Mixing in Times of COVID
How technology allows us to produce records from home Lockdown showed us that nothing can stop creativity. Many artists used this adversity as fuel for inspiration to make some great [...]
Why Using A Mixing Template?
WHY USING A MIXING TEMPLATE? In 2013 when I quit my job at NaCena Studios, I literally drove down the street and immediately started working as a mixing assistant at [...]
A Guide to Mastering Your Own Mix
A GUIDE TO MASTERING YOUR OWN MIX If you mix music, you’ve undoubtedly heard of mastering. It is a critical stage in the music-making process; one that should never be [...]
What is gain staging?
What is gain staging? Why is it important in modern recording and mixing? What is V.U. meter and how can they help during these processes? These questions are constantly being [...]
TUCO COMPRESSOR IN A NUTSHELL
The Tuco Compressor is based on vari-mu tube technology with feedback topology. Although it has similar characteristics to the classic Fairchild compressor, it is truly a different beast. With some [...]
Using gear limitation at your advantage
Written By William Robertson Intro We are, for most of us, all getting stuck at home. Far away from studios where you canhave all the studio gear you want to [...]
5 Tips On using the Tuco Compressor
BY MATTHEW SIM 1. Once you engage it, it already has the tube character, with a little bit of tube buzz, which is refreshing on certain things. It gives that [...]
7 Tips to get an Analog Workflow in your DAW
The new technology in audio recording and mixing is amazing. A new parade of plugins, consoles and outboard emulations appeared in the last few years to revolutionize the field and [...]
3 TIPS FOR A THICK & WARM VOCAL TONE With Burnley 73
By Matthew Sim In recent decades, while everyone is chasing for the bright yet smooth pop vocal tone that competes on the radio, we tend to overlook the other side [...]
Vocal Mixing Techniques
By Taylor Chambers Preparation – The things often forgotten. Preparation is key! Before jumping into the vocal mixing processes, you can assist in making this process easier for yourself (and [...]
Making a Mix Sound Bigger With Fewer Tracks
BY Matt Greco It’s tough in a lot of modern pop music to find space especially as productions grow larger in what seems like a never-ending quest. I’m all about [...]
5 common misconceptions that engineers & producers have
BY MATT SIM There’s plenty of information out there online for producers and engineers about audio mixing. But the majority of them are quite misleading. Like everyone else, I used [...]
