Mixing your drum and bass tracks is one of the trickiest aspects of the entire process. This is namely because the kick drum and bass in the mix share a very similar frequency. This can result in one or both getting drowned out while they’re fighting for the same frequencies. With that in mind, here […]
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Changing different parameters or aspects of your audio, also known as mixing automation, is one of the keys to keeping it sounding alive and evolving. Even after you take the time to compress your audio to reduce its dynamic range, applying volume automation on a number of tracks helps to keep your listener engaged. This
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As I covered in my overview on bass DI versus amp, recording bass DI has a number of advantages over recording with an amp. Aside from the convenience and relative cost savings in being able to just plug straight into your recording hardware, you can still get a great tone without needing to go through
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Like any musician who records and mixes their own music, I’ve been on a personal journey on how to mix bass to get the best tone. After spending literal years testing different pedals, amp modelers both hardware and VST based, effects processors, etc. – all of which to record with to find that perfect bass
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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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