To clip or to limit? That is the question today.
Where, why and how would you use a clipper rather than a limiter, and vice versa?
Can limiters sometimes sound cleaner than clippers? Yes.
Can clippers sometimes sound even cleaner than limiters? Surprisingly, also yes!
But part of this depends Read more...
What does it take to make a mix—and an arrangement—that listeners just can’t turn off?
That’s what we’ll talk about today: How to get an addictive mix.
It’s all the small things in the arrangement, that I like to call “pattern interrupts” and “scene changes”, that keep interest, and Read more...
Chris Lord-Alge or “CLA”, is one of the most famous mixers on the planet.
Almost everyone in the music production game has heard his name… or at least his initials!
The man’s face is everywhere, and his name is on countless plugins used by other great engineers.
He has built Read more...
Serban Ghenea is probably the most critically acclaimed pop mixer of this generation.
It’s not only that he’s worked on some of the most streamed releases of all time. It’s also that he’s the kind of mixer that other mixers credit as being their favorite mixer!
Unfortunately, he’s notorious for Read more...
There’s a right and wrong way to use reference mixes.
Whether you’re mastering, mixing, recording, producing or even songwriting, it’s important to know what you favorite music really sounds like—and how yours compares.
If you want to grow in your craft, then understanding what separates your work from others’ is Read more...
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