Reverb adds space around your tracks so that it sound three-dimensional and big instead of flat and boring. If you want to learn how to create a “live feel” in your tracks even if you didn’t record everybody together in a room, today’s video on reverb is for you. This is part 8 of our...
If you’ve ever been struggling with vocal DO WOPS AND WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHS! Then I’ve got the video for you! How to create close backup vocals that don’t clash with the lead Why you should treat tons of backup vocals as one instrument How to use compression on multiple backup vocals to keep them in place...
If you’re wondering how to add presence to your vocals… If you’re struggling with overly bright and “telephone-y” vocals… If you’re wondering how to separate two lead vocals so that they don’t compete with each other… …then today’s video is FOR YOU! We’ve been building a mix all week in our Merry Mixing 101 series...
If you’ve struggled to fit all of your instruments in the mix and are looking to create better separation between your tracks, today’s video is for you. Today we’re finishing up the rest of the string instruments in our Merry Mixing 101 series. In this video you’ll learn: How to decide what instruments get which...
Today’s Yuletide Treat is all about acoustic guitars: How to blend a stereo mic recording with an amped-up signal Why you should use a DI or acoustic guitar amp, to begin with (it’s not why you think) How to use a de-esser to tame the ugly frequencies of the acoustic guitar How to make your...
Today we’ll be adding bass to our mix inside the Merry Mixing 101 series. We are mixing the song “Santa” by The Long Wait, and if you’re just hearing about this series now and want to start at the beginning, check out the Youtube playlist here. Today you’ll learn: How to make sure you’re not...
Welcome to day 2 of our Merry Mixing 101 series on Youtube. Today we’ll be finishing up the drums with only the Scheps Omnichannel from Waves, using a bit of saturation, EQ, and compression to get a clean and big drum sound that feels right for this sorta track: If you want to listen to...
In the next 12 days, I’m going to give you a complete crash course in Mixing 101 for ABSOLUTELY FREE! It’s my Yuletide Treat for you this holiday season and I hope you’ll enjoy it. I made sure to make it extra silly AND FUN, so check out the video and follow along as we...
Vocals are the key to a professional recording. Your music might be top-notch. But if your vocals are too bassy, too harsh, or aren’t sitting in the mix properly, it will ruin the whole song. Fortunately, there’s a simple EQ exercise that can help you mix better vocals. What is this mixing exercise? This is...
If you want to create big and powerful drum beats, you’ll learn some great tricks in this week’s new video: Here’s what we’ll cover in the video: How to add thickness in the lows with EQ How to add air and width with parallel processing How to use reverb to add ambience without washing out...