Mar 31, 2014 | Mixing Month, My Music, Tips, Video |
Well people, it’s official: today I’m launching a brand new solo EP! As promised, what started as a challenge in January has turned into 5 brand new songs, a documentary and yes, even a music video. The EP is called The Tree and I’m super pumped to...
Mar 28, 2014 | Mastering, Mixing, Mixing Month, Tips |
There seems to be a growing debate about how far a mixing engineer should take a track before handing it off to be mastered. Many of you have voiced concern about how much processing (specifically on the mix buss) is OK and how much should you leave for the mastering...
Mar 26, 2014 | Mixing, Mixing Month, My Music, Pro Tools, Tips, Video |
You’re song isn’t ready to be released until it passes the radio mix test. No matter how good it sounds sonically, no matter how much you’ve referenced it to other mixes, no matter how many revisions and tweaks you’ve made, unless it...
Mar 24, 2014 | Mixing, Mixing Month, Tips |
One way many home studio mixers shoot themselves in the foot is the overuse of stereo tracks in their mixes. From stereo pianos, stereo drum loops, stereo guitars, to stereo synth pads, there’s simply too much stereo happening. In fact, with so many stereo...
Mar 21, 2014 | Mixing, Mixing Month, Plugins, Tips |
Everyone loves to talk about how awesome compression is, but it’s also ruined so many mixes. So what’s the deal with compression? Should you be using it in your mixes? If so, why? And how? Following on the heels or our discussion of EQ, today I want to...
Mar 19, 2014 | Mixing, Mixing Month, Plugins, Tips |
We all know we’re “supposed” to use EQ when mixing. We see the big boys using it in magazines, videos, etc. They come stock with our DAWs. They come built into our live consoles. Clearly EQ is a normal tool for the mixing engineer. But why?...