Month: September 2011
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Control the Consonants
Mixing vocals is a wide topic, but here’s a tidy trick that will give you a head start.
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Reverb Timing
Timing is what often makes the difference between professional and amateurish sounding material. Timing the reverbs is part of this but easily overlooked. Time the pre-delay, early reflections and reverb tail to support the rhythm of your track. What I like to do is first make the reverb really loud and solo that together with…
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Turn Off Your Screen
This little music production tip is very simple, but don’t underestimate it’s power. In fact I’m pretty sure you’ll be surprised how effective it is if you haven’t tried it before.
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Mixing for Vinyl: Don’t Fall for These Traps
If your track comes in from the vinyl press sounding like shit, what would be your first reaction? Bad mastering, right? Wrong answer geeza.. Guess what – I’m blaming it on you. Mixing for vinyl ain’t your everyday walk in the park. Looks like I’ve got a bit of explaining to do while you glimpse…