Multiband compression is a mix engineers dream.
Standard compressors focus on the dynamics of the overall sound whereas a multiband compressor can focus on several frequency sections at once. It will control your low end on a track separately from the mids and top end.
Having control of different frequencies Read more...
The emphasis on building deadened rooms for recording music has always struck me as a good metaphor for why far too many recordings end up sounding lifeless.
Though overdubbing recordings allows you to layer sounds, these layers lack the sympathetic overtones that can only be created when elements share space Read more...
In this week’s podcast, veteran mixer Mike Major [At The Drive In, Coheed and Cambria, Tall as Lions] joins Justin Colletti to talk all about enhancing drum sounds in the mix.
He breaks down his process and workflow in detail, offering a repeatable framework for getting the most out of Read more...
This is a guest post by Dani Felt of the Artist Plugin Program. Try a free masterclass on music business for artists here.
“How do I go viral?”
That must be one of the biggest social media questions of the millennial generation.
Going viral is a key way to build Read more...
Mark Marshall’s new course, Producing and Recording Electric Guitar is out now.
The words “Tube Screamer” have become synonymous with overdrive. Ibanez first coined the name in 1978 when it released the first Tube Screamer 808 pedal.
Boss had already released the OD1 a few months prior, which was arguably Read more...
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