The Difference Between VCA and Sub-Groups in Mixing
VCAs and sub-group busses can be easily confused. Here’s your primer on the difference and when it makes sense to use one vs. the other. As you probably...
iZotope Learn
Read and watch tutorials for iZotope audio plugins like Ozone, Neutron, and RX. Get music production tips, boost your post production skills, and more.
Atlantic Records' Recording Engineer, Ebonie Smith, Talks Amplifying the Music Industry
Every label worth their salt has an accomplished in-house audio engineer, and if they’re lucky, they land someone as talented as Ebonie Smith at Atlantic...
Classical Music: a Walkthrough of Recording, Mixing, and Mastering an Album
Part 1 of this article covered the fundamentals of classical music production—from recording and editing, all the way to mixing and mastering. We...
Subtractive EQ: a Mastering Engineer's Not-So-Secret Weapon
As a mastering engineer tends to say about their craft, less is more. And rightly so. Unlike mixing, in mastering you’re working with...
When to Use RX as a Plug-in vs. RX as a Standalone Audio Editor
RX has many algorithms and processes for cleaning up audio, but it also offers two distinct modes of operatio—as a plug-in and as a...
Creative Ways to Use LFOs on Synths and Beats
Everyone has a soft spot for a synthesizer filter sweep or a tremolo effect on a guitar track. Thanks to LFOs (low frequency oscillators), these wooshy filter...
Classical Music: Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Fundamentals
Classical music is known for its nuanced sonics—from the wide dynamics all the way to its vast range in the frequency spectrum. With that comes a unique...
6 Tips for Recording Interviews in the Field
Recently, I stepped away from my mixing duties to report a piece for WHYY, an NPR station based out of Philadelphia. The gig got me out of the studio,...
5 Ways to Boost Bass in a Mix
This article references a previous version of Neutron. Learn about Neutron 5 and its powerful features including Assistant View, Target...
8 Tips for Automating Neutron
This article references a previous version of Neutron. Learn about Neutron 5 and its powerful features including Assistant View, Target Library,...
9 Tips for Using Sculptor in Neutron 3
This article references a previous version of Neutron. Learn about Neutron 5 and its powerful features including Assistant View, Target...
6 Tips to Speed Up Session Load Times
This article references a previous version of Neutron. Learn about Neutron 5 and its powerful features including Assistant View, Target...
