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8 Mixing Myths Busted
If you spend any amount of time on internet forums searching for mixing tips, you'll run across lots of conflicting information. While there's tons...
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Tips for Mastering Rock Music
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...
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5 Things Your Mix Is Missing (And What to Do About It)
Oftentimes, a mix can sound as though something is missing. Whether it seems dull and muddy, lacks punch and dynamic excitement, sounds thin or boo...
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How To Choose the Right Synth Sounds
Selecting the right synth sounds can be a daunting task — especially if you have a near-endless supply of meticulously crafted patches at your disp...
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How To Get A Wide Stereo Image When Mastering
There are genres where having the widest possible mix certainly is a goal to aim for from the early stages of the production. The song arrangement...
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How to Use a Meter When Mastering Your Music
Maintaining proper levels is vital when mixing and mastering your music. Otherwise, your final master will be chock-full of distortion, have zero d...
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How to Make Lo-Fi Hip Hop
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...
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What Is A Ghost Producer? (And How to Become One)
Over the last few years, ghost-producing has become a popular method of collaborating and creating chart-topping hits. However, with so many produc...
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How Long Should It Take To Mix and Master A Song?
How long does it take you to mix and master a song? A day? An hour? A week? If you're worried that it takes you too long to mix or master a track, ...
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Preparing For Mastering
In this post, you’ll learn the essential steps of how to prepare your music for mastering. This guide can be applied to any genre of music and will...
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How to Hear Compression While Mixing and Mastering
Compression is a topic that is often discussed at length by producers and engineers. We talk about our favorite compressors, popular techniques, an...
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Guide to Panning and Stereo Width
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...
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