SOUND ON SOUND
Take a razor blade to your vocal tracks and learn the art of comping in Reaper.
We discover that if you need to cure problems with bass instruments in your mix, you might well have to aim a bit higher...
I've made a recording of someone talking, but there's quite a lot of background noise. How can I extract the vocals, or at...
This new ethnic percussion library features 12 themed folders, each containing loops designed to be layered together and...
Audio files to accompany the article.
I'll be doing a session with lots of mics and I'm going to be running out of gear choices without hiring, begging or stealing...
You might be surprised at just how much you can discover about the mix of a hit record if you use a structured approach to listening, learn to interpret your meters, and try a few technical tricks...
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!
Tempo mapping in Reaper can be quick and easy — so switch off that click and get playing!
These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS March 2011.