Mix The Most Important Section Of The Song First
Most people begin mixing at the beginning of the song. Don’t. Instead you should identify the most important section of the song, where there’s the most going on sonically and begin to mix there. And there are a couple really big reasons...Mixing 808s (3 Tips from Platinum Mixer Irko)
If you work with 808s in your hip hop, rap, or EDM tracks then listen up to today’s video. My buddy, Multi Platinum mix engineer Irko (Jay-Z, Kanye, Pitbull) has got three of his best tips to getting the most out of your 808s in the mix. He’s funny, to the...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...How To Make A Living In Royalty Free Music
There are so many ways to make a good living in music these days. One of my students, Matt Hylom, has turned his songwriting, playing, and recording skills into a full time income stream as a producer of royalty free music (i.e. backing tracks for videos). In this...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....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...