The ultimate job of a mixing engineer is to keep the listening engaged and interested in the mix at all times. Aside from making everything sound its best through common tools like EQ and compression, a lot of the best ways to keep the listener engaged come down to adding in little touches we colloquially […]
How to Create and Use a Reverb Throw In Your Mix Read More »
In the world of audio mixing, sequence matters. This extends in routing, and this extends to your processing chain. As I covered in my overview on EQ or compression first, whether you compress an already equalized track or EQ an already compressed track, the results will be different. Likewise, and as I covered in my
Delay After Reverb – The Effect in Your Mix Read More »
I recently talked about sending delay into reverb, but it’s well worth acknowledging that you can do the reverse, as well. Sending reverb into delay gives the tail of a reflection its own reflection and can be used in a number of ways. Let’s talk using reverb into delay, how to do it, and why
Sending Reverb Into Delay – How to and Why Do It Read More »
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
How to Use Kick Reverb in Your Mix (With Best Settings) Read More »
I’ve long talked about using two space-based effects in delay and reverb as Aux/Return sends in your mix. This allows you to save processing power in your mix and more importantly create a sense of cohesion by having a number of tracks sharing the same delay or reverb, giving them the sense they were recorded/are
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