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.

Flux saturation processing: How to add polish and help instruments cut through the mix

Flux saturation processing: How to add polish and help instruments cut through the mix

iZotope Plasma is an intelligent saturation plugin that makes it easy to supercharge your sound, whether you’re mixing or mastering music.  With the way it...

What is tube saturation? How to add tone to your mixes and masters

What is tube saturation? How to add tone to your mixes and masters

Tube saturation: the sound that launched a thousand songs and a hundred genres. In this article we’re going to answer the question of “what is...

What is audio saturation? How to use it in your mix

What is audio saturation? How to use it in your mix

Have you ever wondered why mixes done on analog gear sound so good? It’s because passing signals through circuitry adds a sonic character that we...

What is spring reverb? How to give your music a brighter sound

What is spring reverb? How to give your music a brighter sound

Of all the different types of reverb, spring reverb is arguably the most recognizable. Even if you think you don’t know what spring reverb is, you have...

Mixing an album: how get a cohesive sound

Mixing an album: how get a cohesive sound

You’ve just finished recording an album and now it’s time to start mixing. With several songs to mix ahead of you, how should you approach the mix so...

16 common EQ mistakes mixing engineers make

16 common EQ mistakes mixing engineers make

Apart from faders, equalization is arguably the most powerful tool we have for mixing music, and in my opinion, even more important than compression, than...

How to avoid a muddy sound in your mix

How to avoid a muddy sound in your mix

A muddy mix is something every audio engineer deals with from time to time. Worry not dear reader—we’ve all found ourselves sitting at the DAW in the...

What is linear phase EQ? How to use it in your mix

What is linear phase EQ? How to use it in your mix

You've probably used an EQ to shape the sound of a track before, whether in a technical way or for a creative purpose. What you might not have realized is...

How to mix and master a song from start-to-finish

How to mix and master a song from start-to-finish

Mixing and mastering a song involves balancing the levels of different instruments and vocals, which can be a challenging process to jump into. And if...

How to EQ acoustic guitar in a mix

How to EQ acoustic guitar in a mix

Do you have problems putting acoustic guitars into your productions? Are you not getting the sounds you want out of acoustic guitars in your mix? Are...

How to solve common audio problems with RX Repair Assistant

How to solve common audio problems with RX Repair Assistant

Recorded vocals and instruments can be full of issues. Background noise and unwanted sounds that can interfere with the clarity of the audio. Poor microphone...

Why upgrade to RX 11? Here’s what’s new

Why upgrade to RX 11? Here’s what’s new

Update: RX 12 is here! Learn more about the latest features in our RX 12 overview.  RX 11 is here with new, state-of-the-art machine learning...