Aug 3, 2015 | Mixing, Simply Recording Academy, Tips |
The secret to getting a killer mix is to not wait until the mix to start. What I mean is that 50% or more of your mix will come from your recording decisions (for better or for worse). And yet most of us don’t even begin thinking about the mix until mixing day....
Aug 15, 2012 | Audio Example, Simply Recording Academy, Tips, Video |
What would happen if we compared a $1000 microphone on acoustic guitar to a $100 mic? Well just a couple of weeks ago I found out. After wrapping up day 2 of the Simply Recording Academy in Nashville we did a little microphone shootout on acoustic guitar featuring...
Aug 6, 2012 | Mixing, Plugins, Simply Recording Academy, Tips |
The more you mix the more you realize that there is no “magic” to getting a great track. Rather it’s the cumulative zffect of many simple, yet smart decisions. At our most recent Simply Recording Academy, we spent a whole day teaching guys how to mix...
Aug 3, 2012 | Simply Recording Academy, Tips |
I recently witnessed the perfect triangle of recording in action. Last week I was in Nashville Tennessee putting on a recording and mixing workshop and I spent a couple of days hanging out with some friends and stopping in some studio sessions for fun. I was fortunate...
Oct 21, 2011 | Mixing, Plugins, Reader Question, Simply Recording Academy, Tips |
What is it about the lure of other plugin bundles that makes us loathe the stock plugins that shipped with our DAW? My guess would be probably some great marketing hype mixed with confusion on the part of a newbie mixer. We’ve likely all been there, but today I...
Oct 12, 2011 | Audio Example, Mixing, Plugins, Pro Tools, Simply Recording Academy, Tips, Video |
Sometimes you just want the drums to sound aggressive and crushed to bits. Well, maybe crushed to bits isn’t what you need, but something a bit more edgy. I had just that problem during the mixing day of The Simply Recording Academy workshop a few weeks ago. We...