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We discover that if you need to cure problems with bass instruments in your mix, you might well have to aim a bit higher...
These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS March 2011.
With enough time and effort, you can get a reasonable mix from even poor recordings... but proper attention when recording will save you hours of frustration and get you a much better result much more quickly!
Taking on a new genre is a great way to test your mixing skills, as we found out when we took on this goth track by The Hiram Key...
We spend a lot of time rescuing sub-standard recordings and arrangements in Mix Rescue, but this month it really was all about mixing and mastering.
With a bit of hard work to counter unwanted masking effects and muddiness, everything becomes clear...
In a wallet-friendly departure this month, we rescue a reader's track with nothing more than careful use of Logic Pro's built-in plug-ins...
Singer-songwriter Joe Murphy has been crafting tunes for a few years, but had hit a wall when it came to fine-tuning the arrangement and mix of ‘Casting Shadows’. This month, we embellish some repetitive drums by adding percussion, and get busy with the send effects.
These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS July 2010.
Sometimes, simply taking the time to identify and address a couple of main obstacles before you get busy with the effects can be enough to unleash a mix's potential...
This month, we were tasked with overhauling the sonics of a mix while still retaining the magical 'vibe' of the original. But 'chasing the demo' can be a risky tactic!
This month, we breathe life into a track by restructuring it to avoid unnecessary repetition, adding subtle new parts, employing various mix tricks and finally applying a little DIY 'mastering' polish...
Our engineer transforms a bedroom-recorded rock song into release-ready territory.
This month, we show how manipulating the phase relationships of some tracks in your mix, plus a little disciplined pruning, can revitalise a flat-sounding track.
These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS March 2010.
Just where do you look for that final 20 percent that puts your mix on a par with commercial tracks? Find out, as we apply a little polish to Zeno's track 'Signs'.
Getting your recordings fit for the mix is crucially important, but it is something that nearly all Mix Rescue candidates seem to overlook to a greater or lesser extent.
We go hip-hop this month, as we aim for a Dr Dre-style sound with Preslin Davis' track 'Side Effects', and highlight the importance of artist-engineer dialogue.
Sometimes it’s better to revisit musical decisions than to persevere with a troublesome mix — even if that means recording new parts.
Being a mix engineer isnt only about mixing, as we show when revamping Bobby Nobodys track, Stitch Up.