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How to EQ Drums

How to EQ Drums

Sometimes it seems like drums just appear in a mix and we don’t know how to handle them. There are some really simple steps that you can use to equalize...

What Is the Haas Effect and How to Use It

What Is the Haas Effect and How to Use It

Some claim it’s the golden ticket to a big, wide stereo image, others say it’s a surefire way to end up in a mess of comb filtering and phase...

Choosing the right compressor for your sound

Choosing the right compressor for your sound

A compressor in mixing and mastering is used to reduce a signal's dynamic range—that is, to reduce the difference in level between the...

Audio post production workflow 101

Audio post production workflow 101

Audio post production covers a huge range of audio topics from cleaning up background noise to understanding loudness and managing deliverables. With so...

Introducing Audiolens, Your New Track Referencing Companion

Introducing Audiolens, Your New Track Referencing Companion

Referencing tracks from your favorite artists to use in your mixing or mastering session has never been easier. The new  Audiolens  desktop app...

5 Snare Drum Mixing Tips for a Better Sound | iZotope

5 Snare Drum Mixing Tips for a Better Sound | iZotope

Snare drums are one of the most commanding sounds in modern mixes, but also prone to become sharp with careless processing. It takes lots of practice to...

A Deep Dive into RX De-hum and When to Use It

A Deep Dive into RX De-hum and When to Use It

From electrical interference to air conditioner noises, removing hum from audio has been a staple function of noise reduction and audio cleanup tool...

What Is the Noise Floor? How to Reduce It In Your Recordings

What Is the Noise Floor? How to Reduce It In Your Recordings

The noise floor is one of those confounding technical terms that many budding engineers are ashamed to ask about in public, feeling that they should...

Mono vs. Stereo in Audio Mixing

Mono vs. Stereo in Audio Mixing

You may have heard mixing advice that says to avoid mixing in mono or explains how to make your mix wide with stereo imaging. But what is mono and...

Emerson

Mastering with Emerson "Em" Mancini (Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar) and Ozone

When it comes to understanding mastering’s role in the production process, GRAMMY-winning engineer Emerson “Em” Mancini has a...

The Future of Mastering Is Here: Behind the Technology of iZotope Ozone 10

The Future of Mastering Is Here: Behind the Technology of iZotope Ozone 10

Mastering with iZotope  Ozone Advanced  introduces innovative digital signal processing (DSP) modules, enhances existing favorite modules, and builds...

How to Edit Podcasts

How to Edit Podcasts

Podcasts are notorious for ranging in audio quality. So much so that some podcast apps employ software to correct common issues like the host and guest...