A Solid State Logic or “SSL vocal strip is a relatively streamlined way to EQ your vocals while also imparting a little analog sound to them. Let’s talk how to use an SSL to EQ your vocals with the best SSL vocal EQ settings to use in your next mix. SSL Vocal EQ Settings For […]
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A big room kick is all about the body but doesn’t sacrifice its transient punch to draw the ear to the roundness of the rest of the tone. Let’s talk how to make a big room kick in your next mix, all in the box. How to Make a Big Room Kick There are a
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Live sound is an especially tough nut to crack because you’re working in the moment without the luxury of the relaxed no pressure environment of the studio. You’ve also got reflections and other resonances being introduced in real time, all things which need to be accounted for. With all of that in mind, here are
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Along with equalizers, audio compressors are the bread and butter of plugins which mixing engineers use to control their audio. Whereas equalizers concern themselves with the frequencies of your audio, an audio compressor is all about the dynamics. Let’s identify what does an audio compressor do and why it’s amongst the most important audio “effects”
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Whenever you mic and record two different instruments/sources at the same time, you open the door for bleed between the microphones. This can introduce phase issues, but just as annoyingly it can muddy up your mix. The drum kit is arguably the most common culprit for audio bleed because even if you’re not recording the
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