How To Give Your Chorus A Bigger Impact
TL;DR: Alex’s chorus lacked impact, making his track feel underwhelming. To fix it, we focused on dynamic contrast (so the drop slaps like it should), cleaning up the first beat (so the impact is...
Difficult Mastering Problems And How To Solve Them
What happens when you can’t ‘fix it in the mix’? Give up…? Or try some ninja skills to solve nasty problems in the master itself? You’ve got to roll out those ninja skills. In this blog post I'm ...
How To Boost The Effectiveness Of Your Software-Based Studio.
In part one of this series, we discussed what you need to do to level up your room and recording chain. In part two, we'll explore what you need to do to boost the effectiveness of your software-ba...
Mastering The Mix has done an in-depth technical analysis of the 25 most streamed songs on Spotify in 2022. We wanted to discover: Is there a tonal balance trend? What technical characteristics ...
Your brickwall limiter settings will make or break your master. In fact, limiter faux pas are one of the easiest ways to undo a hard-earned mix. Our LIMITER plug-in takes all the uncertainty out of...
How To Reduce Distortion When Mastering
Picture this… You’ve worked on your song for months, the mix has taken days. You’re finally mastering your track and bringing the gain up on the limiter to set the perfect loudness. And… DISTORTIO...
