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How To EQ Snare Drum (A beginners Guide)

beginner drums eq Jul 30, 2023

Following on from the last blog post, this week I'm talking about Eqing snare drum.

 

Here, I use a different method for finding the right frequency to cut or boost by using a Neve style of channel strip plugin.

 

This is a deep dive...

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How To EQ Kick Drum (A beginners Guide)

beginner drums eq equalization Jul 15, 2023

I remember how frustrating it can be to EQ but not know what you should be listening for or how to know how much to cut or boost!

 

In this video, I offer a couple of workflow tips to help you be more confident in your decisions around...

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How To Mix Backing Vocals

Uncategorized Jun 17, 2023

Mixing backing vocals can be a challenging task that requires both technical knowledge and creativity. I have had my fair share of struggles with finding the perfect balance between lead vocals and backing vocals. However, here I have come up...

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How To Hear Compression On A Mix

Hearing Compression

Mix bus compression is often used to bring a cohesiveness to a mix, sometime called "glue", so the instruments and vocals gel together in a recognisable way, giving the sound of a professionally mixed record.

The disadvantage...

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5 Steps To Gain Stage Your Mix

Uncategorized Mar 25, 2023

 

Gain Staging In 5 Easy Steps - Downloadable Cheat Sheet

I'm passionate about taking away the confusion around gain staging your mix. 

It's a process that I find is often given to much attention at the very start of the mix and I have...

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The God Particle plugin

The God Particle plugin is an all in one mix bus plugin that uses Jaycen Joshua’s signature sound to get you focusing more on the creative process without all the faffing around. I give it a spin to see what it does and if it can give my...

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Transforming A Bedroom Into A Home Music Studio

acoustics studio design Aug 11, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to move into a larger bedroom at home to use as my new home studio.

On one hand it was an exciting prospect, on the other, a little daunting.

I had learn a lot from my old (cramped!) studio set up which had many...

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Mixing Strings (neoclassical, ambient and alternative music)

mixing orchestral strings Mar 23, 2022

Mixing strings and orchestral elements in ambient music requires a different touch compared to traditional classical music or pop. Depending on the emotion and feel you want the mix to impart, you can use EQ, Tape and compression to sculpt the...

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Spectrum Analyzer Basics For Music Producers

Spectrum analyzers are often taken for granted. They feature in many EQ plugins and are a handy guide to help you find problem frequencies and we rarely question the default settings under the hood.

 

They're a great tool for...

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Gain Staging - First Simple Step To Set Up Your Mix

beginners mixing plugins Jan 26, 2022

Gain staging in mixing starts as soon as you import your tracks. The first glance at the waveforms is when you make your first important mixing decision.

Any place you have the opportunity to change the gain in a mix is a "gain stage" and that is...

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