Category Archives for Tips & Advice
How to Do Quick Mixes that Everyone Will Love
I’ve talked about this topic a few times before, but I thought I might elaborate on it some more. If you produce your own music AND you also mix it, this article might not be for you.
Continue readingQ&A Webinar with Mixing Engineer Ghislain Brind’Amour
Subscribe to the Modern Mixing YouTube Channel I was joined by pro mixing engineer Ghislain Brind’Amour as he answered questions from Modern Mixing subscribers. He answered everything from summing, to vocal mixing, to mixbuss processing, to the importance of a well treated room and many more… Some of Gee’s credits include: Rihanna Young Avz Anjulie, […]
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Are You a Copycat Mixing Engineer?
“It’s better to sound new than to sound good” – Dave Pensado Ahh, what a prolific statement, don’t you think? Yet we’re all so obsessed with what the next guy is doing and even worse, we’re trying to copy what he is doing. Side note: Sharing ideas and inspiring one another is not the same […]
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How to Get Clients to LOVE Your Mixes
Is there anything worse then sending out a mix for review and waiting to hear back? The suspense can be killer. You want them to love it but you also understand that revisions are part of the process. And even though you know that revisions are a part of the process, hearing that they aren’t […]
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Compression VS Equalization: Fight!
You’re probably thinking: “Is this guy seriously comparing compression to EQ? Everyone knows that they serve two completely different purposes” And I wouldn’t disagree. Aside: I actually do use compression as another form of EQ but I’ll explain that a bit later. This article is more about the mental battle that we engineers face (internally) […]
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7 Tips to Help Get Your Mixes Finished (and Faster Too!)
One of the biggest struggles we engineers face is not knowing when to call it quits. There seems to always be “just one more tweak”. But in reality, spending an inordinate amount of time on a mix doesn’t actually make it better, it just makes it “different” and most likely it will make it sound […]
Continue readingSimple Concepts for Thicker/Fatter Claps and Snares
Subscribe to the Modern Mixing YouTube Channel Song in Video: Avril – No More In this video I talk about the simple approach that I used in order to make the clap/snare sound wider and fuller. Though I am not doing anything revolutionary here, I am trying to help you understand why I am doing […]
Continue readingVocal Automation Tip for Coming Out of Choruses
Subscribe to the Modern Mixing YouTube Channel Song in Video: am1r – Nothing But the Best Often times when you’re mixing vocals and you are coming from a high energy chorus into a low energy verse, the verse vocals get lost in the transitions. This is more apparent when the verse vocal starts even before […]
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How to Fix Vocal Timing Issues the Tedious Way
Subscribe to the Modern Mixing YouTube Channel Song in Video: Avril – No More Yep, you read the title correctly – this is the long and tedious way to fix vocal timing issues. But when used correctly you can really fix and sometime save a performance. I understand that this method is not going to […]
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Simple Automation Technique for a More Musical Mix
Subscribe to the Modern Mixing YouTube Channel Song in Video: am1r – Formula I know that automation can be a very intimidating aspect of mixing music, especially when you are new to it. But in this video, I show you one simple technique that you can use and apply immediately to your mixes. Have you […]
Continue readingThis One Phase Tip Could Save Your Next Mix
Subscribe to the Modern Mixing YouTube Channel Song in Video: Avril V – Looking My Way A lot of times when we are mixing recorded drums, it’s common practice to go through them and make sure that the phase is in check. This keeps our drums sounding solid and also helps to retain punch as […]
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Plugins Do Make A Difference
The popular trend on the net these days is… “You can get pro level mixes using only stock plugins” The problem is I haven’t seen one pro yet that exclusively uses stock plugins. So that statement is pretty much rubbish. I’m not saying you can’t get a good mix with stock plugins because I’m a […]
Continue readingHow to Balance a Hip Hop Song
How to Mix Hip Hop (4 hours of video + multitracks) If you are struggling to get your hip hop mixes to sound professional, than putting more time into the balance will actually be a good exercise for you. It focuses you away from the technicals and onto what you are feeling. When you start to […]
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