Have you been trying to make your programmed drums sound more real? Do you find that no matter what you do, there’s just no beating a real-life drummer playing on your tracks? While there’s a lot of truth in that, you might not be able to have an actual drummer play on your tracks for… [Read More] How to add realism to programmed drums
Mixing
How to create effective mixing transitions
So you’ve got a great mix on your hands… You know the song is well written, it’s been recorded well and now you’ve balanced everything really nicely with intelligent use of your faders, EQ, compression and effects. But something’s still not quite right. You know exactly what you want your chorus to sound like, but… [Read More] How to create effective mixing transitions
The most important part of your music mix
We all love getting a bit creative and putting our own personal stamp on things. Now there’s really nothing wrong with that and it’s what separates Michael Jackson from Mozart, or Pablo Picasso from Vincent Van Gogh. Brilliant creativity is truly unique and it’s a wonderful thing. But is it a mixing engineer’s job to… [Read More] The most important part of your music mix
Want a more natural reverb sound?
You know those mics that people stick up when they’re recording a drum kit, piano, guitar part or kazoo and they’re a little further back in the room? Of course you do. They’re called room mics and, as an intelligent, creative mixer, you’ll know exactly how to use them as part of your mix. Do… [Read More] Want a more natural reverb sound?
This simple EQ move will help your vocals
Have you ever listened to a song and been left really unimpressed by the sound of the vocal? I’m not talking about the vocal performance or the songwriting itself. I’m talking about the actual sound quality of the vocal. Yes, there are many ways to record vocals and depending on the type of voice, there… [Read More] This simple EQ move will help your vocals
Want better mixes? Here’s how to get there, fast
If you feel like you should be making better progress with your mixes and that the end result should sound much better, I completely understand. A long time ago, I used to spend a stupid amount of time trying to learn about mixing, figuring out how to use the hottest plugins and wasting my money… [Read More] Want better mixes? Here’s how to get there, fast