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034: OTT with Multi-Band Expansion

What is OTT, why is it so popular, and most importantly, how do you create it?

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033: Preserving Distorted Low-End

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

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032: Compress Without Killing Transients

What are transients and why do we care so much about them? Also, what do they have to do with compression?

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031: End Compressor Chains with a Limiter

There are many situations in which you might want to consider topping off your compression chain with a limiter!

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030: The Power of De-Essing

Any source with abrasive high-end can be not only annoying to listen to, but it can also border on painful in some cases.

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029: Tape Saturation – You Want It

In this post, we’ll explore one of the most common ways of adding that vibe that everyone’s after: tape saturation plug-ins!

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028: Mix Buss Multi-Band Compression

In this post, we will look at the multi-band compressor and how it can be used on the master buss.

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027: Why Use Analog Console Emulations?

Let’s look at the world of analog console emulation plug-ins and see why exactly they’re so popular.

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026: How To Use Multi-Band Expansion

Multi-band compression is an incredibly popular type of processing that producers can utilize for a wide variety of tasks.

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025: Top-Down Mixing with Compression

What exactly is top-down mixing and what makes it such a popular technique?

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024: Mixes Need Air

Why is air so important and why are audio engineers always talking about it? Let us explain!

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023: The Importance of EQ Curves

Do different EQs sound different from one another? What makes one EQ better than another?

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022: Shorten Your Plug-In Chains

There are quite a few ways that you can do the processing you need without getting completely stopped by CPU bandwidth limits.

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021: Complex Compressor Routing

What happens when we experiment with routing compressors in different ways?

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020: Top-Down Mixing With EQ

What’s the point of top-down mixing in the first place and how do you go about doing it? Let’s talk about it!

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019: You Can Have Everything

Getting your mixes sounding great can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be!

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018: Fix Cymbal Bleed… Naturally

What’s the best way to control cymbal bleed? We’ll be covering a few methods in this post, so let’s get into it!

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017: Eliminate Noise Without Creating Artifacts

There are various methods for reducing, and getting rid of unwanted noise. Which one you choose depends on a few different factors.

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016: Multi-Band Limiting – Why You Need it

Let’s get into a bit more detail on why using a multi-band limiter on your master buss is a great strategy.

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015: The Art of Compressing the Low-End

Well-mixed low-end can make the difference between a mix feeling great or lackluster.

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014: Saturation For Sound Design

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

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013: Tailor Reverb to Your Song

We’ve outlined some of the most important factors you’ll likely want to consider when dialing in a reverb of any kind!

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012: Parallel Processing – Send or Insert?

Should you apply special effects to elements of your mix with an insert or a send?

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011: Sidechain Kick and Bass

Let’s talk about how to sidechain your kick drum to only the low-end of your bass, as opposed to the bass’ entire frequency spectrum.

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010: You Should Be Using Active EQ

Active EQ is quite a useful tool that will allow you to reign in frequencies that are only overwhelming sometimes!

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009: Multi-Stage Vocal Compression

Compression can make or break any vocal sound. Too much compression? Your vocal will sound unnatural.

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008: Parallel Multi-Band Saturation for Drum Reverb

Parallel saturation is the process of creating a saturated version of an audio source and running it alongside the dry, unsaturated version.

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007: Tame Harsh Vocals

Vocals are almost always the focal point of any production, so it goes without saying that they need to sound great!

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006: Complex Grooves with Delay

A delay plug-in can be a great way to come up with new and interesting rhythmic ideas!

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005: Multi-Band Compression for Guitars

Although most musical performances need some degree of dynamics, a varying dynamic range can be both a blessing and a curse.

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004: Create the Haas Effect

This technique can be just what you need to add a bit of width to a more subtle element in your production.

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003: Carve Space for Vocals with Ducking

Let’s dive into using an active equalizer’s sidechain to “duck” a song’s instrumental, and allowing the lead vocal to shine.

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002: Vocal De-Essing with Dynamic EQ

We give you suggestions for controlling a particularly harsh vocal by using dynamic EQ, and we’ll show you some A/B comparisons!

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001: Why You Should Split Your Bass Guitar Tone

Splitting a bass guitar signal into two parts is a very common mixing technique in various genres of music, but why?

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034: OTT with Multi-Band Expansion

What is OTT, why is it so popular, and most importantly, how do you create it?

