When I was presented with the opportunity to review the Kaya from UBK’s new plugin line, Sly-Fi Digital, I decided I wanted to approach it in a different way.
The timing coincided with starting mixes on a new project, so instead of general descriptions of the plugin I thought I Read more...
Much of audio engineering is about avoiding distortion. Outside of guitar sounds and tube saturation, “distortion” is often considered a dirty word.
“Dirty” is all a matter of perspective though, and sometimes a little added grit can really accentuate your pristine sounds. Other times, a bit of overblown aggressiveness is Read more...
Last month, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx released the bx_opto compressor and the bx_opto Pedal—the latter of which is essentially a “diet” version of its big brother. These new plugins are based on traditional optical compressor designs, but with some new tricks that make them extremely versatile.
In an age of Read more...
Every mix that ends up great has to begin somewhere. By focusing too much on the end product, it’s easy to forget some of the the simple steps that help us get our mix sessions started as effectively as possible. Here are some ways to get yourself in a good Read more...
Sampling is amazing for making songs sound huge: you’re taking parts of an already mixed and mastered song and putting it into your own.
From a production standpoint it opens up a world of possibilities, but from a mixing standpoint it can open up a can of worms. Here are Read more...
