March 27, 20250

5 Mixing Myths That Are Ruining Your Sound

5 Mixing Myths That Are Ruining Your Sound When it comes to mixing, there’s no shortage of myths, misconceptions, and bad advice floating around. Whether you’re an indie artist, a producer, or just someone trying to get the best out of your music, you’ve probably heard a few “rules” that might be holding you back. Today …

June 17, 2024

5 Must-Try Mixing Techniques for a Better Mix 

5 Must-Try Mixing Techniques for a Better Mix As music production technology continues to advance, mastering new mixing techniques becomes essential for achieving professional, polished results. Here are five must-try mixing techniques for 2024 that will enhance your sound and elevate your mixes. 1. Dynamic EQ Dynamic EQ combines equalization with com …

March 28, 2023

AUDIO COMPRESSION 101: 4 TYPES OF COMPRESSION & HOW TO USE THEM

Mixing Lessons Written By Jeremy Chua Here are 4 popular analogue compression types and how to use them in your mix. Yes, your digital compressor plug-ins are almost always an emulation of one of these, or a modern variation. Understanding how these circuits work and their strengths/ limitations can help us better use them in today’s mostly digital mi …

March 28, 2023

WHAT IS REVERB? 5 CREATIVE REVERB TIPS

Mixing Lessons Written By Jeremy Chua What is Reverb? Reverb is the musical term we use to describe reflections that occur naturally in a space. When a sound is produced in a space, sound waves travel in all directions until they reflect off a surface and then the next; these reflections continue to occur at diminishing amplitudes as energy is absorbe …

March 28, 2023

THE 8 BEST FREE VST PLUGINS OF ALL TIME

Gear Reviews Written By Jeremy Chua Valhalla Super Massive While this isn’t news today, it is still one of my favourites tools for creating lush reverb landscapes and mind-numbing delay effects. Valhalla has always been known for their dominance in the niche of reverb and delay plug-ins, and the Super Massive is no exception despite being one of their …

March 28, 2023

MIXING YOUR MUSIC: 5 WAYS TO MAKE SPACE IN YOUR MIX

Mixing Lessons Written By Jeremy Chua No one likes a muddy mix! Us mix engineers can often get caught up with advanced techniques while trying to create this seemingly elusive thing of “space” in a mix; from sidechain compression to dynamic reverbs to smart EQs, does it really need to be this complicated all the time? Here’s 5 simple tips that should b …

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