I hope you enjoyed the first week of ‘Stephen’s Selects’ last week. The playlist has now been updated for October 7th – 13th. But don’t worry… if you still want to listen to last week’s tracks, you can see what was included here. If you like what you hear, then please hit that ‘Follow’ button… [Read More] Stephen’s Selects #2: October 7th – 13th
Mixing
3 essential stereo bus plugins
In most areas of life, there are things that we hold sacred and dear to us. It could be a relationship, a place, a guitar, a car, a piece of clothing… you name it. What is sacred to one person is different to the next. The idea of what we should hold sacred is a… [Read More] 3 essential stereo bus plugins
Stephen’s Selects #1: September 30th – October 6th
Musicology is defined as “the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music”. For me, that statement brings about mental images of academics with magnifying glasses poured over ancient texts in an old, stuffy library. It doesn’t sound fun and it doesn’t represent what I feel musicology really is. Without getting too deep into it, I… [Read More] Stephen’s Selects #1: September 30th – October 6th
The phase benefits of monitoring in mono
A lot of musicians and producers stick their heads in the sand when it comes to phase and proper phase management during the mixing stage. That’s because it isn’t sexy and it doesn’t involve using the latest and greatest plugin or piece of gear. Now, while this article is not going to go completely in-depth… [Read More] The phase benefits of monitoring in mono
The truth about learning how to mix
This is part 3 of a 3 part video series on how to develop and Perfect Your Mixing Method. In video 1, you learned the ‘3 Things Great Mixers Always Do’ so that you can start fast tracking your progress and get to perfecting your mixing method a lot quicker. In video 2, I went… [Read More] The truth about learning how to mix
How to EQ the midrange
EQ an incredibly powerful tool to help you get great mixes… when it’s applied the right way. Just like any of the tools in our mixing arsenal. A lack of understanding of EQ is one of the main reasons why it can take someone up to 2 years to figure out how to mix. They… [Read More] How to EQ the midrange