by Tyler Gutherman | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog, Mixing
Phase (sometimes called “position”) is the orientation of a cyclical waveform in time, relative to a another cyclical waveform. Here is an analogy on a less abstract level… If I were to start singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star from the lyrics “up above...
by Tyler Gutherman | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog, Mixing
Despite the utmost importance of listening to your mix, looking at it is also necessary. Meters are the visual aids for decision making. They divulge clipping and other undesirable content that is too subtle to hear during production, but may become obvious after...
by Stephane Lo Jacono | Feb 13, 2017 | Blog, Mixing
Maximizing the Loudness of Your Mix The loudness war is over. EDM artists are too busy finding ways to get their mixes sounding louder to reminisce about the days of dynamics. Although I agree with the loudness conservatives who say they’d “rather hear a...
by Stephane Lo Jacono | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Mixing
The importance of room acoustics No matter how much quality equipment you’ve acquired for your studio, all that technology will do you no good in a space that isn’t acoustically treated. There seems to be a common misconception that soundproofing and acoustic...
by Milojko Jaric (Freaked Frequency & Molok) | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog, Mixing
Drum Mastering Using Parallel Compression You have probably come to this point while mixing your track: the more elements you add to your drums, the less impact they have. In this tutorial, I will walk you through one way to counteract this using parallel...
by Tyler Gutherman | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog, Mixing
What Defines A Good Mix? The chain of events that goes into a good mix is delicately crafted and subjective. However, there are some common outlines that have proven to be efficient and are used today in the music industry. The stages of music production are...
