The kick is the foundation of a song and without a strong foundation, your mixes will fall flat when played outside your studio.This is why I want this to be the only tutorial that you’ll need to finally get the best kick drum EQ cheat sheet that you can use in any genre.After reading this … Read more
Getting the perfect snare drum EQ settings is crucial for most music genres since the snare is usually one of the main instruments.In this post, I’m going to reveal the best-kept secrets to help you get a fat and punchy snare sound using an equalizer.Even if you don’t know which frequencies to cut or boost, … Read more
You’ve spent twenty minutes on the snare. Attack at 5 ms, release at 80 ms, ratio at 4:1, and it still sounds either flabby or strangled. You pull the threshold back. Now it’s flabby. You push it down. Now the crack is gone. The kick is fine. The vocal is fine. The snare is fighting … Read more
If you’re still struggling with getting a vocal mix that is wide and exciting then this article will help you master the art of panning various types of vocals. Getting the best stereo image balance for your vocals starts in the recording stage. It’s very crucial to record all your vocal takes with panning in … Read more
To get your music sounding open, clear, and wider you need to master the art of panning. In this blog post, I’m going to reveal some best-kept secrets about how to pan instruments in a mix. Audio Panning is crucial when mixing because it helps instruments and vocals dominate their own space. It can prevent … Read more
I’ve put together an instrument panning cheat sheet that will help you avoid guesswork or getting stuck whenever you’re panning sounds in a mix. Knowing where to place instruments in the stereo image will help you get wider mixes that sound clearer and make the song exciting to listen to. Without panning, your mixes will … Read more
You do not need a lecture every time you reach for an EQ on the bass. You need to know where to grab. Where the mud is, where the punch lives, and which frequency makes the bass disappear on a phone. This is the quick-reference cheat sheet. The table below maps every important bass frequency … Read more
The bass guitar provides the foundational low-end frequencies for a song, and getting the EQ settings right is crucial for a well-mixed track. If the bass isn’t mixed properly, the entire song can sound weak and unbalanced. Fortunately, EQing bass guitar doesn’t have to be complicated, and this post will explain how. The Step-by-Step Process … Read more
In today’s tutorial, I’ll be showing you how to use saturation on vocals to help them cut through the mix even better. You’ll learn how to add punch and excitement without overdoing it or ruining a tremendous vocal performance. This is something that I use on every recording, whether it’s Pop, RnB, Hip-Hop, Jazz, etc. … Read more
If you’re working in an analog environment where you’ve got pre-amps, console, and other outboard gear you wouldn’t have to worry about saturation. This is because saturation happens naturally as the audio passes through these different pieces of gear. You don’t even have to think about it. But when mixing in the box you sort … Read more