Dynamics Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/dynamics/ Mixing Services and Tutorials Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:22:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.musicguymixing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-music-guy-favicon-32x32.png Dynamics Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/dynamics/ 32 32 Three of the Best Free De-Esser Plugins https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-free-de-esser-plugins/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-free-de-esser-plugins/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:22:19 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=3565 De-essing plugins are useful for controlling vocal sibilance (those annoying transients on “S” and other consonant sounds) on vocals. A good de-esser softens sibilance on vocals with transparency without further affecting the tone. While I love FabFilter’s Pro-DS for being able to smartly identify sibilance in particular for ultra transparency, there are plenty of good […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-free-de-esser-plugins/feed/ 0 The Look Ahead Compressor Setting – What Does it Do https://www.musicguymixing.com/look-ahead-compressor/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/look-ahead-compressor/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:46:03 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=2526 The look ahead compressor setting can be amongst the most confusing of the audio compressor settings. You’ll also find conflicting information when trying to understand it, with some saying it squashes transients and others saying it preserves them. The truth lies more in the middle, as it depends on the kind of audio you’re feeding […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/look-ahead-compressor/feed/ 0 How to Sidechain in Your DAW https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-sidechain/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-sidechain/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:16:38 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=2082 Sidechaining in your digital audio workstation (DAW) allows you to control the behavior of one track based off of the level of another track. This is typically done for two different reasons: one, to create some interesting aesthetic effects, and two, to get two tracks to better work together. Let’s talk how to sidechain in […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-sidechain/feed/ 2 The Best Multiband Compression Mastering Settings https://www.musicguymixing.com/multiband-compression-mastering/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/multiband-compression-mastering/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:42:52 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=2497 Multiband compression is a useful tool for adding a little cohesion or nudging the profile of your audio in one direction or the other. While it can be used on a bus or even a track level, arguably multiband compression is best suited for the audio mastering stage. Here are the best multiband compression master […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/multiband-compression-mastering/feed/ 2 How to Use a Multiband Compressor in Your Mix https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-use-a-multiband-compressor/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-use-a-multiband-compressor/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:34:52 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=2289 A multiband compressor offers the same compressor settings you’d find on a normal compressor, but with one distinct advantage. Instead of uniformly compressing the audio of a track, you have the option to compressing different frequency ranges at different rates, or leaving some frequencies untouched altogether. Let’s talk how to use a multiband compressor in […]

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