How do you combine analog and digital mixing the best possible results? Producer/engineer Philip Weinrobe walks us through his hybrid mixing process in his MixCon Masterclass.
Using a combination of analog consoles, hardware, tape machines, plugins and software shortcuts, Phil’s process blends the best of the 20th and 21st centuries Read more...
Watch as 2 mics travel around Montreal on a skateboard to record a full production. The lead vocal for “Foundation” was recorded in the hollowed-out remains of a once great...
Read MoreMixer ROC.am has worked on stereo and Atmos mixes for Rihanna, H.E.R, DJ Snake, Mariah Carey, Erykah Badu, The Roots and more.
He shares his process for mixing—completely in the box—in this MixCon masterclass.
First he tackles the stereo mix. Then, ROC dives deeper, showing how he has adapted countless Read more...
MixCon 2024 continues with a masterclass from 3-time GRAMMY-winning producer and engineer Marc Urselli, who has worked with U2, Foo Fighters, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Jeff Beck, Bill Frisell, John Zorn, and more.
He walks us through a pair of mixes, one from jazz legend George Coleman, and one Read more...
Diamond-selling mixing engineer Richard Furch walks us through his process for setting reverbs and ambient effects in this MixCon Masterclass.
Big thanks to Relab for helping make this one free to the public. Check them out at relabdevelopment.com
Our annual MixCon event has begun! Once again, we are brining you mixing masterclasses with some of the best platinum-selling and GRAMMY-winning producers and engineers working today.
Kicking it off is Jason “Cheese” Goldberg, who is well-known for his work with notable hip hop artists such as NBA YoungBoy, Read more...
Today, we are kicking off a free workshop with Hannes Andersson of Oeksound as our first official entry as part of MixCon 2024!
Oeksound’s Soothe 2, Bloom and Spiff are a set of truly powerful processors. But most users only scratch the surface of what they can do.
Hannes will Read more...
Believe it or not, but in all the masters I’ve done over the past decade, I’ve come to realize that there are only 4 different “shapes” that a mix can come in—and therefore, only 4 different ways to apply EQ in mastering.
Bold claim? Here’s a bolder one: I believe Read more...
There’s a mastering EQ plugin I’ve begun to use on every single master that I do: The Maselec MEA-2 from Relab.
This plugin is based on the high end EQ that I learned mastering on at Joe Lambert Mastering more than a decade ago, and it’s been one Read more...
To clip or to limit? That is the question today.
Where, why and how would you use a clipper rather than a limiter, and vice versa?
Can limiters sometimes sound cleaner than clippers? Yes.
Can clippers sometimes sound even cleaner than limiters? Surprisingly, also yes!
But part of this depends Read more...
I’ve been exploring A.I. vocals tools in recent months, because this area of music technology has been absolutely EXPLODING lately.
The latest huge breakthrough I’ve seen is a new A.I. that can automatically generate rich, complex vocal harmonies off of any line that you sing.
…And I believe there are Read more...
![Mixing Masterclass: All Digital Mixing, From Stereo to Atmos with ROC.am [Rihanna, DJ Snake, The Roots]](https://sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1-4.jpg)
![Mixing Masterclass: How the Mics Make the Mix, with Marc Urselli [U2, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave, John Zorn]](https://sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1-3.jpg)
![Reverb Mixing Masterclass with Richard Furch [Prince, Jay-Z, The Weeknd]](https://sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1-2.jpg)
![Lesser Known Tricks with Soothe, Bloom and Spiff [w/ Oeksound’s Hannes Andersson]](https://sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1.jpg)
![Why I Use This EQ on Every Master [Maselec MEA-2 Mastering EQ from Relab]](https://sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Maselec-Demo-2-1.jpg)
![Clipping Vs. Limiting: A Comprehensive Guide [How, When and Why to Use Each]](https://sonicscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Clippers-Limiters-4-1.jpg)
