Tag: EQ

  • Mix Automation 101: How to Automate Your Sound for a Better Mix

    Mix Automation 101: How to Automate Your Sound for a Better Mix

    + Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. Things can get a little baffling when you’re nearing the end of a long mix. But mix automation can help… Maybe your EQ, compression, and send effects are all dialed in to…

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  • How to Turn Nasty Noise into a Creative Mixing Tool

    How to Turn Nasty Noise into a Creative Mixing Tool

    + Learning to record and mix at home? Check out Soundfly’s acclaimed online courses on mixing, production, and beat making — Subscribe for unlimited access. You spend tons of time trying to reduce noise in your mixes. It makes sense. The cleanest signal possible ensures each element in your mix cuts through for maximum impact. But tirelessly trying…

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  • 7 Takeaways from Soundfly’s Office Hours Session: Ear Training for Mix Engineers

    7 Takeaways from Soundfly’s Office Hours Session: Ear Training for Mix Engineers

    Two weeks ago, Soundfly CEO and founder, Ian Temple, and I went live on Facebook with two of our favorite audio engineers working today — music mixer and producer for the hitmakers, Jake Aron, and acclaimed post-mixer and sound designer, Kate Bilinski — to talk about Ear Training for Audio Engineers. (Watch the full Office Hours session here.)…

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  • Essential Tips for Orchestral Positioning and Mix Panning

    Essential Tips for Orchestral Positioning and Mix Panning

    Orchestral music doesn’t necessarily require EQ and compression to sculpt the sound you want.

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  • Mixing and Processing a Virtual Orchestra

    Mixing and Processing a Virtual Orchestra

    Orchestral music doesn’t necessarily require EQ and compression to sculpt the sound you want.

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  • Real vs. Hyperreal vs. Surreal

    Real vs. Hyperreal vs. Surreal

    + Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. This article originally appeared on Ethan Hein’s blog. You can put all recorded music techniques and gestures into three categories: realist, hyperrealist, and surrealist. These categories have soft boundaries that broadly overlap.…

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  • How to Make Misty Clouds of Steam with Your Synth

    How to Make Misty Clouds of Steam with Your Synth

    + Learning about synthesis? Soundfly’s got a definitive new online course called Advanced Synths and Patch Design For Producers! Preview for free and subscribe for access.  White noise just might be the most versatile secret weapon a producer has at their fingertips. It can be used in filter sweeps to build anticipation for your big EDM beat drop…

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  • Mix Buss Compression Made Easy

    Mix Buss Compression Made Easy

    + Pursue your mixing and audio production goals with a Soundfly Mentor like Andrea! Soundfly offers four-week mentorship sessions with a pro, customized to you. Get in touch to learn more. How many of you are completely terrified of doing anything to the mix buss (a.k.a., “stereo buss” or “2 buss”)? It is real easy to mess up…

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  • Stereo Widening: 7 Simple Ways to Give Your Mix Width

    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

    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…

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