Mix The Most Important Section Of The Song First
Most people begin mixing at the beginning of the song. Don’t. Instead you should identify the most important section of the song, where there’s the most going on sonically and begin to mix there. And there are a couple really big reasons...Mixing 808s (3 Tips from Platinum Mixer Irko)
If you work with 808s in your hip hop, rap, or EDM tracks then listen up to today’s video. My buddy, Multi Platinum mix engineer Irko (Jay-Z, Kanye, Pitbull) has got three of his best tips to getting the most out of your 808s in the mix. He’s funny, to the...Vocal EQ Preset (3 Steps)
How should you EQ vocals when mixing? Well every vocal is different so the lame answer is “It Depends”. However I have a go-to vocal EQ preset that I use on EVERY vocal I mix and you can set one up yourself in just 3 simple steps. Consider this vocal EQ...How To Make A Living In Royalty Free Music
There are so many ways to make a good living in music these days. One of my students, Matt Hylom, has turned his songwriting, playing, and recording skills into a full time income stream as a producer of royalty free music (i.e. backing tracks for videos). In this...Waves Scheps Omni Channel Plugin Review
Andrew Scheps is one of my mixing heroes. Channel Strips are one of the smartest tools a mixer can use. Put them together? You get the Scheps Omni Channel from Waves. And in this video I give you a review/overview of the plugin and let you hear it on a recent mix....5 Reasons You Should Record To A Click Track
“Should I record to a click track?” – YES! Don’t even think twice about it. But I know click tracks suck – but they have so many benefits. And today I want to highlight the 5 biggest ones. If you’ve ever hated the idea of recording...Top Down Mixing In PreSonus Studio One
My favorite way of mixing is called “Top Down Mixing”. The benefits are clear: you mix faster, use fewer plugins, free up computer power, get a more natural sound and have more confidence along the way. Today I’m showing you how to use the concept of...IK Multimedia Axe I/0 Guitar Interface Review
My friends at IK Multimedia got it right with this one. The Axe I/O is an affordable interface for guitar players that has tone shaping tools on the front end, re-amping routing capabilities, a built in tuner, and Amplitube 4 software included out of the box. In this...The Wisdom Of Subtractive EQ
If EQ is your most powerful plugin, then subtractive EQ is your most powerful way to use EQ. It’s true, an EQ can be used to boost and cut frequencies, but it’s in the cutting (the subtracting) that we get the most power out of the tool. From opening up...About Graham Cochrane
My name is Graham Cochrane and I'm the founder of The Recording Revolution, one of the world's most loved audio recording and mixing blogs with over 200,000 readers each month. Read more...
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