Sidechaining your reverb can help keep the track(s) you’re applying it to clean while still getting the benefits of the size on the back end. Let’s talk what is sidechain reverb, why you should consider doing it, and most importantly hot to sidechain reverb in your next mix. What is Sidechain Reverb When we’re talking […]
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Amongst the many effects mastering engineers employ during the final phase of audio production that is mastering, compression in one form or another might be the most ubiquitously used. This can be used to glue together the final mix for a needed extra touch of cohesion or it can certainly be used in a limiting
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“Warm” is one of those mixing terms which is used to describe a certain sounding mix. While there’s no “cold” alternative, a “warm mix” generally describes the opposite of a cleaner sound and is more associated with the analog leaning, familiar sounding mixes of the 90’s and before. Let’s talk how to get a warm
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Autotune and reverb are a standard combo or better said cogs in a bigger machine that is good vocals either in studio or live. Let’s talk autotune and reverb, offering options for plugins on both to get your vocals tuned up and give them a sense of depth. Autotune and Reverb When it comes to
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As I recently covered, New York Compression is a type of parallel processing which can add energy, sustain, and life to any track in your mix. Let’s talk how to create New York compression specifically in Ableton Live to get that same benefit using the stock compressor in my DAW of choice. How to Create
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