I recently did an overview identifying what is multiband compression and talked a bit about the various applications for it in mixing. One of the many applications of this frequency specific compressor is to use it as a de-esser – a tool primarily used to attenuate vocal sibilance. Rather than getting a specific de-essing plugin, […]
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Limiters are forms of compression which set a ceiling on your audio which limits the level at which the volume can reach (hence the name). While limiting is typically thought of as being a tool which is primarily or exclusively used in the mastering process for getting more volume out of a master, it has
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Sometimes we delve just outside the world of mixing, but seeing as this affects the tone of your guitar and as such how you mix your guitar, it’s something worth covering here. It’s the common question regarding guitar strings: what’s the difference between acoustic and electric guitar strings? In the same vein, can you put
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Stereo imaging refers to the width of a track, bus, or your entire mix. There are a number of plugins which work to affect the width of these elements to narrow or expand upon how much two dimensional stereo space it takes up in the field. Let’s cover how we can use stereo imaging to
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Multiband compression is a tool in mixing which is used to provide more control over your audio than you get in a conventional compressor. Let’s identify what a multiband compression is and how to use it in your mix. What is Multiband Compression First let’s define multiband compression. As the name suggests, this is a
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