Gather round one and all… it’s Stephen’s story time! Today’s video focuses on the lessons I’ve learned over the years on how to use effects on virtual instruments. Not only that, but it goes into detail on where exactly I picked up these ideas, the pro mixers that use them and how you can develop… [Read More] The effects pro mixers use on virtual instruments
Effects
An easy way to create space in your mixes
It’d be a wide, sweeping statement to say that everyone wants wide, deep mixes (see what I did there?). There are a multitude of genres of music and huge, wide mixes don’t necessarily compliment them all. An attempt at creating a super wide, deep mix is probably not going to benefit a folk duo with… [Read More] An easy way to create space in your mixes
How to get wider, balanced synths
If synths or keys are part of any of your productions, then this is something that will really help you. Whether they’re analog, digital, or virtual/soft synths, the techniques I go through in this video will get you thinking about how you can get your mixes sounding wider, deeper and much more balanced. In this… [Read More] How to get wider, balanced synths
Understanding Plate Reverb with Soundtoys Little Plate
This is a fun one! There are various types of reverb and a multitude of reverb plugins. That can often lead to us overthinking which type of reverb or which plugin to use in what application… it can get overwhelming! Fear not, it’s not as complicated as you might think. The reason why this video… [Read More] Understanding Plate Reverb with Soundtoys Little Plate
Why subtlety makes your mixes great
I got a great comment about subtlety over the weekend, so let’s kick off with that: “Some of the before and after examples that I see and hear, I can’t tell the difference unless it’s blindingly obvious. All the subtle tweaks pass me by.“ Now I think this is a fantastic point for many reasons,… [Read More] Why subtlety makes your mixes great