Using gain adjustments from recording through mixing will help your track come out crisp and free of distortion, and make your master sound better too.
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The Hard Truth: Mixing Is Lonely
Working with collaborators is the best way to stay accountable to your goals and deadlines, but sometimes you’ve got to go it alone. Here’s some advice.
The 11 Best Music Production Books You Need to Read in 2020
In this guest post by our friends at LANDR, we examine 11 of our favorite audio production books which are both inspirational and educational!
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.
What Students Are Saying About Soundfly’s Modern Mix Techniques Course
With overwhelmingly positive results, we’re happy to share a few select testimonials of Soundfly’s Modern Mix Techniques course directly from our students.
How to Avoid Muddiness in Your Mix
Why it’s important to avoid muddiness in your song’s mix and some tips on how to isolate frequencies and sounds so they don’t overlap and create chaos.
What Working in Surround Sound Did to My Stereo Mixes
Here’s why learning to mix in 5.1 surround sound has helped me listen better and understand the stereo mixing process more intimately.
7 Reverb Mistakes That Will Destroy Your Mix
Here are seven of the most common mistakes I see young producers make when adding reverb into their mixes, and how to prevent yourself from making them.
How to Choose the Perfect Kick Sample for Your Track
The right kick drum sound can make or break the energy of your song, and the way the rest of the instruments stand up in mixing. Here’s how to choose it.
How to Create Headroom: 7 Tips That Will Save Your Mixes
Keep your mastering engineer happy by providing a decent chunk of headroom for them to work with, and don’t over-compress your mix too early.