Best Effects Pedals for Synths and Keyboards
A rundown of a few of the best effects pedals I like to use with my keyboards and synths, and why pedals can be fun to play around with.
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When and How to Use Delay in Your Mix
Here are five simple but powerful strategies for using delay to liven, fatten, and strengthen your mix productions.
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How to Create a Vocal Chain From Start to Finish
Using processing tools like EQ, delay, reverb, and compression, here’s how to get a solid mix on your lead vocal takes in just a few steps.
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5 Creative Ways to Use Delay in Your Mix
Delay likely features in almost every pop song today, but there’s nothing predictable or boring about it! Here are 5 ways to keep it fun and creative!
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5 Simple Production Tricks to Make Your Song Sound Fuller
Here’s five of our favorite quick mixing tips for when you’re trying to give your song a fuller, wider, and deeper sound.
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How to Mix Radio-Ready Vocals
Here’s a quick, yet in-depth guide to elevating any vocal performance to a professional sounding level using various mixing techniques.
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Quick Mixing Tips: How to Temper the Mighty Squeal of a Saxophone
Some quick and handy tips for mixing a fresh new saxophone recording. Here’s how I take the best of what I’ve got and make it sound even better!
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Ben Marshall’s Problem-Solution Approach to Mixing Vocals
+ Recording and mixing your vocals at home? Grammy-winning artist Kimbra explores how to harness the full creative potential of your music in her new course! To me, vocals are always the hardest thing to get right in a mix. I’m always looking for a balance between clarity and excitement. When the vocals are too forward, […]
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Stereo Widening: 7 Simple Ways to Give Your Mix Width
+ Learning to mix at home? Preview a lesson in Soundfly’s online course Faders Up: Modern Mix Techniques for free, and subscribe for unlimited access. Let’s face it, most mixes don’t jump out of the speaker. They need stereo widening. Without a strong stereo image, your mix will struggle to achieve the expansive and immersive qualities for […]
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5 Ways to Tell if Your Vocals Have Too Much Processing
+ Recording and mixing your vocals at home? Grammy-winning artist Kimbra explores how to harness the full creative potential of your music in her new course! When working with the endless options of vocal effects in today’s average digital audio workstation (DAW), it can be very tempting to go overboard. It’s like having a huge, free buffet in […]
