3 Basic Methods of EQ
EQ might look pretty intimidating on the surface. But, once you wrap your mind around these 3 basic methods, you’ll be well on your way to mastering EQ. They are: Get the Audio issues EQ here.
How to Finish Mixes Faster by Limiting Yourself
When mixing, you’ll sometimes find yourself not being able to finish a project. For some people, it’s like that with every mix, while for others, it happens from time to time. A good way to finish mixes faster, no matter how often or rarely you get stuck with a mix, is by limiting yourself. It...
What is EQ?
Learning how to use EQ, is the first step toward developing great mixing skills. Knowing how frequencies interact and knowing how they all fit together is a crucial skill that mixing engineers should have. Equalization, or EQ, is the most important mixing processor to create separation in your instruments and balance in your mixes. Long-time...
4 Wrong Ways to Think About Mixing and How to Fix Them
In the world of audio mixing, there are certain misconceptions that don’t seem talked about much. As a mixing engineer, it’s easy to get so caught up in the art of mixing, that you forget what mixing is truly about: Making good music sound better. The overflow of tutorials, plug-ins, tips & tricks, gadgets, and...
6 Ways to Get Your Name Out as a Mixing Engineer Part 3
Getting your name out there as a serious mixing engineer is a daunting task. The market is crowded. And with more and more easy-to-use tools, musicians are better able to take care of mixing and audio processing themselves. As we’ve talked about earlier in this 3-part series on getting your name out there, it all...
6 Ways to Get Your Name Out as a Mixing Engineer Pt. 2
Getting your name out there as a serious mixing engineer is a daunting task. The market is crowded and getting picked is difficult. In this 3-part blog series, I’m going through 6 concepts and key-questions to help you get your name out there. For this second article, I will explain two crucial concepts to help...
6 Ways to Get Your Name Out as a Mixing Engineer Pt.1
Getting your name out there as a serious mixing engineer is a daunting task. The market is crowded. And with more and more easy-to-use tools, musicians are better able to take care of mixing and audio processing themselves. But as most people in music know, a solid, professional mix requires a solid, professional mixing engineer....
Can You Really Mix With Headphones?
You get the weirdest comments when you run ads on Facebook. Everybody wants to argue about everything, even when you run an ad with an image of a cartoon character. Like this one: I’ve used that image for years because it’s a nice representation of the home studio musician and producer I like to help....
Why Are Audio Groups So Fucking Toxic?
Recently, there have been a string of posts in audio and music production groups about “gurus” and how they seem to be the worst thing mankind has to offer and I’m curious what you think. Although skepticism can be healthy, I wonder if it’s worth giving people the benefit of the doubt that they are...
3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Try to Please Everyone with Your Mixes
There are virtually infinite ways to mix a song. And there are virtually infinite ways to write a song. Taking this into consideration makes it obvious that there are also virtually infinite preferences when it comes to both mixing and music making. I’m sure you’ve experienced this yourself. You show a mix to a client...