In the world of audio, ‘dynamics’ refers to the volume contour of a signal over time, whether that signal is an individual instrument or voice, a full mix or anything [...]
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The purpose of any audio mixer – be it a hardware console/desk or a virtual representation thereof in a DAW – is simply to facilitate the blending of multiple disparate [...]
As a staple effect in the vast majority of mixes, reverb is a part of the production process that’s all too easy to take for granted. Get it wrong in [...]
Is your home studio more ‘home’ than ‘studio’? Do you find yourself hindered in your music making workflow by logistical stumbling blocks within the creative space? Read on to discover [...]
A crucial factor in the way any sound presents itself to the human auditory system is the cumulative effect of its many constituent airwaves bouncing off the surfaces around it [...]
Keep kicks, snares, basses and vocals central While it can be all too tempting to go nuts with the panning controls in your DAW’s mixer, splaying mix elements out [...]
Use your DAW’s built-in comping system If you’re still comping your vocals by recording to multiple discreet tracks, then cutting and pasting between them to build the comp on [...]
Enlarge your vocal with double tracking A well established trick for achieving larger-than-life vocals, double tracking is, as the name suggests, the recording of two identical performances, which are [...]
It all starts with a quality recording Perhaps unsurprisingly, you can only hope to conjure up a top notch drums mix from top notch source material, so make sure [...]
