Ear candy is a term which gets thrown around a lot by mixing engineers including myself here on this site. Let’s identify what this element of mixing is and why it’s so important. Ear Candy Meaning When we’re referring to something in a mix as ear candy, we’re talking about a metaphorical cherry on top. […]
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Delay and lead guitar go together beautifully because it gives your lead guitar part the real estate that it needs and deserves during a key moment in a song like a solo. Even if it’s subtle to the point that you might not even notice it, your favorite lead guitar parts likely have SOME delay
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The vocal is the star of any mix so it especially needs to sound good, and stay up front in the mix. While I covered how to get your vocal sounding its best in my vocal chain tutorial, that’s only half the battle. Let’s talk about how to make a vocal up front in the
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Most compressors have a make up gain feature. Let’s identify what make up gain is and more importantly answer whether or not you should be using it on your compressor. What is Make Up Gain Let’s first identify what is make up gain. Make up gain is gain/volume which is automatically applied to the output
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I’ve talked in the past about how to record acoustic guitar. Let’s focus on some specific acoustic guitar recording techniques for setting up microphones whether it’s a single or multiple microphone setup for capturing the best tone from your guitar. Acoustic Guitar Recording Techniques Before we talk about any of these acoustic guitar recording techniques,
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