Similar to sidechain compression, sidechain EQ uses a different track’s dynamic level to affect another track’s behavior. The effect is very similar to sidechain compression, but it allows you to be more surgical and can yield more transparent results. Let’s talk what is sidechain EQ and how to use it in your mix. What is […]
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Your drum bus is the sum of all of the various microphones capturing the pieces in your kit. It could be just a couple tracks, or it could be closer to a dozen, depending on your setup. Regardless of how many microphones and tracks you have making up your drum bus, let’s talk drum bus
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The snare drum is one of the most essential parts of your mix, regardless of the genre you’re mixing in. It provides energy, helps keep time and rhythm, and drives the mix forward. Oftentimes when we hear a mix which isn’t grabbing our attention and feels like it’s missing focus, it’s because the snare isn’t
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One of many golden rules of audio mixing (not to mention one of my evergreen music mixing tips) is to keep your listener engaged. We can do this by keeping our mix evolving from start to finish, and an effective way to do this is through mixing automation. This means to change some element of
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Sidechain compression is a great way to create space in your mix every time you have two instruments fighting for the same fundamental frequencies. This is especially useful when panning isn’t an option to get two tracks outside of each other’s way. Let’s identify what is sidechain compression and how to use it in your
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