Grammy-winning mixer and producer Jeff Ellis knows how to slice through the nonsense and focus on what’s really important in mixing.
His new course, Mixer Brain, is about making a meaningful impact on the mix by approaching the craft less like a labcoat-wearing technician and more like a true Read more...
I am personally not a fan of making my mixes as loud as they could possibly be just for the sake of being loud. However, there are times where it’s absolutely necessary to...
Read MoreA gem in the East Village of NYC, Flux is a recording studio that knows the staying power of remaining flexible.
This week, Kallie Marie talks to founder Fab Dupont about the currents of change powering this longstanding and ever-growing New York studio.
In the last few months alone, Flux Read more...
Most producers and musicians today know Focusrite for their interfaces, but their history runs much deeper than that.
Originally founded by Rupert Neve to make high end consoles in the 1980s, they have been on the front lines of professional audio innovation for over 40 years.
In the early 2000s, Read more...
The song “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac has come up as a sonic reference for my clients many times in recent years.
There are a few things that make this track really stand out from a production perspective, and one of them is its absolutely brilliant use of reverb:
Big, rich, Read more...
One thing I’ve been amazed by in recent years, is just how often Dua Lipa’s smash hit “Levitating” has been used as a production and mix reference by some of my most successful mastering clients.
And I’m not just talking about the usual suspects here:
Producers and mixers who work Read more...
I have a big announcement for you this week!
Up until now, all my courses were download only. But as of this week, we now have an On-Demand Streaming option for ALL courses.
For the first time, you can even get them with a monthly installment option, where you Read more...
There’s one thing that I know you can do to poison your chances of having a career in music.
…And we all do it sometimes.
The more I finally STOPPED this bad habit, the more I succeeded in my goals in music production.
Today, I’m a gold and platinum certified Read more...
I just interviewed Alan Parsons, legendary engineer for Pink Floyd and The Beatles, and the prolific producer behind the Alan Parsons Project and many others.
We had a wide ranging conversation in which he talks about his favorite classic effects—including his own new Wobbler plugin with PSPaudioware.
I asked questions Read more...
There’s good mixing advice, there’s bad mixing advice, and there’s distracting mixing advice.
Today, I’ll go over my list for what has to be the most overrated tips, tricks and focus points in mixing.
Not all of these tips are bad—but some of them are ones we put FAR too Read more...
Reverb or delay? Check.
Compression? Check.
EQ? Check.
Does a vocal need more than this?
YES.
…Especially if we are talking about multitracked vocals with stacks of doubles, triples and harmonies.
A huge component in the sound of modern styles of pop, hip hop, electronic and rock vocals is vocal Read more...
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