What are you scared about this Halloween? If you’re like most us, chances are you’re scared of mastering. Mastering is like black magic. Especially if you don’t really know what you’re doing. You just insert the typical processors that the mastering engineers use and then you pray for the best. Usually, the results are less...
A melody makes a mix go ’round. For 99%(made up statistic) of music, the song revolves around the vocal melody. Especially when you consider how many songs use the same four chords, there would be no way to differentiate songs if you didn’t have the melody to tell you which one it was. So you...
This is a guest post by Barry Williams of VocalSteps.Com Whenever you sing, it should not only be your voice that is singing, but you – the total you. When you sing, your whole body should become a musical instrument. From head to toe; transform yourself into a musical instrument that sings. Your head, brow,...
When you use EQ, not everything needs to be squeaky clean and filled with high-end sheen. Sometimes it’s useless to add “air” to certain instruments. You don’t need to, and your mix might suffer for it. In some cases, too much high-end just adds hiss and noise instead of those clean highs you wanted. Give...
Digital Audio Workstations are wonderful things. They’re one-stop shops. They have every processor and synth patch you need to produce your next track. But given so many choices, do you end up choosing none? Have you stopped critically listening to your audio, and just resorted to laziness in your productions? Patch Laziness In one of...
1. Setup 2. Listen 3. Record 4. Listen 5. Repeat –@siggidori Image by: Rossco ( Image Focus Australia )
Today marks a milestone for Audio Issues. It’s time for me to venture into video and start giving you easy to use production tips in video format. That way you can see and hear the techniques that make your mixes sound better. Now, these videos aren’t super fancy. They’re just straightforward mixing tips. I’m really...
How do you use chorus in your mixes? People dont’ realize the versatility of the chorus effect. Just because something was so heavily used in the eighties that there isn’t a guitar solo without a massive helping of chorus, doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant for your modern mixes. Chorus is very useful for many things, such...
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, when it comes to recording, mixing or any other aspect of music production: “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.“ -Sun Tzu If you don’t plan your recording, mixing, or mastering session, then you’ll have a much harder time getting to your destination. Like the...
Think before you go, recording a bunch of tracks. Pre-produce it first. The source must be good. Fixing a bad sound later. You will lose the battle . Add to arrangement, layers of sounds, drums, and voice. Create interest. Use 24 bit. You have plenty of headroom. More than yesteryear. Edit...