ADAM Audio’s new H200 headphones aim to become the new standard in closed back headphones for recording and producing.
How do they sound, and how do they stand up to the other options out there? That’s what we’ll look at today.
I’ve tried these headphones at length, Read more...
There are times where it’s absolutely necessary to present a mix to a client that is as loud as commercially available mastered tracks. The trick is in how to deliver a mix that...
Read MoreThere’s been something that has come up again and again in recent coaching calls and feedback sessions around pop mixing….
…It’s a mistake that ALL of us make when we starting out mixing.
And it’s a mistake that we continue to make, even when we start to get good!
What Read more...
We have yet another new plugin debut on the channel this week!
Have you heard of the idea of room and speaker emulation for headphones? And have you tried it?
Space Replicator from LEWITT Audio is the latest in a genre of plugins that allows your headphones to emulate studios, Read more...
There’s been no shortage of innovative, and genre-blending creativity in the music being created for film, tv and video games in the past decade and beyond.
Of course, one of the most effective ways to instill genuine emotion into the score for any project from live action film, to animated Read more...
Curves AQ from Waves is a billed as a truly “automatic” EQ.
It builds on the success of intelligent adaptive EQs and dynamic resonance suppressors like Smart:EQ4, Gullfoss, soothe 2, bloom and Neutron.
How does it work, and is it worth it?
Shai Fishman of Waves joins us to walk Read more...
I’ve been noticing a pattern among beginning and intermediate hip hop mixers.
There are some common issues that keep cropping up again and again in our members mix feedback sessions, my coaching calls and my mastering sessions.
…And of all of them, one hip hop mixing mistake is easily THE Read more...
Baby Audio’s new Smooth Operator Pro plugin can remove harshness, boominess and muddiness like just about nothing else.
This dynamic resonance suppressor can clean up vocals, drums, synths, guitars, basses and more. Hear it with me and Baby Audio’s Michael Hahn.
Big thanks to Baby Audio for being longtime supporters Read more...
When it comes to studio headphones, Rok Gulič, founder of OLLO Audio, really knows his stuff.
Recently on the channel, I talked to Rok about all things mixing headphones, and took your questions about headphone design, live.
We touched on target curves for headphones, best practices for mixing in headphones Read more...
It should be uncontroversial to say that Nigel Godrich is easily one of the best producers and mixers of our era.
From his work with Radiohead to Beck to Air to U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and beyond, his mixes are constantly referenced and praised by great producers and Read more...
We recently did a deep dive into patchbays and beyond—all sorts of weird and useful devices that help you better interface with the analog gear in your studio.
Join me and RAD Distribution’s Seth Berman—who knows more about audio gear than just about anyone I know—as he takes us through Read more...
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