The Crucial Step Before Mixing That Most Overlook
After you’ve recorded your latest song, JUST before you mix it, there is one crucial step you need to take – and most people skip right over it. This one step can take a good recording and turn it into an even better one. And turn a slightly amateur one...How To Mix A Song From Scratch – Sweetening [Part 6 of 6]
Your mix isn’t finished until it’s been sweetened. What does that mean? It means it’s time to take your solid mix and turn it into an engaging journey from start to finish. We do this with strategic automation, arranging, and other tasty mix tricks...How To Mix A Song From Scratch – Reverb & Delay [Part 5 of 6]
A huge part of what makes a great recording and mix is the sound of the room you recorded in. Unfortunately for most of us bedroom producers, our spaces don’t sound so good. This is why we tend to record things pretty dry, so they at least sound clean. But that...How To Mix A Song From Scratch – EQ [Part 3 of 6]
The most powerful tool you have when mixing in your home studio is an EQ plugin. No other plugin will have as much of an impact on your mix than your EQ decisions. Period. Today as we dive deeper into mixing our song (using a free DAW and stock plugins mind you) I...How To Mix A Song From Scratch – Mix Buss Processing [Part 2 of 6]
When mixing your song, before you put a single plugin or effect on your individual tracks – start by inserting a few on your mix buss or master fader. The reason is simple: you’ll get a better mix in less time, less effort, and with fewer plugins (which...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...