5 Minutes To A Better Mix III: Panning Pockets
Part 27 of 31 – When it comes to random tracks like percussion and delay returns, the question arrises: where do I pan them? Lately I’ve been finding these panning pockets in my mixes that work quite...
View ArticleThe “No Plugin” Mix
Let’s take a hypothetical journey today: let’s try to mix a song in our DAW without using any plugins or effects whatsoever. Our goal will be the “no plugin mix”, one that sounds full, clear, and...
View ArticleDon’t Crowd The Mix Box – Part 1 [Video]
Do your mixes sound like small and underwhelming? Do pro mixes sound much more open and larger than life than yours? It might be that you’re crowding the mix box with too many tracks, but also might be...
View ArticleDon’t Crowd The Mix Box – Part 2 [Video]
Struggling with a small and mediocre mix? Want it to sound bigger, wider, and larger than life? It’s time break it out of the confines of the mix box. In Part 1 of this little series we looked how to...
View ArticleHow Do You Know When Your Mix Is Done?
If there’s ever an elusive mixing question it’s this one: when is my mix done, and how can I know that for sure? If mixing were truly a technical endeavor (as many audio pundits want to make it out to...
View ArticleShould You Mix On Headphones Or Monitors?
One question that comes up a lot for home studio owners is whether or not mixing on headphones is acceptable. I’ll be the first to say that if all you have is headphones, then by all means don’t let...
View ArticleGet More Width And Separation The Backwards Way
One way many home studio mixers shoot themselves in the foot is the overuse of stereo tracks in their mixes. From stereo pianos, stereo drum loops, stereo guitars, to stereo synth pads, there’s simply...
View ArticleThe One Mixing Hack That Not Only Gives You Better Mixes Every Time But Makes...
Of all the mixing tips, tricks, and hacks I could teach you, there is one that can take your mixes to new levels no matter what gear you mix on, what room you mix in, or how much experience you have as...
View ArticleGet Wider Mixes In Two Steps [Video]
What is it about many top mixes of our favorite songs that just sound so huge and wide? Like they stretch further than our speakers. Today I want to show you two steps I use regularly to get wider...
View ArticleWhy LCR Panning Is A Hack To Better Recordings (And Mixes Of Course)
I love simple hacks that force me to get a better recording and mix. LCR panning is one of those hacks. LCR panning (which stands for Left Center Right) is for some reason a hotly debated “method” of...
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