One of the most important skills we have as humans is the ability to imitate others. As newborn babies, we learn to copy facial expressions from those around us. Then we learn to talk by looking and hearing at how others do it. And as we grow up further, we look at how others behave...
What if it’s easier to do things in reverse? That’s what reverse-mixing or “top-down mixing” is all about. When you’re mixing, it’s not uncommon to treat all your tracks individually, following classic procedures of first mixing the kick and bass by themselves and then the snare and then the individual vocal tracks and then the...
Mixing and mastering have a lot of technical and theoretical aspects, and it’s not uncommon to get caught up in doing everything correctly and by the book. While knowing the rules and norms are very important in order to achieve your desired result, they are not always the answer. Music is a very complex concept,...
Audio and mixing can many times seem overwhelming and confusing. That’s because it is. To see things more clearly and get a better overview of different concepts and how sound works, it can help to break it down to the basics. All you do in audio and mixing is based on four relatively simple concepts,...
Making a great-sounding recording or mix is a lot like making great food, it all starts with good ingredients. If your vocal sounds muffled and boomy already in the recording stage, or your kick sounds thin in the production stage, EQs and compressors will many times be of little help in the mixing stage. So...