What Is Audio Summing?
In today’s post, we’re exploring an audio engineering concept called “summing” – and how it differs in analog vs. digital production.
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8 Essential Tips for Creating Energy in Your Vocals (Yes, Even at Home)
It’s not always easy to generate high energy vocals in your home studio, here are some surefire ways to help your voice break free!
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What NOT to Do When Mixing Your Own Music
Engineers and producers: do you make any of these thirteen common mistakes when mixing your own music? We bet you do.
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What Is a Mic Preamp, and Why Do I Need One?
A beginner’s guide to microphone preamps, the various types and their uses, and when to invest in a high quality preamp for your studio.
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How to Make Your Mixes Louder (the Right Way)
Is everything sounding louder these days? It’s not just you, it’s a growing trend in all genres of music. Here’s how you can get your mix sounding loud too.
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Gain Staging: We Should All Be Doing It
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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8 Tips for Mixing an Entire Album So It Sounds Consistent
Just finished recording a collection of songs and you want to combine them in a full-length album? Make sure they sound consistent with these 8 tips.
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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.
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Gain Staging: How to Get a Better Mix with Healthy Levels
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Bang for Your Buck in a Box: A Rainbow of Great Guitar Pedals Under $200
With the explosion of boutique guitar pedal manufacturers in recent years, there’s never been a better time to get that certain sound under your stage toes. But it’s also in the nature of specialty pedals to be, well, specialized. In addition to being less versatile, they also tend to be a bit more expensive. Here…
