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8 Tips for a Balanced Mix: a Pro's Perspective

8 Tips for a Balanced Mix: a Pro's Perspective

Neutron 3 Advanced has just dropped, and with it comes Mix Assistant—a tool that listens to your entire session and suggests a level balance for your...

Behind the Technology of Mix Assistant

Behind the Technology of Mix Assistant

This article references a previous version of Neutron. Learn about  Neutron 5  and its powerful features including Assistant View, Target Library, Unmask,...

How to Use Sculptor in Neutron 3

How to Use Sculptor in Neutron 3

This article references a previous version of Neutron. Learn about  Neutron 5  and its powerful features including Assistant View, Target Library, Unmask,...

How to Get Visual Mixer and iZotope Relay for FREE!

How to Get Visual Mixer and iZotope Relay for FREE!

This article references a previous version of Neutron. View the Neutron 5 product page to learn more about its powerful features, including Assistant...

Creating a Cohesive Sampler Drum Kit

Creating a Cohesive Sampler Drum Kit

This article references previous versions of Ozone. Learn about the latest Ozone and its powerful new features like Master Rebalance, Low...

Sampling Your Samples: Why You Should Try It

Sampling Your Samples: Why You Should Try It

Sampling, by its very nature, is an experimental process. One finds a sound, records, and manipulates it for the desired effect. Some samples are simple, like...

Create a Massive Synth by Layering Multiple Sounds

Create a Massive Synth by Layering Multiple Sounds

In crafting sounds, many synthesists probably return again and again to their favorite original patches or even presets, tweaking the parameters here...

6 Times to Automate EQ for Effect

6 Times to Automate EQ for Effect

This article references previous versions of Ozone and Neutron. Learn about the latest Ozone and its powerful new features like Master Rebalance, Low End...

Simple FM Synthesis: Sine Waves and Processors

Simple FM Synthesis: Sine Waves and Processors

We often overestimate what we need in sound design. Sure we can use complex waveshapes and crazy processors, but we can reduce the process drastically...

Layering Drums: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Techniques

Layering Drums: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Techniques

As producers, we have access to millions of drum samples online. Databases like Splice Sounds make it even easier to find the perfect drum samples for a...

An Introduction to Microtonal Music

An Introduction to Microtonal Music

A few years ago, Korg released its Monologue synth, and one of the features that excited many was its microtuning feature for making microtonal music....

5 Common Vocal Mixing Issues Nectar 3 Solves

5 Common Vocal Mixing Issues Nectar 3 Solves

Mixing vocals is one of the main tasks new engineers struggle with. On top of the abstract (feel and emotion) and technical (level and frequency content)...