Don’t you dare touch that reverb! Let go of the reverb for one day, and use a delay instead. Delays are easier to handle, and some are much less confusing than the average reverb. Sometimes you just need a little depth, delay can easily do the job. So when would you substitute your reverb for...
When you use EQ, not everything needs to be squeaky clean and filled with high-end sheen. Sometimes it’s useless to add “air” to certain instruments. You don’t need to, and your mix might suffer for it. In some cases, too much high-end just adds hiss and noise instead of those clean highs you wanted. Give...
Building upon one of my older articles, Top 10 Guitar Mixing Techniques, here are even more tips and tricks to make your electric guitar sound better in your mix. 1. Long Release on Chords – For a longer, more sustained sound for chords, use a long release on your compressor. Think if it this way:...
You might have a similar problem to many other engineers. Namely, dealing with muddiness in your mixes. We all want nice and clear mixes, full of thick low-end that doesn’t overpower our pristine highs right? A muddy mix is when the lower mids of your mix get cluttered up and all the bottom end seems...
There is an incredible change in the sound of the song from the even better. You’ve all heard about getting things great at the source. Record it well and then you might not have to do an awful lot to it in the mixing phase. It will make the mixing process easier if you have...