“Don’t You Dare Go Past 3dB!”: Pushing the Boundaries of What’s “Allowed” in Music Production

We’ve often heard the advice not to over-process our audio: Don’t over-compress! Don’t over-EQ!

But what if I told you that the most common problem in the mixes of beginning producers and engineers isn’t over-processing, but rather under-processing?

How can I say this with such confidence? And how did Read more...