Tag: mix

  • 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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  • Ben Marshall’s Problem-Solution Approach to Mixing Vocals

    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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  • 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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  • The “Top Down” Mixing Technique

    The “Top Down” Mixing Technique

    Illustration by Gabriel Alaca + What are you working on? Share your musical goals with us and we’ll help you reach them. Tell us what you’d like to achieve and our team of professional musicians, educators, and music industry veterans will help you get there! “Top Down Mixing,” or the practice of starting your mixing process at the stem/master…

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  • What Is a Panograma and Why Is It Useful in Mixing?

    What Is a Panograma and Why Is It Useful in Mixing?

    Panogramas create a graphic visual representation of where all the elements are placed in your mix. They can help you spot any balance or dominance issues.

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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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  • Mixing Tips for Achieving a Tighter Bass

    Mixing Tips for Achieving a Tighter Bass

    Big, powerful bass is an important part in most recordings. But it’s also very easy to let it get out of hand and muddy up the mix. In this article, we’ll look at key ways to manage your bass for a better sounding track. Hearing accurately is the first battle. One of the toughest things…

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  • The 4 Elements That Separate a Good Mix From a Great Mix

    The 4 Elements That Separate a Good Mix From a Great Mix

    The first thing to understand about music is that it’s completely subjective. You might make music for yourself, you might make music for an audience, but the audience will always form their own opinions about your labor of love. The same is true for me: some people love my work, some people hate my work.…

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