[Feature Article] Harmonic Mixing For Dummies - Three Key Steps To Harmonic Mixing
Many DJs spend lots of time perfecting their transition techniques to try to give them a "personal" touch by using effects, or trying to master better their mixing gear. Unfortunately, they often do …
[Feature Article] The Home Studio Owner Library - The Best Books on Audio Engineering
You don't know which book to take with you to for the morning commute? Here are some inspiring reads regarding audio...
[Feature Article] How To Get a Fat Guitar Sound - Guitar Doubling Basics
When people refer to a sound as being "fat" they usually mean different realities and consequently different practices. Here is an overview of the techniques most commonly used to easily get a fat so…
[Feature Article] How to Prepare a Mixing Session - Organizing Before Mixing Audio
The art of mixing requires technical competency as well as a good dose of creativity. However, often times such characteristics don't get along well inside our brain...
[Feature Article] Taming a New Studio - How to Control a Monitoring System
Regardless of whether you're mixing in a studio you don't know, just bought a new monitoring system or moved into a new flat, it's crucial for you to get used to your listening environment before sta…
[Feature Article] Insert Effects and Aux Effects - What is the difference between insert and aux effects?
To avoid connection errors, it's important to distinguish between insert and aux effects. Their operation is different, so their integration in the audio path is different too. That's why it's import…
[Feature Article] Fix Vocal Pitch Without Nasty Correct… - Transparent Vocal Pitch Correction
The critics are right: pitch correction can suck all the life out of vocals. I proved this to myself accidentally when working on some background vocals.
[Feature Article] Get a good mix with headphones - Mixing Tips For Headphones
Mixing with Headphones can be a viable option to achieving great mixes. Although it’s always recommended to use high quality monitor speakers, sometimes they aren’t a viable option. It may be late at…
[Feature Article] Mixing your drums Part 3 : the toms - Mixing Toms
Toms are an interesting part of the kit that often add flare and excitement to a drum track, just look at the intro to Enter Sandman by Metallica, or the fill before the chorus of Africa by Toto. The…
[Feature Article] Mixing your drums Part 2 : the snare - Mixing A Snare Drum
Next to the Kick Drum, the Snare Drum is the most important component of the Drum Kit. So its paramount that we get it to sound as good as its potential.