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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 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...
Let me tell you a story of my friend Rebecca. Rebecca De La Torre is a great engineer/producer and musician, in addition to being a dear friend of mine. She has a cool recording studio up in Tempe, Arizona and I even went on her Youtube show back in The Long Wait days: That’s me on the...
Last year, the big trend I noticed from subscribers such as yourself was mixing drums. So I created the Drum Mix Toolkit course to help you make punchy and tight drum sounds in your home studio. This year, most people have been talking about how much they need help getting clear, professional vocals. They’ve been telling...
Today I’m going to share one of the best techniques I know for figuring out where the instruments are clashing with the vocals. It’s one of my favorite tricks for making the vocals fit better in the mix, even if it’s a really busy mix with a lot of instruments. You’ll inevitably have this problem....
I’ve been taking Gordon Ramsay’s Masterclass on cooking this past week and been loving it. The passion this guy exudes about his craft is incredibly inspiring. The warmth, the passion and the exuberance he shows for cooking is a far cry from his TV persona: Throughout the class, he acts more like this guy: When...
This is a guest post by Ola Göransson. If you would like to contribute a guest post to Audio Issues, please read the guest post guidelines right here. Ssshh – don’t tell anyone… What if I told you there’s a secret trick to help you maximize punch and translation across systems? And it’s free – no...