The analog mixing strips on SSL or Solid State Logic mixing boards have been a necessity in professional studios for years because of the versatility and quality of results they’ve boasted on countless best selling records in top-40 music and beyond. Using an SSL style plugin like the Waves SSL E-Channel to recreate a combination […]
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I always say that along with EQ, compression is the most important type of processing used in audio production. Whereas EQ controls the frequencies of your audio to sculpt and offer the best version of a recording, compression deals entirely with the dynamics of your audio. Here is a quick overview of what does a
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The number one request I get either from clients for my mixing or mastering services is some variation of “make my music sound professional”. If you’re recording, mixing, or even mastering (or all of the above) your music, there are a number of relatively easy steps which go a long way toward that end. Here
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In the context of guitar tones, there are a number of different subsets of crunchy gain and terms which get used interchangeably at times, namely fuzz vs overdrive vs distortion. Truthfully each term differs both in the sonic tones themselves as well as what goes into creating them, so let’s differentiate between fuzz vs overdrive
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When your bass is getting lost, isn’t consistent, or just isn’t sitting right, it’s typically down to an issue which can be corrected through bass EQ and compression. With that in mind, I thought I’d put together a comprehensive guide on applying the two most important types of processing to one of the most important
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