The Vocal Ambience Arc
I used to think vocal ambience (reverbs and delays) were an either or choice. Either have reverb on the vocal or not. Either have a long or short delay. Over the years I’ve learned to better harness vocal ambience as a tool to tell a story and enhance the...The Low Volume Mix Trick
One of the simplest things you can do to ensure your mix sounds good everywhere is to play with volume. And I don’t mean volume automation I mean checking your mix at different volumes. Specifically at super low volumes. A lot of times a mix will fall apart when...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...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....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...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...