I’ve talked in the past how you can use snare reverb to add size to your snare without compromising control or muddying up the mix. Likewise, you can add kick reverb to the anchor of your drum kit and mix in the kick drum to add some sustain, depth, and even width to give this […]
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One of the best places to start when you sit down with a collection of recorded tracks for a song is the kick drum as this is the heartbeat and anchor of the entire mix. If the kick isn’t mixed properly or sitting right in the mix, everything else will be off. Typically the first
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One of the most frequent questions I get relates to the low end of the mix. Striking the right balance between the kick and bass is essential to getting the mix to sound clean and professional, so here is a brief and direct guide to mixing kick and bass. Mixing Kick and Bass Before we
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Drum loops are prerecorded drum tracks which seamlessly transition to repeat themselves without the listener’s knowledge. They’re the backbone of countless mixes, particularly in genres like rap and hip-hop. They’re so easy to plug and play in your next mix to knock out a lot of the work for you which is why a lot
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Drums delay can be used to add some ear candy or more practically to add some fatness and sustain to the drums in your mix. Let’s talk drums delay and how you can use it in your next mix to enhance both your drums as well as the mix. Drums Delay First, let’s talk the
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