You may disagree, but I think that most people tend to over-complicate things and make them more scary than they really are. Whenever they’re talking about a new project, they get excited but quickly draw a list of obstacles, get overwhelmed and discouraged . Then the exciting idea never gets real. That’s human. I am...
If you’ve ever been intimidated by mastering in your home studio, you’re not alone. It’s one of those things you sort of understand but you’re still scared that you might be screwing stuff up. Luckily, this is a topic that’s popular every so often here at Audio Issues so I’ve got quite few articles for...
During my interview with Andrew Scheps last weekend(audio will be up soon, I promise), we talked a bit about mic selection. Especially when it comes to vocals. You see, when you’re of different microphones until you find one that works for the singer’s voice. But that’s not all. The voice also needs to work in...
If you’ve ever wanted to know the nitty-gritty details behind mixing hip-hop vocalists, then I’ve got a great resource for you. The Pro Audio Files just came out with their first product, Mixing Rap Vocals. It’s an 80 minute, HD video training of all the steps you need to make those rap vocals pop in...
At the end of the day, it’s all about the vocal. And because of that, there’s intense pressure to nail that vocal. The pressure goes both ways, to the engineer as well as the vocalist. The engineer feels pressure about setting up the microphones correctly, selecting the right mic for the job and making sure...
A reader writes in with a question about the gated reverb trick in Mixing Strategies(https://www.audio-issues.com/strategies): “About the Gated reverb, I miss the point where the “gate comes after the reverb.” That means that in the reverb return track you insert a gate? Also can you use a stereo reverb as a send FX in a mono instrument track? Short...
Did I ever tell you the story when Tom Lord-Alge asked me for money to get home from London? If you don’t know who Tom Lord-Alge is, he’s a big-shot mixing engineer with credits such as Green Day, Marilyn Manson, The Rolling Stones under his belt. He’s the younger brother of Chris Lord-Alge, another superstar...
I can’t live without coffee. I can say, without a doubt, that without coffee I probably wouldn’t have written any of the articles on this site. It keeps my creative juices running and the ideas flowing. Hang on. I’ll be right back. Now that caffeine is pulsing through my veins we can continue. As you...
Your DAW may have tons of very useful features. I bet there are features you don’t even know existed. Truth is, there are tons of unused features in your DAW and if they are unused, there is a reason. Maybe you do not know your DAW very well. Or you didn’t need those special features...
Most home studio engineers yearn for a second room to record in. Close your eyes, and make a wish: I wish, I wish, I wish I had a live room! Open your eyes. Nope? Still stuck with your single bedroom studio where you not only record, but mix and master everything you produce. Joe Gilder...