[Feature Article] Engineer Nathan Hamiel on the art of … - The Human Factor
Mastering, like mixing, is an art form that requires good musical judgment and entails a great deal of decision-making. Just ask engineer Nathan Hamiel (pronounced “Hamel”), who does both mixing and …
[Feature Article] Using Delay to Broaden Your Horizons - A guide to mixing music - Part 89
After having explored depth with reverb, we will now move into another topic that is just as important during mixdown: width.
[Feature Article] Producer Andrew Wade shares his mixin… - Studio Tips from The Big Boss
Andrew Wade (aka “The Big Boss”) knows a little something about guitar recording. Wade is a producer/engineer/songwriter who has focused heavily on the pop-punk/Emo genres and has produced music (inc…
[Feature Article] Using Delay Instead of Reverb - A guide to mixing music - Part 88
In this installment, I'll show you how to use delay instead of reverb to reinforce the sonic cohesion of your mix.
[Feature Article] Slapback and Doubling with Delay - A guide to mixing music - Part 87
This time around, we'll look at two "classic" uses of the delay effect.
[Feature Article] Multitalented producer Greg Wells tal… - Producing for the Art of It
Although he spent most of his childhood playing and studying music, it wasn’t until Greg Wells was 18 that he got bitten by the recording bug. “I got my parents to co-sign a loan, and I bought a Mac …
[Feature Article] The Last Note - Recording a clean ending is not as simple as it may seem
When recording an ensemble or just overdubbing one instrument, there's one part of the song that gets very little attention: right after the very last chord or note has been struck. Especially if the…
[Feature Article] The Use of Delay - A guide to mixing music - Part 86
After closing the chapter dedicated to the use of reverb during mixdown, we will now focus on a relatively similar topic: delay.
[Feature Article] We interview the author of “The Great… - The Golden Age of British Recording
In the early 1960s, at the beginning of the British Invasion, the studio scene in England was thriving, but the British studios used different gear and got a very different sound than their U.S. coun…
[Feature Article] Reverb Tools of the Trade - A guide to mixing music - Part 85
Today we'll close the chapter on reverb with one last suggestion and a short list of plug-ins I personally like to use when working with sound spaces.