Compression is one of the most useful tools we have at our disposal when it comes to producing great music. Whether you use it to balance dynamics or as a creative effect, compression is incredibly powerful when used tastefully. However, it does seem that more often than not, we have a tendency to overuse this… [Read More] The main reason why you’re overusing compression
Top Down Mixing
How to EQ Sweep the right way
EQ sweeping is the most effective technique for finding and cutting problem frequencies in your mix. While it’s an incredibly powerful technique, it’s important to remember that you use it the right way. In this video, I’m going to show you how I learned about EQ sweeping, why we EQ sweep, how EQ sweeping affects… [Read More] How to EQ Sweep the right way
The one problem with Top Down Mixing
Top Down Mixing is by far one of the easiest and quickest ways to get your mixes sounding the way you want as quickly as possible. Here are the three biggest benefits of using the Top Down Mixing approach: You use a lot less plugins You save on processing power You mix a lot quicker… [Read More] The one problem with Top Down Mixing