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When you're trying to achieve a tight, commercial hip-hop sound, you might need to resort to some heavy processing — but not on every track...
Our engineer picks up where last month’s Session Notes recording feature left off, with details of how he approached the mixing side of things on this ambitious project...
We get to grips with a mix in which big, up-front vocals are crucial to the impact of the song, and dispense plenty of tips along the way...
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'.
We didnt have to fight through competing walls of sound in this months Mix Rescue, but a sparse arrangement offers challenges of its own...
In working to perfect a Bollywood mix, our engineer found that there were plenty of lessons that could be drawn from it and applied to mixes in most genres.
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.
This month we look at ways to manipulate transients and make use of those all-important send effects, as we take on Jay Menon's ballad, 'Through My Eyes'.
As he gets to grips with another reader’s track, our mix engineer shows that distortion can often be as useful as EQ in sculpting sound sources.
Make sure your edits go unnoticed with Reaper's audio editing features.
My band tracked some songs at a local studio using their Pro Tools rig and I want to mix the tracks at home in Reaper.
Hear for yourself the before and after mix elements.
Audio files to accompany the article
Audio files to accompany the article
These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS January 2010.
These audio files accompany my Mix Rescue article in SOS March 2020, featuring the song 'Muddy Water' by Dorothea Wessel.
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When different parts compete in a mix, it isn't always easy to decide what's most important. We take you through some strategies to achieve better separation of parts for a clutter-free mix.
Audio files to accompany the article.
Audio files to accompany the article.