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Let’s just dive into this one shall we? 1. Find the Sweet Spot The sweet spot is where the instrument sounds the best. Usually this is a pretty subjective sound, …

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EQ is a tricky thing. It’s super helpful for sculpting your mixes, but it can also make them sound terrible. Especially if you’re doing any of these things below. 1. …

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Introducing a brand new, 10-part daily e-mail course to make your mixes better. Are You Making these Top 10 Mixing Mistakes is a souped up, revamped and totally FREE e-mail course. …

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Recording vocals is always at the top of the list of difficult tasks for a beginning engineer. It’s the combination of a great performance as well as great recording skills. …

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Inspired by Copyblogger’s post 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer I thought I’d make my own step guide to becoming a better audio engineer. Learn about the gear you …

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What follows is an excerpt from one of the chapters in my new e-book, Mixing Strategies – Planning the Perfect Mix. — Mix Like an Expert with these Three Concepts …

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