10 Tips for Editing Interview-Based Podcasts
As traditional radio reporting is shifting more and more to podcasts, we’ve seen a proliferation of startup companies and broadcast organization...
7 Ways to Get Unusual Vocal Effects with iZotope Plug-ins
Clean edits, tonal balance, a brilliant EQ, perfect dynamics, and tasteful ambience—this article is about none of that! Instead we’re going to examine how ...
Vocal Mixing: 6 Popular Styles of Vox in Pop and Rock Mixes
This article references a previous version of Neutron. Learn about Neutron 5 and its powerful features including Assistant View, Target Library, Unmask,...
How to EQ Vocals: 9 Steps for EQing Lead Vox
EQing vocals: it’s necessary, folks. The act comprises a large swath of what we do, or want to do, and learning how to EQ vocals...
8 Common Audio Restoration Mistakes
With more recordings being created in sub-optimal spaces, audio restoration is becoming essential to the editing and mixing processes. This means there...
6 Times Transient Shaping Beats Compression
When it comes to handling transients, sometimes there’s a more effective tool than your usual dynamics processors—processes such as...
Do You Need a Subwoofer to Mix Music?
An experienced engineer can track, mix, and master records with very little—a few plug-ins, good converters, and yes, even a pair of headphones. Listen...
11 Tips for Mixing and Sound-Designing a Fiction Podcast
Podcasts seems ubiquitous these days—indeed, people have been talking about the podcast revolution since 2014, when Serial took the medium mainstream. A...
Live Drums vs. Sampled Drums: When to Use Which
Everybody wants a great drum sound, but what exactly does that mean? And how do we go about getting one? Hiring a drummer and booking primo studio time is...
4 Types of Analog Compression—and Why They Matter in a Digital World
Yes, another article on compression! But this one’s a little different. It’s more of a history lesson, with some applicable takeaways to help you in your...
How to Learn a Synthesizer in 3 Easy Steps
With new synths coming out all the time, how could one be expected to keep up? It can be especially hard if you’re not a synth-person by nature. Indeed,...
5 Tips for Limiting Room Noise in Home Recording
Room noise—who would’ve thought it would be so controversial? Ask any post production engineer, and they’ll tell you it’s vital to communicating the...
