Is there a “right order” for your processing and effects in your mastering chain?
I say yes!
But here’s the tricky thing:
I recommend that you put in the LAST processor in your mastering chain FIRST.
…And, while you’re at it, you should probably put the first processor in your Read more...
Grammy-winning engineer, mixer, and producer Eric J Dubowsky cut his teeth at Manhattan’s iconic Greene Street Studios, where he worked alongside hip-hop production powerhouses...
Read MoreYou’ll never find a pair of “flat” headphones.
…And you’ll never successfully “flatten” the frequency response of your headphones.
Here’s a dirty little secret: Headphone EQ correction isn’t even designed to make your headphones “flatter”.
So what does that mean for practical purpises? Can EQ help improve your headphones? Or Read more...
Soundtoys is GIVING AWAY their acclaimed Phase Mistress as a FREE plugin. It normally sells for $100… and Marc Daniel Nelson is dropping by the channel to help show it off!
Join us as we explore the use of phasers, other modulation effects, and automation in the mix to create Read more...
Modulation effects like chorus, phasers, flangers, tremolo, vibrato, filter sweeps and auto-panning offer dramatic, surprising, and even psychedelic ways of reshaping your sounds.
And today, I have a true master of crazy effects on the channel for a masterclass in modulation!
That master? None other than one of my 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...
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