A soft clipper is a feature on most limiters and is commonly used in the mastering stage to get some more volume out of a mix. Let’s talk how to use a soft clipper to get more volume out of a track. What is a Soft Clipper Unlike a hard clipper which can be used […]
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Using reverb on your snare has a number of benefits and can be used a number of ways. Let’s talk about why producers use snare reverb and more importantly the best snare reverb settings to dial into your mix. Why Use Snare Reverb As I mentioned in my audio panning guide and more specifically my
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I’ve talked a lot about the importance of gain staging in your mix. Not only does this prevent clipping (see my overview on what is clipping), but it feeds a better (lower) input level into your plugins which yields better results from those plugins. Let’s say for argument’s sake you’re working with a track which
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As I mentioned in my overview of what are transients, audio transients can best be described as those initial palpable “hits” of a sound; they’re the first thing we hear when we hear a sound. In the context of mixing, transients grab our attention and draw our ears to a particular instrument in the mix.
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Dynamics in vocals are natural. When a singer delivers a vocal melody, certain words or phrases will be louder than others either for emphasis or out of the necessity of belting out higher pitched, more difficult to sing notes. What about OVERLY dynamic vocals, to the point when it becomes difficult to mix? Compression alone
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