Read More
030: The Power of De-Essing

Any source with abrasive high-end can be not only annoying to listen to, but it can also border on painful in some cases.

Read More
027: Why Use Analog Console Emulations?

Let’s look at the world of analog console emulation plug-ins and see why exactly they’re so popular.

Read More
022: Shorten Your Plug-In Chains

There are quite a few ways that you can do the processing you need without getting completely stopped by CPU bandwidth limits.

Read More
019: You Can Have Everything

Getting your mixes sounding great can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be!

Read More
012: Parallel Processing – Send or Insert?

Should you apply special effects to elements of your mix with an insert or a send?

Read More
031: End Compressor Chains with a Limiter

There are many situations in which you might want to consider topping off your compression chain with a limiter!

Read More
028: Mix Buss Multi-Band Compression

In this post, we will look at the multi-band compressor and how it can be used on the master buss.

Read More
019: You Can Have Everything

Getting your mixes sounding great can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be!

Read More
016: Multi-Band Limiting – Why You Need it

Let’s get into a bit more detail on why using a multi-band limiter on your master buss is a great strategy.

Read More
034: OTT with Multi-Band Expansion

What is OTT, why is it so popular, and most importantly, how do you create it?

Read More
028: Mix Buss Multi-Band Compression

In this post, we will look at the multi-band compressor and how it can be used on the master buss.

Read More
026: How To Use Multi-Band Expansion

Multi-band compression is an incredibly popular type of processing that producers can utilize for a wide variety of tasks.

Read More
016: Multi-Band Limiting – Why You Need it

Let’s get into a bit more detail on why using a multi-band limiter on your master buss is a great strategy.

Read More
011: Sidechain Kick and Bass

Let’s talk about how to sidechain your kick drum to only the low-end of your bass, as opposed to the bass’ entire frequency spectrum.

Read More
010: You Should Be Using Active EQ

Active EQ is quite a useful tool that will allow you to reign in frequencies that are only overwhelming sometimes!

Read More
007: Tame Harsh Vocals

Vocals are almost always the focal point of any production, so it goes without saying that they need to sound great!

Read More
005: Multi-Band Compression for Guitars

Although most musical performances need some degree of dynamics, a varying dynamic range can be both a blessing and a curse.

Read More
003: Carve Space for Vocals with Ducking

Let’s dive into using an active equalizer’s sidechain to “duck” a song’s instrumental, and allowing the lead vocal to shine.

Read More
002: Vocal De-Essing with Dynamic EQ

We give you suggestions for controlling a particularly harsh vocal by using dynamic EQ, and we’ll show you some A/B comparisons!

Read More
034: OTT with Multi-Band Expansion

What is OTT, why is it so popular, and most importantly, how do you create it?

Read More
032: Compress Without Killing Transients

What are transients and why do we care so much about them? Also, what do they have to do with compression?

Read More
031: End Compressor Chains with a Limiter

There are many situations in which you might want to consider topping off your compression chain with a limiter!

Read More
025: Top-Down Mixing with Compression

What exactly is top-down mixing and what makes it such a popular technique?

Read More
021: Complex Compressor Routing

What happens when we experiment with routing compressors in different ways?

Read More
015: The Art of Compressing the Low-End

Well-mixed low-end can make the difference between a mix feeling great or lackluster.

Read More
009: Multi-Stage Vocal Compression

Compression can make or break any vocal sound. Too much compression? Your vocal will sound unnatural.

Read More
004: Create the Haas Effect

This technique can be just what you need to add a bit of width to a more subtle element in your production.

Read More
001: Why You Should Split Your Bass Guitar Tone

Splitting a bass guitar signal into two parts is a very common mixing technique in various genres of music, but why?

Read More
013: Tailor Reverb to Your Song

We’ve outlined some of the most important factors you’ll likely want to consider when dialing in a reverb of any kind!

Read More
018: Fix Cymbal Bleed… Naturally

What’s the best way to control cymbal bleed? We’ll be covering a few methods in this post, so let’s get into it!

Read More
017: Eliminate Noise Without Creating Artifacts

There are various methods for reducing, and getting rid of unwanted noise. Which one you choose depends on a few different factors.

Read More
024: Mixes Need Air

Why is air so important and why are audio engineers always talking about it? Let us explain!

