Sep 17, 2015 | Audio Example, Mixing, One Hour Mix, Plugins, Pro Tools, Tips, Video |
We just took a song from OK to awesome in 60 minutes. So far in this mini series we’ve covered everything from panning, EQ and compression to mix buss processing, reverb, and delay. And today we need wrap things up with sweetening. We’ll even discover a...
Sep 10, 2015 | Audio Example, Mixing, One Hour Mix, Plugins, Pro Tools, Tips, Video |
One of the bummers about recording in tiny bedrooms is that your tracks lack any defined sense of space. Fortunately with some tasteful and subtle reverb and delay moves we can bring some slight ambience into our recordings that let them breathe and give them a hint...
Sep 3, 2015 | Audio Example, Mixing, One Hour Mix, Plugins, Pro Tools, Tips, Video |
When I was starting out in mixing I was so confused about compression. It seemed like the magic button that every mix needed – so I put it on every track and hoped for the best. Turns out there’s a better way. Today we dive back into our One Hour Mix as I...
Aug 27, 2015 | Audio Example, Mixing, One Hour Mix, Plugins, Pro Tools, Tips, Video |
What is the one mixing tool that can clean up, fatten up, and open up your tracks all at the same time? You guessed it – EQ. In today’s One Hour Mix segment I start working on the individual tracks using nothing but my stock EQ to get more separation,...
Aug 20, 2015 | Audio Example, Mixing, One Hour Mix, Plugins, Pro Tools, Tips, Video |
After setting the optimal volume and pan for each track, it’s a great idea to sculpt your mix starting at the top most layer – the mix buss. Today I have Part 2 of our One Hour Mix series where we’ll build off last week’s video by cleaning up...
Aug 13, 2015 | Audio Example, Mixing, One Hour Mix, Pro Tools, Tips, Video |
Want to watch me mix a song in front of you? Today I’m starting a 6 week series called “The One Hour Mix” where I will be mixing a song in front of you, 10 minutes at a time, for a total of one hour of mix time. Why one hour? To leverage the power of...