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How to Develop a Positive Working Relationship with an Engineer

Hiring the right person for the job is vital in the audio recording process. Here are some tips for developing a positive relationship.

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.

How to Make Your Mixes Sound Great in Every System (Part 2)

Pro mixing engineer, composer, and mentor Gary Gray shares his thoughts in this two-part series on how you can get better sounding mixes in every system.

How to Make Your Mixes Sound Great in Every System (Part 1)

Pro mixing engineer, composer, and mentor Gary Gray shares his thoughts in this two-part series on how you can get better sounding mixes in every system.

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.

Should You Be Mixing in Mono?

Listening to music in stereo is best, right? Well, yes, but for listeners using a phone, laptop, or in a bar, you’re going to want a balanced mono sound.

The 3 Most Important Concerns When Mixing Hip-Hop Vocals

Find out how to create strong yet airy and not harsh-sounding vocals for your hip-hop mix. Why? Because hip-hop is ALL ABOUT the vocals!

EQing Vocals: What’s Happening in Each Frequency Range in the Human Voice

Producing your own vocal tracks at home? Learn more about how human vocal frequencies work in order to manipulate how they sound in your tracks.

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.