5 Mix Tips You Need to Improve Dynamic Range
To bring more emotion to a performance, musicians will play certain sections softly and others with more force. The difference between these two points,...
7 Tips for Mixing Guitars
Mixing guitars can feel hard sometimes. You’ll hear many good guitar recordings on albums, and yet when you get guitar tracks in for mixing, you can...
Using Different Tempos To Make Beats For Different Genres
The world of electronic music contains many subset genres, ranging from hip hop to electro to dubstep to drum and bass, and many more. Tempo is one of...
The Basics of Room Tone in Audio Editing
If you work in broadcast engineering, post production, or podcasting, you’ll inevitably hear about room tone. “Can we pause in silence for...
13 Tips for Producing and Mixing EDM
EDM veteran Andrew Eisele shares his top tips for how to produce EDM; including common EDM production techniques, how to mix EDM with plug-ins, and some ways to improve your production workflow.
Mixing Plug-ins 101: How to Start Mixing
Mixing is often thought of as a long and tedious process—involving countless hours tweaking, refining, and sliding faders until your ears bleed. But, it...
How to Create Better Transitions in Your Mix
Have you ever thought, “I have these killer verses, a great chorus, and catchy bridge; but how do I get better transitions between the sections in...
What Is a Noise Gate and How to Use It
What exactly is a noise gate and how can you use it effectively in audio production? In this article, we’ll cover what a noise gate is, typical uses...
What is Audio Production?
Audio production is a fairly large umbrella term for a wide range of audio tasks. To sum it up, audio production covers everything related to recording,...
10 Music Production Tips for Beginners
In my 15 years as a music producer, I’ve learned tons of tips and tricks that have really upped my producing game. In this article, I’ll be...
10 Tips for Better Mixes Through Panning
This article is all about panning—specifically, it will give you tips to keep in mind when figuring out how to pan elements in your mix. Though the kick,...
How to Record and Mix Clean Vocals at Home
Recording vocals at home can seem overwhelming: a lot of things go into getting a good, clean vocal sound. While it might feel overwhelming, great sounding...
