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What Is Phase (And Why Should You Care)?

What Is Phase (And Why Should You Care)?

Phase describes where a periodic waveform is in its cycle at a given time. The relationship in time between two or more waveforms with identical or harmonically related periods gives us a measureme...

Mastering Trends For 2023

Mastering Trends For 2023

Mastering The Mix has done an in-depth technical analysis of the 25 most streamed songs on Spotify in 2022. We wanted to discover:  Is there a tonal balance trend? What technical characteristics ...

Immersive Mid-Side Mixing

Immersive Mid-Side Mixing

The mighty equalizer is among the audio engineer's most oft-used — and powerful — tools. It's your primary means of carving out frequencies for your tracks to live in. While you can do a lot with a...

How to Fix Vocal Resonances

How to Fix Vocal Resonances

Here's a common scenario: you're putting the finishing touches on a hard-earned mix, but you can't seem to get the vocal to sit right. It's almost like there's a rogue frequency lurking in the trac...

Compare EQ - The Ultimate Tonal Balance Tool

Compare EQ - The Ultimate Tonal Balance Tool

There have been a number of audio products released in recent years that can help you check your tonal balance against other songs. The documentation of these other products always points to their ...

Advanced Limiting Techniques

Advanced Limiting Techniques

Your brickwall limiter settings will make or break your master. In fact, limiter faux pas are one of the easiest ways to undo a hard-earned mix. Our LIMITER plug-in takes all the uncertainty out of...