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Top 5 Hip Hop Mixing Mistakes (…This is why your beats don’t bang.)

There are unwritten and secret norms to making rap records that knock like rap records should. If you want big, powerful, impressive, inspiring hip hop sounds, Justin Colletti has the answers, and the pitfalls to avoid.

Whether it’s old school, trap, crunk, gansta, grime, mumble, chillhop, or just hip hop Read more...

Hardware vs. Software Compressors: Which Are Better? [MixCon Workshop]

Analog and Digital have their pros and cons. For this MixCon workshop, Charles Hoffman walks us through a direct comparison of hardware and software compressors on several real world audio examples.

Big thanks to Empirical Labs for hooking us up with their Distressor analog compressor and Arousor digital compressor to Read more...

Soundtrack Mixing Masterclass: From Stereo to Atmos with Todd Burke [Donnie Darko, M83, Ben Harper] | MixCon 2022

Todd Burke is a producer and engineer who has been recording and mixing records and underscores in Los Angeles for over 25 years.

His album credits include Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, M83, Belle and Sebastian, Fitz and the Tantrums, Norah Jones, and Sondre Lerche and many more.

More recently, he’s Read more...

Top 10 ROCK Mixing Mistakes (…Why Your Tracks Don’t Sound Badass.)

There are secret norms and unwritten rules to making rock records sound like rock records. If you want powerful, impressive, inspiring rock sounds, Justin Colletti has the answers. (And the pitfalls to avoid.)

Whether it’s hard rock, punk, metal, grunge, thrash, classic rock, grindcore, post-rock, post-punk, garage rock revival or Read more...

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