The Best Mixing Secret Weapon (That Few Use)
With so many mixing tips and tricks floating out there these days it’s easy to gloss over one of the most powerful secret weapons you have at your disposal that largely goes unused. This nifty tool comes built into your DAW (recording and mixing software) and...Why The Pros Use Compression (And How Simple It Can Be)
Take a journey with me back almost 20 years ago when I was starting to record and mix my band in high school and let’s listen in to the mind of High School Graham circa 1999: “Wow, this whole recording and mixing thing is harder than I thought it would be....3 Mixing Tips For High Track Count Songs
If you’ve ever had to mix a song with 50-100+ tracks then you know what mind numbing work it can be. Not only does it take a long time, but it’s too easy to go overboard and find yourself OVER mixing the song – missing the forest for the trees....The Vocal Compression Shortcut For Layered Vocals
When mixing I’m always looking for shortcuts or faster ways to get things done. And when I have lots of layered vocal tracks, I want to get that even, upfront sound as quickly and accurately as possible. Compression is the way to get it done, but how you use...Analog Vibe Is Sexy (But EQ Is More Important)
The other day I was watching a cool video interview with one of today’s leading mix engineers, and he was talking about some of his favorite plugins. He mentioned his love for a lot of analog modeling plugins like the Abbey Road REDD plugins from Waves because...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...