Why Your Vocals Sound Off (And How MIXROOM Fixes It)
Getting a vocal sounding just right in your mix can be tricky, even for the most accomplished audio engineers. Push the vocal too bright and you’ll end up with a harsh and brittle sound. Pump up ...
How To Use Reference Tracks When Mastering
Before you touch a single EQ knob or tweak your limiter settings, stop and ask yourself—what am I aiming for? Mastering without a clear sonic target is like navigating without a map: you might get ...
How to Use Mid/Side EQ to Elevate Your Masters
Mid/side EQ is one of the most powerful—and misunderstood—tools in a mastering engineer’s arsenal. Used right, it can widen your mix, bring vocals to the front, tighten the low end, and reveal soni...
How To EQ Vocals To Shine Without Sounding Harsh
The lead vocal is the main focus of most modern music. Consequently, a strong vocal performance will draw a listener in, while a poor one will have them frantically searching for the "next" button....
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 ...
Analog Vs. Digital: Exploring the Pros and Cons
Wanna have some fun? Gather a bunch of recording engineers together and ask them which is better: analog or digital. The pandamonium that follows is sure to be entertaining. Needless to say, both a...
