Turns out your instrumentation can sound too full for it’s own good. The moment your song becomes too big for your lead vocal, it may be time to pay more attention to how your vocal is cutting through your mix.
So you have an instrument of vocal that needs compression. This is a situation you’re most likely familiar with. The only difference is that this time, you don’t want to change the sound of your signal, you only want to attenuate the peaks.
Sampling and pitch shifting often go hand in hand. Altering a sample’s pitch to give it a unique characteristic is great in theory.
How loud a mix should be is definitely a debated topic. Searching for the answer leads to multiple answers, each using different tools for measurement.
When a track begins to clip, what do we typically pull down? If you guessed the channel fader, then you’re correct. This is the go-to fix for a lot of engineers.
The lead vocal is more often than not the topic of discussion in mixing. One frequently ignored topic is the BGV or background vocal.
Although equalization may seem slightly mundane compared to more elaborate processing, having a solid foundation for your vocal’s processing is of the utmost importance.
There’s a reason a lot of the rap songs we’ve come to love sound so full, and it starts with the 808.
One common misconception, is that the snare drum is an easy instrument to mix.
It’s never easy mixing drums. Making 8 or oven more separate instruments sound cohesive, yet dynamic and detailed is enough to make anyone’s head spin.
Sometimes, a mix is only as good as its vocal. When it comes to a shrill lead vocal, if left unchecked, it can make the track unlistenable and undo all the hard work put into a production.
We all want vocals that stand out, but achieving this often eludes even the most seasoned of engineers.
The low end of your mixes contain the most powerful frequencies. If left unchecked these frequencies can wreak havoc on your mix and master.
Most engineers know how to set up a reverb send. Few know how to process that reverb for specific, and often useful effects. Here, you’ll learn how to use your compressor, to affect your reverb, and make it pop.
Stereo recording was invented in the 1930’s. Nearly 90 years later, many of us still don’t know how to create a balanced stereo image.
