get it and that’s why … Read more
I just received an email from one of my blog readers asking me should drums be mono or stereo. Having your drums in mono is often ideal when you’re recording a live drum kit to help prevent phasing issues that usually occur when recording in stereo. When dealing with samples or VST instruments this is … Read more
The best places to download free multitracks for mixing practice, including libraries covering rock, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and live sessions. Also covers how to get maximum value from each practice session.
You recorded the vocal, dropped it in the mix, and it just sits there, sounding small. Thin. A little brittle. Next to a thick, warm reference track, it feels like a demo, like the singer is two rooms away from a great microphone. So you reach for a low-mid boost, then a chorus, then a … Read more
Mixing music is not as hard as it seems, but the speed of improvement depends on how you practice. This post covers how to learn, how long it takes, and what separates engineers who improve fast from those who plateau.
In this post, we’ll be looking at how one can make vocal harmonies sound big in a mix without causing clutter.I also used to struggle with getting harmonies to sound full and interesting. So, throughout my journey of learning to mix vocal harmonies, I found out that it’s not always about the mix.Yes, the mix … Read more
In today’s blog post, I would like to share my mix preparation workflow that helps me finish all mixes a lot FASTER.A lot of music producers and musicians alike get overwhelmed by the mixing process. After spending countless hours making a song, it’s understandable why you may feel overwhelmed by the process of mixing the … Read more