One of the easiest ways to make your tracks sound (arguably) more “professional” is to apply reverb to them. Instantly, reverb makes your tracks sound bigger, fuller, and more polished. But there’s a downside: It can also make your tracks sound extremely muddy and distracting. There is a very fine line with how to use it […]
Mixing vocals is one of the most critical skills you need to get right as an audio engineer. When it comes to your music, the vocals are THE most important element of the mix. They singlehandedly are the easiest way for your audience to create an emotional connection to the song. For that reason, they […]
Have you ever been recording or mixing a track… Everything is sounding great… You’re feeling the energy and emotion of the singer… Grooving along… And then out of nowhere, you hear… “Poof” as one of the lyrics is sung. It knocks you right out of the moment and you begin to wonder what happened… Did […]
You’ve likely heard it said many times before but… If you want to achieve modern, pro-sounding mixes, you need to use drum samples. The reason has nothing to do with whether you have a weak drummer, poor sounding room, or bad microphone positioning (although samples CAN help fix all three of those things). Even the biggest and best […]
