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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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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The vocals should always be the star of the show in your mix. To get them there, here is an overview of the best mixer settings for vocals, top to bottom. Let’s go in approximate order of the signal chain which I recommend. Here is the entire chain at a snapshop before we break each
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I recently did an overview of how to use autotune in your mix. I thought I’d share the best autotune settings which I use every time I drop an autotune on my vocals (or instruments). There may be some tweaking necessary every now and then to better suit the song, genre, or particular vocal, but
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A song’s chorus is its central message both musically and lyrically. It differs and contrasts with the surrounding parts by design to make it more impactful and make the song work better as a whole. Let’s break down exactly what is a chorus in a song, give some chorus examples of especially famous ones in
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