In this episode, Mathieu Gendreau shares 6 advanced top tips to help you mix drums like a pro.
In this final episode of the SOS Mastering Essentials series, Ian Shepherd reveals the best specification and file formats for submitting your masters — both online, and for CD and vinyl.
LCR (Left-Centre-Right) panning isn’t so much a technique as a mindset that can lead you to more satisfying mixes.
Bruce Springsteen’s latest album was an international hit last year, but the console it was mixed on was made a quarter of a century ago. Mixing legend Bob Clearmountain was at the controls.
Version 5.1 recently dropped and it includes score printing and more besides. We explore the new features in the Score Editor.
We explore Ableton Link, record arm options and other new features from the 2020.9 update.
We explore a couple of ways to add analogue warmth with the Reason Mixer.
It’s not always obvious in Logic Pro X how to go about incorporating hardware into your workflow; we show you how.
Mat Gendreau shares his 5 top tips for using parallel processing techniques on voice, bass and drums.
Compression in mastering is different — both the goals and the methods. Mastering engineer Ian Shepherd describes three different mastering compression techniques — how and when to use them, and why the goal is to be invisible.
The following Audio examples accompany our Cubase: String Theory Part 2 workshop article.
Analog Delay has been a stock Studio One plug‑in since the beginning, pumping out cool vintage echoes with its previously vanilla GUI, but with v5 it received a bit of an interface upgrade.
Finally, Logic Pro X catches up with, and in many ways improves upon, the step sequencers in other DAWs.
When rapper Machine Gun Kelly enlisted the help of producer and Blink‑182 drummer Travis Barker on his latest album, a shift to pop‑punk seemed inevitable. Who better to mix it than punk/hip‑hop crossover engineer Adam Hawkins...
One of the most significant features introduced in DP 10 was the Clips window, and in the 10.1 release, MOTU made it even more powerful.
Even in today’s computer‑based studios, a patchbay can change your life. We help you choose the right one.
Live’s Session view abandons the timeline and allows you to simply trigger individual looping or one‑shot clips of any length.
Darude’s 1999 dance hit has taken on an extensive and often surprising life of its own.
Last month we ‘faked’ some string‑arrangements. Now it’s time to add a human touch.
EQ will make or break your master. It's the single most important factor in mastering, once you've decided the loudness...