Delve into my audio mixing journey – tips, techniques, and musings from years in the studio.
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The de-esser is a wonderful tool. We’re actually pretty spoiled by having them when you consider the process involved with de-essing before they were invented. Engineers would use a number of techniques to help reduce sibilance in a vocal take. George Martin and Andrew Scheps try to avoid sibilance in Read more…
Maths and music have long been interconnected conceptually. Whilst I understand this, it’s not at the forefront of my mind and it is more of a “feel” thing. That said, I was really struck by how this maths concept became obvious whilst working on a mix for an album recently. Read more…
I’m currently mixing and album and I was working on one of the songs this morning. There was a guitar soft synth sound that had a stereo chorus over it. It was the Logic Pro X stock chorus which doesn’t sound bad at all. I really love Arturias Jun-6 Chorus Read more…
When I was a younger man, I attended a mastering session for an EP I’d mixed. Attended sessions are less of a thing these days and in some ways, as someone who mixes and masters albums, it’s actually probably the shorter route to getting the best sounding mixes/masters. To avoid Read more…
When I was learning about mixing, I, like many others, sort of understood how compressors worked but wasn’t quite sure what to listen for when setting them up. Then I discovered “Mixing With Your Mind” by Mike Stavrou. It’s a trip of a book but also beautifully profound and worth Read more…