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5 Unique Ways to Level Up Your Mix
Getting a perfect mix isn't easy. Even when you follow all the expert tips — to a T — your mixes can still seem to be missing that "it factor" tha...
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8 Mixing Myths Busted
If you spend any amount of time on internet forums searching for mixing tips, you'll run across lots of conflicting information. While there's tons...
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7 EQ Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Music
Using an equalizer is one of — if not the most — important aspects of mixing. That's why it's essential that you learn to use it properly.
In this ...
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How to Slam Your Drums Like a Pro
In addition to the main components of your drum kit — the kick, the snare, and the toms — there are two other elements that need dialed in: the ove...
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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 mixe...
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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 ...
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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 disp...
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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...
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How to Compress a Snare Drum Properly
Second to lead vocals, the snare drum is probably the most important ingredient in a modern musical arrangement. This is especially true in rock, m...
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How to Compress Vocals for Professional Results
If there's any audio source that's ripe for compression, it's vocals. Whether it's to tame unruly peaks or to add color and character, compression ...
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How To Get Great-sounding Vocals Using Reference Tracks
The lead vocal is the focal point of most modern music. Consequently, the vocal can make or break a mix.
A great-sounding vocal will lure in a list...
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How to EQ Guitar, Keys, Synths, and Leads When Mixing
Learning to use (and not abuse) EQ is one of — if not the most important — aspects of mixing.
And the art of EQ-ing is hard to learn because there ...
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