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The earliest recording consoles had simple EQ controls for boosting or cutting high and low-end. But recording technology has grown so much over th...

One of the hardest parts of mixing is knowing when to stop. Most engineers have an innate desire to tweak things. It’s part of what makes us good a...

Mid/side EQ is a powerful mixing technique that can help you bring focus and clarity to dense mixes. But aside from its traditional use of rebalanc...

Recording a full-length album can be a huge undertaking. It takes a ton of preparation, organization, and determination. But if you do it right, it...

Gain staging is one of the most fundamentally important elements in creating a professional-sounding mix. Without proper gain staging, your mix may...

Producing is kind of like a musical puzzle. When all of the pieces fit into place, you can clearly hear the whole picture. But when two instruments...

The drum kit is one of the most complex elements in modern music. As the primary rhythmic instrument, drums are the foundation of most songs. And w...

For most people, the audible hearing spectrum ranges from about 20 Hz to 20 kHz. That’s roughly 20,000 different frequencies to deal with in any gi...

EQ is a powerful tool. It can be used to correct problems with bad recordings or to enhance the sound of a track, making it sound larger than life....

Loops and samples are the backbone of many of today’s top songs. Whether you’re working with a pro-level sample pack full of radio-ready sounds or ...

People have been playing the acoustic guitar for over 3,500 years—so why is it still so hard to get one to sit right in a mix? Oftentimes, acousti...

Mastering is the final and arguably most critical stage of music production. It’s also one of the most misunderstood. Great mastering can take your...