Read More
023: The Importance of EQ Curves

Do different EQs sound different from one another? What makes one EQ better than another?

Read More
020: Top-Down Mixing With EQ

What’s the point of top-down mixing in the first place and how do you go about doing it? Let’s talk about it!

Read More
004: Create the Haas Effect

This technique can be just what you need to add a bit of width to a more subtle element in your production.

Read More
001: Why You Should Split Your Bass Guitar Tone

Splitting a bass guitar signal into two parts is a very common mixing technique in various genres of music, but why?

Read More
033: Preserving Distorted Low-End

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

Read More
029: Tape Saturation – You Want It

In this post, we’ll explore one of the most common ways of adding that vibe that everyone’s after: tape saturation plug-ins!

Read More
014: Saturation For Sound Design

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

Read More
008: Parallel Multi-Band Saturation for Drum Reverb

Parallel saturation is the process of creating a saturated version of an audio source and running it alongside the dry, unsaturated version.

Read More
034: OTT with Multi-Band Expansion

What is OTT, why is it so popular, and most importantly, how do you create it?

Read More
033: Preserving Distorted Low-End

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

Read More
014: Saturation For Sound Design

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

Read More
008: Parallel Multi-Band Saturation for Drum Reverb

Parallel saturation is the process of creating a saturated version of an audio source and running it alongside the dry, unsaturated version.

Read More
006: Complex Grooves with Delay

A delay plug-in can be a great way to come up with new and interesting rhythmic ideas!

Read More
017: Eliminate Noise Without Creating Artifacts

There are various methods for reducing, and getting rid of unwanted noise. Which one you choose depends on a few different factors.

Read More
005: Multi-Band Compression for Guitars

Although most musical performances need some degree of dynamics, a varying dynamic range can be both a blessing and a curse.

Read More
033: Preserving Distorted Low-End

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

Read More
015: The Art of Compressing the Low-End

Well-mixed low-end can make the difference between a mix feeling great or lackluster.

Read More
011: Sidechain Kick and Bass

Let’s talk about how to sidechain your kick drum to only the low-end of your bass, as opposed to the bass’ entire frequency spectrum.

Read More
030: The Power of De-Essing

Any source with abrasive high-end can be not only annoying to listen to, but it can also border on painful in some cases.

Read More
029: Tape Saturation – You Want It

In this post, we’ll explore one of the most common ways of adding that vibe that everyone’s after: tape saturation plug-ins!

Read More
018: Fix Cymbal Bleed… Naturally

What’s the best way to control cymbal bleed? We’ll be covering a few methods in this post, so let’s get into it!

Read More
014: Saturation For Sound Design

Saturation is perhaps one of the most diverse and powerful tools in a music producer’s toolbox.

Read More
013: Tailor Reverb to Your Song

We’ve outlined some of the most important factors you’ll likely want to consider when dialing in a reverb of any kind!

Read More
011: Sidechain Kick and Bass

Let’s talk about how to sidechain your kick drum to only the low-end of your bass, as opposed to the bass’ entire frequency spectrum.

Read More
008: Parallel Multi-Band Saturation for Drum Reverb

Parallel saturation is the process of creating a saturated version of an audio source and running it alongside the dry, unsaturated version.

Read More
006: Complex Grooves with Delay

A delay plug-in can be a great way to come up with new and interesting rhythmic ideas!

Read More
030: The Power of De-Essing

Any source with abrasive high-end can be not only annoying to listen to, but it can also border on painful in some cases.

Read More
009: Multi-Stage Vocal Compression

Compression can make or break any vocal sound. Too much compression? Your vocal will sound unnatural.

Read More
007: Tame Harsh Vocals

Vocals are almost always the focal point of any production, so it goes without saying that they need to sound great!

Read More
004: Create the Haas Effect

This technique can be just what you need to add a bit of width to a more subtle element in your production.

Read More
003: Carve Space for Vocals with Ducking

Let’s dive into using an active equalizer’s sidechain to “duck” a song’s instrumental, and allowing the lead vocal to shine.

Read More
002: Vocal De-Essing with Dynamic EQ

We give you suggestions for controlling a particularly harsh vocal by using dynamic EQ, and we’ll show you some A/B comparisons!

Read More
001: Why You Should Split Your Bass Guitar Tone

Splitting a bass guitar signal into two parts is a very common mixing technique in various genres of music, but why?

Read More