What is frequency masking?
Picture this if you will: you’re working on a mix, and you realize two instruments are clashing, covering each other up, and competing for the same...
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 reverb? The reverb resource for audio engineers of all levels
As musicians and audio engineers, we often work with reverb, sometimes without knowing much about it. In this article, we give a comprehensive overview...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
