EQ and compression are two processors that go hand in hand. They’re like peanut butter and jelly, pizza and beer, burgers and fries. However, because they treat the audio in such a different way, your sound may be different depending on whether you start by EQ’ing a signal, or add a compressor to it first....
We will be talking about EQ a lot this week, and to kick it off I wanted to send you some of my best resources that I’ve written throughout the years on EQ. Disclaimer: Please note that many of these articles mention EQ Strategies – Your Ultimate Guide to EQ, and I want to make...
Learning to mix is not an easy job, especially for someone with no insight into it whatsoever. There are hundreds of plugins to learn how to use and then thousands of articles to consume which can all be a little too much for anyone. The worst part is – there are no shortcuts. You have...
The arrangement is probably the most critical element of any piece of music ever created. It is the process of transforming individual musical components into one complete, smooth-sounding track, but it is always the last hurdle where a lot of artists fall flat, making excuses and avoiding it for as long as possible. Here are...
The transient designer is one of the most overlooked mixing processors It’s an incredibly helpful tool to help you shape the waveform of a signal, and can help you fix subpar sound sources with just a couple tweaks. Here are four ways I use transient designers during a mix. 1. Adding Attack to Drums If...
If you’re a musician who works on your own songs or helps other bands in the studio, then you’re gonna like today’s message. If you’re worried your songs aren’t good enough and you want to make sure you’re confident in knowing that your songs are the best they can be, you have to make sure you...
I saw A Star is Born last week. It made me cry because I’m not nearly as tough as I make myself sound in these blog posts. However, there’s a really great scene in the movie you can learn from when it comes to recording insecure musicians. When Ally (Lady Gaga’s character), is recording her...
I was feeling sorry for myself like a whiny….chump…the other day. Although my exterior might say Bullheaded Icelandic Viking, my interior is more like a soft cuddly Furby. What that means is that I may get into fights, but I’ll cry about it afterward. Anyway, this self-pity didn’t stick around for too long because I...
This is a guest post by Ian R. If you would like to contribute a guest post to Audio Issues, please read the guest post guidelines right here. You have a track all ready to go, and now all you need is the bass part. Excellent! As easy as recording bass may seem, avoiding just a...
Earlier today you read the story about my good friend and student, Rebecca De La Torre from Topkat Studios. If you missed the post you can check it out here. Karmin is another one of my students. He not only joined Expert Home Vocals and he’s also a Music Production Strategies student. I’m very grateful he...