What is a Transient in Audio Production?
You may have heard engineers toss around the phrase “transients” when they need to get their snare drum to cut through the mix or when they...
Audio mixing
Audio mixing is the art of blending, editing, and balancing multiple sources of sound to achieve sonic clarity and cohesion. Check out our resources below to learn the tools and techniques used in creating professional sounding mixes.
What is the Fletcher Munson Curve? Using Equal Loudness Curves in Mixing and Mastering
“Fletcher Munson,” or “equal loudness” are the kinds of terms experienced audio engineers will throw around with the forgone conclusion that...
7 Tips for Mixing Drums
We get a lot of questions about how to mix drums—and that’s understandable. Drums are a vital element in music. They get people moving and they provide...
What Is Double Tracking? How to Do It Effectively in Vocal Recordings
Ever since the 1950s, double tracking vocals, whether manually or artificially, has been common practice in music production, and for good reason. ...
4 Steps to a Polished Vocal Mix
Do you need to repair, tune, produce, and mix vocal tracks? iZotope has a host of plug-ins that can help you perfect the sound of your vocals easier and...
10 Tips to Fix Your Mixing Mindset
Whether you're producing, mixing, or mastering music, your mindset is as important as your tool set. You might have the greatest gear and the best room, but...
4 Unlikely Mixing Techniques
For those who love to solve puzzles, mixing presents a great opportunity to experiment with creative techniques. Yes, some things like basic gain staging...
Mix Bus Compression 101
One of the more difficult concepts in audio production to fully understand, and consequently apply effectively, is mix bus compression. Adding a...
How to Mix Metal Sessions
Metal and hard rock music have a challenge that other genres of popular music don’t have: a battle for the midrange. With distorted bass, chugging...
What Is Comb Filtering?
While the concept of comb filtering might not be as foundational as, say, headroom or phase, it’s certainly one of those terms you’ll hear experienced...
Tips for Producing and Mixing with Headphones
Music is shaped by the space it is made in. That’s why audio professionals often prefer work in treated rooms with flat monitoring. No wonder, then, that...
5 Signs of Over-Processing in a Mix
We spend a lot of time showing folks how to use plug-ins. But with every tutorial and list of tips we publish, there’s always a caveat: be careful...
