I’ve fallen in love with this new plug-in that’s currently solving all my home studio problems. It’s called Drumagog and it’s a drum replacement software. You see, recording drums is difficult in the home studio. But I still like the actual performance of a human drummer so I always prefer recording live drums over programming...
In this week’s One Minute EQ Trick I’m showing you a trick I learned from Ian Shepherd when he was teaching me a thing or two about Mastering EQ. It’s a great way to add some weight to your song without adding too much to the low-mids. You simply find a place in the lows...
When I started getting into home audio production a few years ago, I had already been a musician for a good ten years, my primary instrument being guitar. Up until that point, the extent of my recording experience laid somewhere in between tinkering on a now-archaic analog four-track machine and capturing ideas on my phone’s...
Heavy reverb in the low-end is sure to clutter up your mix and make it muddy and boomy. When you’re using drum reverbs make sure you’re filtering out the lows on the reverb to make your overall drum space cleaner. In this week’s One Minute EQ Trick you’ll hear how you’ll still get space while getting...
Welcome to part 1 of a brand new series of 10 One Minute EQ Tricks. I’ll be sending out new ones every week for the next 10 weeks ranging from using EQ on guitars, drums, reverbs and a bunch of other things. And the best part? You only need a minute to watch them to...
The first thing you should do before you start slapping plug-ins on faders is to start by organizing everything. That means: Color coding Critical Listening Balancing Bussing The multi-tracks included in the Mixing With 5 Plug-ins course are actually pretty organized already. I’ve even multed the vocal tracks and some of the guitars to their...
In whole second week on just EQ and making all the instruments fit into the mix. There’s really only three things to work with on an EQ: Frequency Q Gain You find the frequency, decide on how narrow or wide you want the Q and then you use the gain to either cut or boost....
Today I’m excited to announce that Mixing With 5 Plug-ins has re-opened, my flagship course that teaches you to create great mixes using only 5 simple plug-ins. The best part is that you already have these plug-ins so you can dive right in. When I ask new subscribers what they struggle with they always mention...
If you’re having trouble with getting better mixes, please don’t think they’ll magically improve with the next plug-in you’ll buy. You already have the plug-ins you need for a great mix. Let me tell you what they are: EQ You use EQ to give each instrument their space in the frequency spectrum. You carve out...
Tired of Muddiness, Boomy Bass and Flabby Low-End? Download Your Free Guide: 6 Steps to Fix Your Muddy Mixes If there’s one particular EQ problem that plagues the home studio producer it’s the low-end build-up. It goes by two different names: Boominess Muddiness Although they mostly mean the same thing I think there’s a subtle...