While the distance a singer’s mouth is from the microphone will obviously have an impact on the dynamics and volume of that captured vocal, it also has a palpable effect on the frequencies captured, as well. Let’s identify what the proximity effect is with microphones and what to know on a mixing level whether that’s […]
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Since hitting their peak in sales at the turn of the millennium, CDs have seen a steady decline year after year. That said, all physical mediums are experiencing a small resurgence these days, and while that’s primarily led by vinyl, CDs have trended upward the last couple of years, as well. Getting your music ready
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Mixing vocals in Ableton using their stock, built in effects can yield some very good results if you know what you’re doing. With that in mind, I’ve put together this guide on how to mix Ableton vocals mostly using their stock effects with some optional free or premium third party options, so let’s get into
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Rock bass EQ in many ways is a lot less sculpted than you’d opt for with say pop or rap. In the latter genres, you’d generally focus on the low end and sub and attenuate the rest to create a cleaner mix for the other elements. With rock, you want those low mids to assert
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Like using reverb on your snare, snare delay allows us to give our snare more size in the mix whether that’s lengthening it, fattening it, widening it, or some combination of the three. Snare delay can be preferable over reverb because it affords you more size without worrying about muddying up or otherwise blunting the
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