Today’s video over at The Long Wait Youtube channel is about making our 2-track recording sound a little bit better. It’s hard to do much with an already mixed 2-track but with a little bit of EQ, compression and tape emulation (along with a separate audience mic) you can make your audio sound a little...
Mixing drums is one of the hardest things you do in your mix. But it’s crucial to get it right because a tight drum sound is one of the most important elements of creating a solid foundation in your mix. A weak drum sound kills the rest of the mix and makes everything else suffer....
Today’s tip will be a simple one, but so very useful when you’re trying to get instruments to fit together. I did this the other day when I was mixing vocals and the instruments were always cluttering up the vocal. If I pulled the fader up the vocal was too loud. If I left it...
Using reverb can get pretty challenging. Not too much and it’ll sound dry and unpolished. Too much and it’ll be a cluttered mess. You can use reverb for contrast between verse and chorus as well as how you can use reverb to create two completely different mixes for the same song. Reverb For Contrast In...
Turns out my drummer is exceptionally talented. Not only is he a killer drummer but he’s also awesome at making tutorial videos! So instead of my monotone ramblings this week I’m bringing you a brand new Long Wait video about our drum re-recording. After recording all the rhythm instruments to our original drum track Tyrus wanted...
I was working on this bass track the other day. I multed the bass so that I mixed the verse and chorus bass parts differently. I ended up slapping a bass emulator, an EQ plug-in and the Rbass from Waves to mix it. In the end the bass parts sounded very different, which was the...
Compression is a tricky subject and it can confuse you even if you’ve been using it for a while. There are always more compression techniques to learn, depending on the genre, the instrument or the setting so I sat down and grabbed a nice collection of compression videos you can enjoy during your coffee breaks...
I was working on a drum track the other day. They were actually virtual drums but both kick and snare had multiple tracks that all had different characteristics. For instance, the kick had three tracks: A “body” track A “beater/snap” track A low “sub” track Having multiple tracks that all sound different is a very...
When you set up your home studio for the first time you probably wondered about what to do about acoustic treatment. Acoustic treatment is kind of a cool aspect of recording but it can also be expensive and confusing. You need enough of it to cover the areas you need, and it’s confusing because you’re...
I’ve got a little gear purchase story for you today. I’m in the market to upgrade some of my gear (read: I wanted new monitors…) Because I just moved into my new studio space I thought I would spend some money to get new equipment as well. My KRK 8″ monitors are getting old but I know...