It is always a good practice to listen and even mix your mixes in mono because it can help avoid some very important issues. In Mono you can clearly hear phase issues and if anything is getting lost or unbalanced in volume. The truth is that many times your mixes will be played in mono […]
Just because we have all of these amazing editing and mixing tools at our fingertips today, doesn’t mean we should use them. Over editing or using too many plugins can make your recordings sound processed and fake. So how do you get that natural and organic sound that so many records that we love have. […]
With the amazing amount of new technology that has allowed people to literally make entire records from home, a lot have people have been asking; Why would you record at a large expensive studio, when you can do it at home? This is a question that saddens a lot of audio purists and lovers of […]
Over processing your mix bus is easy to do and can be more harmful than helpful. Whenever you are doing any processing to your entire mix you should take it easy and make subtle changes. Don’t try to fix a mix by processing mix bus. Making big drastic EQ or compression changes that affect how […]
Sometimes the best thing you can do for a session or a mix is take a break. It is easy to lose perspective on a project if you spend countless hours on it; so taking a break to clear your head is a good thing. You should also take a break to give your ears […]
The fact that we can record as many takes and tracks as we have hard drive space these days is amazing, but can become overwhelming. We all have been in a session where we continually record take, after take, after take, trying to get the perfect performance. When the session is over we are always […]
Modern technology has given us some amazing tools for editing and mixing music. We can tune vocals, replace drums, and emulate guitar amps, but that doesn’t mean we can fix everything. It doesn’t matter how expensive your microphone is or what kind of preamp and compressor you have, if you don’t recording a good performance […]
One of the biggest misconceptions in the recording industry is that there is a right and wrong way of doing things. There is no right way. If you find something that works, even if it shouldn’t, go with it and use it. Whether you are tracking or mixing you should be confident in your methods, […]
So much of the recording process has become computer based and you can do almost anything on a laptop these days. So why should you buy outboard gear or studio equipment? I have nothing against the use of software and plugins, and I use them myself, but I think they can only get you so […]
Finishing a mix can be difficult, but there are some simple test you can do to make those final mix tweaks. When you are finishing your mixes you should do some listening test and see if you here anything that sticks out to you. One of the first test you can do is “The Low […]
