Learn Mixing and Mastering

Engineers are always aiming for a wide mix with lots of depth. There are many ways to go about achieving a wide mix; however, it's definitely possi...

Getting a perfect mix isn't easy. Even when you follow all the expert tips — to a T — your mixes can still seem to be missing that "it factor" tha...

Few things are more frustrating than being neck-deep in a mix, then realizing that two tracks are occupying the same frequency space. No matter wha...

After you've nailed your mix, it's time to have it mastered. Mastering is the last step your music goes through before it's released to the world. ...

Using an equalizer is one of — if not the most — important aspects of mixing. That's why it's essential that you learn to use it properly. In this ...

Rock music has so many sub-genres, it can be difficult to know exactly what sort of sound you should shoot for, or which techniques to use while ma...

Besides vocals, bass tracks are easily the most difficult to nail — especially if you want your mix to sound great on a variety of playback systems...

Over the last 5-10 years, lo-fi hip hop has exploded in popularity with channels like Lo-Fi Girl (formerly Chilled Cow) earning more than 931 milli...

There's nothing worse than sitting down to work on music and staring at a blank page or screen. Writer's block is the voice in your head that tells...

With more than 8 million artists on Spotify, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. But artists like Skrillex, J Dilla and Billie Eilish ...

Understanding and controlling dynamics is one of the fundamental elements of mixing and mastering. But with so many different plug-ins to choose fr...

Want to make powerful, immersive tracks that surround the listener with deep, detailed sound? The secret is a wide stereo image. But simply hard pa...