Justin Colletti, Author at SonicScoop

The Biggest Pop Mixing Mistakes

May 8th, 2025 by Justin Colletti

There’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!

May 6th, 2025 by Justin Colletti

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...

April 25th, 2025 by Justin Colletti

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...

April 17th, 2025 by Justin Colletti

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...

April 15th, 2025 by Justin Colletti

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...