I recently talked about how to get clean vocals in both the recording and mixing stages of your mix. One of the elements I touched on to help achieve clean vocals was the importance of using a pop filter when recording vocals, so let’s briefly identify what is a pop filter in the realm of […]
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Clean vocals are one of the nonnegotiables of a professional sounding mix. From recording to mixing, let’s talk how to get clean vocals in your mix. How to get Clean Vocals First and most obviously, recording clean vocals means less work to get them clean in the mix. This means: Of course we can’t control
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A graphic equalizer has a lot more guardrails than most types of EQ, but in some ways that makes it easier to use than say a semi-parametric EQ which is much more common in mixing. Let’s talk how to use a graphic equalizer to dial in whatever type of results you want from your track,
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I say this all the time, but the kick drum is the anchor of the mix, and this is doubly true in a genre like techno which especially revolves around the kick and the role it plays in the mix. Therefore it’s crucial to get it sounding it’s best and it’s wise to begin with
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High shelves and low shelves make for nice alternatives to the extremes of high and low pass filters on either end, and can also slot nicely midway in your frequency spectrum to provide a relatively even boost or cut. Let’s talk high shelf vs low shelf EQ in audio mixing and how the two differ
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