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So, every now and then, we find something’s missing in our productions, and we try adding some new arrangement or adding a new voice, and it just doesn’t work, it doesn’t need anything new, but somehow, something’s still missing. It sounds thin, it lacks weight. If this is something you find yourself struggling within your […]
As a music producer or sound engineer, it is inevitable not to meet with these terms: Equalization, Normalization, Compression, and Limiting. What is the difference between equalizing and normalize? In what order do you normalize, compress, EQ and limit? Well, in this article, we’ll explain what each of this term meaning and what he does […]
Audio Mastering is very important in electronic music, it can make your music go from good to great. However, there is a big debate if you should master yourself or if you should get it professional mastering!
Vocals are integral to modern music. If your song has vocals in it, they’re probably the focal point of the entire track. As a musician, you might hear the different instruments. But the average listener will only hear the vocals and the lyrics. How to record vocals to sound great is the first step towards […]
High Pass Filters are probably the most overlooked tools in your studio. Everybody talks about compressors, limiters, reverbs, EQs, even tape simulators, before High Pass Filters, even though they are by far, the most important tool you can have when mixing. High Pass Filters you’ve said? Indeed. As it name suggests, High Pass Filter (HPF) […]
When you are mixing a pop or dance, or even a rock song, you probably spend a lot of time with your kick and that’s true for everyone because kick drum is crucial for this genders. It is responsible -along with the base and snare- of the groove, and it also has a really wide […]
Many people assume that to master a song you either need to send them to be done professionally or you need thousands of pounds of gear for master your tracks with. This is 100% incorrect. You can master your track within your DAW and even with the stock plugins. (Also see: Best DAW for music production). Whether […]
Many times I hear people saying they don’t like reverb on their tracks, or how they get a low-end mess after adding some reverb to the drums, or even how annoying those “s” sounds on their vocal track when they add reverb. Sometimes I hear mixes that are so wet that they make me think […]
One of the problems with amateur tracks is that the mix is very ‘2D’. This means there is no depth to the mix. Depth can be created in many different ways. It is usually desirable to give the listener a three-dimensional sense, such that it actually is “in the music” rather than outside a passive audience. […]
Unlike pictures and videos, music has its own drawbacks, as we cannot see it. Therefore, when it comes to editing, which is mixing and mastering in case of music, it is not that easy. And no matter how good the recording quality is, how good the vocalist has sang, how good the instruments sound – […]