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Tips For Getting Your Vocals To Cut Through The Mix

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 more important than the drums, the synths, and any ...

The Secret To Compressor Attack And Release Time

The day I truly heard compression for the first time was a game changer. After countless demos, it finally clicked—how attack and release times shape a track’s character. Before that, compress...

Stereo Mastering Walkthrough Video #14 [House]

Watch the full step-by-step walkthrough (with narrated explanations) of how I mastered 'Something Good' mixed by Bernardo Brandão, and released on Universal Music, to get it sounding it's best. Wh...

6 Tips for Achieving Width in the Mix

By Mastering The Mix contributor: Nick Messitte. I’ve seen the best mixes of my generation destroyed by fancy stereo imagers instantiated on every stereo track. I’ve seen them ruined by mid-side E...

How To Write A Simple Bass Line In 5 Minutes

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 the way, such as expensive studio equipment, other ...