Delve into my audio mixing journey – tips, techniques, and musings from years in the studio.
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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…
If you’ve read some of my past posts, you’ll know I’m not one to recommend you buy plugins to fix something that takes deliberate practice. The caveat is that if those plugins help you in your practice of mixing and mastering then they are definitely worth getting. If they help Read more…