[Feature Article] A review of Joey Sturgis Tones Finali… - Limiting Unlimited
A track with too wide a dynamic range can cause problems when mixing. Rather than using automation to smooth out the levels, which is very time consuming, a compressor or limiter can do it for you au…
[Feature Article] Early Reflections - A guide to mixing music - Part 69
In the last article, we discussed reverb time, which, in the end, corresponds more or less to the duration of the reverb tail. Today we'll take a look at what happens on the other side of the reverbe…
[Feature Article] It's Reverb Time - A guide to mixing music - Part 68
Today we'll dive into reverb time, a most crucial parameter that needs to be handled cautiously.
[Feature Article] How to Use Pre-Delay - A guide to mixing music - Part 67
Now that you've chosen the best reverb presets, the time has come to tinker with the parameters so you can adjust them to best fit your needs. In this article, we'll focus on a very important reverb …
[Feature Article] How to track and mix your project so … - Give Your Album its Own Sonic Signature
A cohesive sonic signature helps make an album, EP or other multi-song project more appealing to listeners. If you listen to a classic album, whether it's Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” The Be…
[Feature Article] A Handy Rule for Choosing Reverb Pres… - A guide to mixing music - Part 66
My goal today is to try to make it even easier for you to choose your starting reverb preset...Yes, I know, it's starting to feel a bit like an obsession, but your choice in this regard is so importa…
[Feature Article] How to Use the Pink Noise Trick - A guide to mixing music - Part 65
Despite everything I've told you, you might still be having some trouble trying to decide which preset is the best starting point for your song. Even more so considering that software makers are usua…
[Feature Article] It's Just a Matter of Feeling - A guide to mixing music - Part 64
By now, after several articles dealing with the different reverb types, you ought to be able to determine which families match better the goals you have in mind. Now it's up to you to decide which pr…
[Feature Article] Mixing with Room Reverb - A guide to mixing music - Part 63
This week we'll finish our overview of the different reverb families addressing the biggest one among them: rooms.
[Feature Article] Live or in the studio, engineer David… - Indy Mix Man
Indianapolis-based David Kimmell worked his way up in the pro audio world through an eclectic mix of music-related gigs such as club sound man; pro audio manager at a Guitar Center; sound company emp…