I put together an ode to Decapitator from Soundtoys, talking about this plugin and even crowning it the best saturator plugin. This is an impressive feat considering this plugin came out over a decade ago and hasn’t had any updates aside from compatibility (see 64 bit vs 32 bit plugins). While its interface is extremely […]
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The drums as a whole are one of the most important elements as they are collectively the backbone of your mix. They represent the tempo, rhythm, and energy. If the drums aren’t mixed well, an otherwise perfect mix will still greatly suffer. This is why it’s generally a good idea to begin your mix by
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Chorus is an effect which uses a low frequency oscillator, or LFO, to modulate the pitch and timing of audio. By evolving these parameters in real time, it gives the impression of unique instances of that audio, creating natural width in a track as opposed to simply duplicating it and creating a carbon copy which
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I recently talked about impulse response on guitar and how you can use it to get better and more realistic sounding guitar. A similar principle can be applied to your reverb to simulate the spaces used on your favorite records, so let’s identify why is impulse response in reverb. What is Impulse Response in Reverb
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The drums are the backbone of your entire mix and as such are the logical place to begin when you sit down to mix a new song. I thought it would be useful to share what I believe are the best plugins for mixing drums, or in other words the plugins I use on the
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