7 Essential Mixing Techniques to Immediately Improve Your Mixes 7 Mixing Tips You Should Be Doing Right Now To Improve Your Music Mixing is not only an art, it is also a paramount step of the production process that when done correctly, can yield great sounding recordings. It turns a collection of tracks into a…
My Favorite Mixing and Mastering Plugins Revealed I often get asked what plugins I use for mastering. With so many options available today, it can be difficult to narrow it down to just a few. I would love to name everything I use, but the list would easily exceed over 20 plugins. However, I managed…
As a mastering engineer of several years, I’ve seen a lot of music come through my studio. As a result, I’ve noticed many critical mistakes producers often make in their productions. So I put together a list the 6 most common mistakes I see producers make, and how you can avoid them. By avoiding these…
While mastering has been somewhat of an expanded service over the years, there seems to a lot of confusion over some topics surrounding this important stage of the production process. Being a mastering engineer allows me to explain such misconceptions. Here’s a list of 9 Common Myths About Audio Mastering – Explained. 1. The Louder…
Dithering Explained: What it is, When to Use It, and Why it’s Important Although dithering is an important step of the mastering process, knowing how to use it, when to use it, and why you should use it will improve your recordings and final mastered audio files. What Is Dither? Dither is low volume noise,…
Below are 6 tips you can use to ensure a better mastering experience for both you and your mastering engineer. Following these suggestions will make your mastering experience more fluid, and will prevent avoidable mishaps during the mastering process. 1. Make sure you listen to your master using an unbiased program with no equalization Every…