If you record music, you’ve probably heard something about stereo mic techniques for recording. You’ve also likely seen discussions on phase issues, XY patterns, mid-side techniques, and many other potentially confusing terms and acronyms. I want to help you understand stereo mic’ing. It’s not as confusing as it may seem at first, and it can […]
Keeping with the theme of this week’s video, today I would like to give you some ways to make the chorus of your song “pop” or stand out. Even though the video showed a mixing tip, you should really start thinking about making your chorus stand out at a much earlier stage of the game. […]
Hi there! Got a new mixing tip video for you today. Take a look below, and let me know what you think in the comments! What do you think? Is this something you’ve done before? Something you might want to try on your next mix? Leave a comment!
Have you ever found it hard to scrap something that you just knew wasn’t working? You know you need to get rid of it. But maybe you just couldn’t admit it to yourself. Maybe it was a song on your album that didn’t fit. You didn’t want to scrap it because you had spent so […]
I was recently following a GearSlutz forum topic on mix bus processing. It’s always interesting to watch some of the debate that can happen online. For those of you who don’t know, mix bus processing is when you put plugins on the master fader in your DAW. Compressors and EQ plugins are common. These mix […]
A bit of a more technical post for you today. But still very important if you’re interested in sharing your music with the world. One of the most important parts of the mixing and mastering processing is translation. For those of you who don’t know, “translation” is the ability for a mix to sound good on […]
Do you want to take your music to the next level? What does that look like for you? Maybe it means getting that EP done that you’ve been working on for the last several months. Maybe it means working harder on your tones and sounds to create a better production. Or maybe it means facing […]
As home studio folk, we love to talk about EQ, Plugins, Mixing Techniques, and DAWs. But sometimes, we forget about some of the key things that can really make or break a production before you ever get to the mixing phase. Like instrumentation and arrangement. How many tracks should I record? What parts do I […]
In my free ebook, The Art of Music Production, there is an entire chapter on “Editing”. Editing is the part of the production process that comes right after recording, and just before mixing. The primary components are: Comping together the best takes of your recordings Fixing the timing and tuning of your recorded tracks. Today […]
Do you struggle to get things done? Do you have a million projects that you’ve started, but have struggled to finish? I know I’ve been that way. Still am sometimes. It can be challenging to get things done. You see, getting started is fun. You get going on your project and the possibilities seem endless. You […]
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