7 Compression Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Music
Besides equalization, compression is easily the most-often used effect while mixing. While properly deployed compression will really make your mixes pop, you can also do a lot of damage with the ef...
How to Pump Up Your Toms with Compression
Toms are arguably the most musical component of your drum kit. They're what transform a purely rhythmic instrument into a melodic one. If you want your toms to deliver a huge, pumped-up sound, you'...
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 disposal. Establishing your initial idea may be easy, ...
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, the instrumentation, space it was recorded in, m...
How to Compress Your Kick the Right Way
The kick is the bedrock on which your song stands. It's the pulse that drives your track; therefore, a great-sounding bass drum is crucial if you want to keep listeners moving on the dance floor. T...
The 4 Secrets to Transparent Vocal Tuning in Melodyne
The idea of tuning vocals is often a heated topic with musicians and producers. Often, it's that audible "T-Pain" vocal effect that you're thinking of. And while this effect has its place in some g...
