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What is Crossfading (And Why and When To Do It)

Mixing Terms / Music Guy Mixing / December 9, 2025
crossfading

Crossfading in mixing terms refers to fading one clip into another and the specifics of that fade. Crossfading has a number of applications in your mix and can likewise be used to resolve a number of issues. Let’s talk more about what is crossfading, how to do it, and why or better said when you […]

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How to Fix the Most Common Vocal Problems in the Mix

Vocals / Music Guy Mixing / December 4, 2025
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The vocal is the star and emphasis in most mixes. When you have a lot of the common problems mixers run into with vocals, it can detract from the entire mix, no matter how good the supporting instrumental is beneath it. Let’s identify and address how to fix the most common vocal problems you’ll run

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How to Use Sidechain Compression (And Why Use It)

Compression / Music Guy Mixing / December 2, 2025
how to use sidechain compression

Sidechain compression is all about compressing and controlling the dynamics of one track based on the behavior and dynamics of another. We can use this in a number of ways in our mix, so let’s talk how to use sidechain compression, both getting it set up and the applications of it in your mix. How

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How to Create and Use a Reverb Throw In Your Mix

Reverb / Music Guy Mixing / November 25, 2025
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The ultimate job of a mixing engineer is to keep the listening engaged and interested in the mix at all times. Aside from making everything sound its best through common tools like EQ and compression, a lot of the best ways to keep the listener engaged come down to adding in little touches we colloquially

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How to Write a Verse For a Song – Music and Lyrics

Songwriting / Music Guy Mixing / November 20, 2025
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The verse of your song is a necessary component for connecting much high stakes and priority parts of your song together. There’s an art on writing a good verse which is in itself memorable, but no SO memorable that it outshines the chorus. Let’s talk how to write a verse for a song. How to

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