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Drum samples can be a life-saver when your live drum recordings fall flat. They can be used to correct technical problems, modify the tone, or alte...

Mixing is one of the most important stages in the development of a song. It’s also one of the most complicated stages. There can be dozens or even ...

Nothing makes a track hit hard like a good bass synth. Whether it’s a powerful sustaining sine wave, a snarling sawtooth, or a bouncy plucked rhyth...

Your electric guitar tone can make or break a rock record.  If you’re in the hard rock or heavy metal genres, you need a massive distorted guitar t...

Have you ever heard the phrase, “It’s the ear, not the gear?”  I remember when I first started learning how to mix, I would research which compress...

Bass is one of the most fundamental elements of any modern production. Not only does the baseline establish the root of the song, but the tone of t...

Drum samples are more popular than ever, and while many of them sound great all on their own, it can be tricky to make them work together in the co...

If width is the holy grail of mixing, depth and height are equally sanctified. These dimensions sell a mix as something worth more than a listen—s...

By Mastering The Mix contributor: Brad Pack. Unless you’re mixing instrumental music, the most important element of every song is the vocal. It’s m...

I can still remember when I actually heard the sound of compression for the first time. Instructors had given me countless demonstrations, but I co...

By Mastering The Mix contributor: Nick Messitte. I’ve seen the best mixes of my generation destroyed by fancy stereo imagers instantiated on every...

Being in the business of making music or producing tracks as a side project is not always a walk in the park. There are plenty of bumps along t...