One of the easiest ways to give your mixes some additional polish is to use reverb. Reverb allows you to add depth to your tracks, make your drums sound bigger, and add fullness and sustain to your vocals. The problem with reverb is that, although it can bring new life to your tracks, it is […]
If you’ve spent any time looking at pictures of pro studios, watching online mix tutorials, going through your plugin list, or following any plugin manufacturers, chances are very high that you’ll be familiar with the famous 1176 compressor (or some variation of it). What’s the deal with these things? Why are there SOOOO many different […]
Audio engineers love finding new toys and plugins to play with. These days there are literally hundreds of plugins available for purchase that claim to be the solution to all of your mixing problems. The sad fact is that so many of them are simply variations of other existing plugins. Do you really need ANOTHER 1176 compressor? It’s very […]
Recording drums in a small room can be a challenge. If you’ve ever tried recording drums before, you’d know that the room you’re tracking in can play a major role in the final sound… Large rooms tend to make the drums sound huge and roomy. Small rooms will make the drums sound tight and dry. […]
