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
You have watched the tutorials and you know roughly where to cut and boost, but the stock EQ feels like it is fighting you. The bands are clumsy, there is no dynamic option, and you keep wondering whether a real EQ plugin would finally make your vocals sound finished instead of just fine. The right … Read more
Today’s blog post will be a quick look at the most common vocal mixing mistakes that beginner and intermediate engineers make.The Mistakes That Show Up Most You could be making one of these mistakes without even being aware that it’s a mistake, so make sure you check out the entire list.By avoiding all these mistakes … Read more
For many engineers, when you say parallel compression they immediately think of drums or bass and never think about doing parallel compression on a vocal.This is a useful technique but it’s often poorly executed by beginner and intermediate engineers.I usually use parallel compression if I’m working on a bad recording or when a vocal is … Read more
It is much easier to hear the reverb, EQ, or a delay effect and how those processing tools affect sounds. But hearing compression is definitely a challenge for beginner mixing engineers.So, the goal of this post is to help you learn how to hear compression in 5 easy steps.The funny thing is that once you … Read more
Every vocal recording presents unique challenges, and sibilance can be one of the most frustrating.Those sharp, hissing “S” sounds can distract from an otherwise flawless performance, but fear not – with the right de-essing techniques, you can bring out the best in your vocals.In essence, de-essers are just a ‘regular’ form of vocal compression triggered … Read more
In this blog post, I would like to share with you everything I wish I knew when I started mixing music.This list is going to help you make your learning curve much faster, save tons of money, and eliminate a lot of trial and error.I used to find mixing overwhelming and time consuming because I … Read more
Today I’ll answer the most frequently asked question by beginner and intermediate mixing engineers: how to make your mix sound great everywhere. When I was starting out, I used to have the same problem; I would mix a song, and it would sound great in the studio but fall flat when I tested it in … Read more
Today, we will be discussing a topic that even some professional engineers find challenging: how to mix kick and bass.Please exercise caution when taking advice online, as mixing a live recorded kick or bass is different from mixing programmed sounds.Some tutorials overlook this distinction, leading to confusion as to why your mix may not be … Read more
You add reverb to your vocals, and they sound great soloed. Then you play the full mix, and the vocal is suddenly washed out, sitting behind the instruments in a cloud of mush. So you pull the reverb back until it disappears, and now the vocal sounds dry and disconnected, like it was glued on … Read more