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...
Are you familiar with Soundtheory?
Their critically acclaimed Gullfoss plugin is considered by many engineers to be a “must have” for EQing the mix bus—especially when it comes to smoothing out jagged tones.
They are at it again now, with another groundbreaking first-in-class plugin: KRAFTUR.
Soundtheory’s new KRAFTUR plugin Read more...
Yesterday, I went live with a demo of some of the most useful and unusual plugins I’ve encountered recently.
Aaron Carey of AIXDSP was integral with the launch and early development of the Reaper DAW, and he’s been designing plugins for YEARS under the name AIXDSP.
But they’ve flown a Read more...
This week, our friend Kyle Mathias of Audio University has a new post out that takes a deep look at what saturation is, and why subtle distortion is so commonly added in the mixing process to this day.
He takes us for a tour of some of the common types Read more...
What are the best Dolby Atmos reverb plugins? This prolific mixer reveals two spatial audio reverb plugins that he frequently turns to.
Inspired…and inspirational.
Both adjectives apply to the busy mixer and mastering engineer Nick “Squids” Squillante. He’s quickly emerging as an immersive mix hit man, with chart-toppers that include Read more...
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