Find out how to prepare your mixes for mastering in 4 steps. Whether you’ve mixed your music yourself, or you’re mixing for a client, this is how you can best prepare so that your mastering engineer (or yourself if you’re mastering it yourself) has everything they need so you can get your master back sooner.
Find out how to prepare your tracks for mixing in 7 steps. You don’t want the mixer to be delayed, to miss anything off of your song, to include something that shouldn’t be there or to not get the sound that you’re after. By properly preparing, you’ll get a better mix out of it, and you won’t be delayed in getting your hands on the final product.
You have your mix loaded up into your DAW. But you just can’t seem to get started. Or you’ve managed to get started, but it seems to be taking forever to get it to sound anywhere near a finished mix. I’m going to show you my 6-step process that you can use to approach your mixes. Knowing how to start a mix and having a logical, step-by-step process in your head before you start lets you get results faster, and stops you from becoming overwhelmed.
Find out how to mix guitar in Audacity. I go over 4 techniques that you can use to enhance the sound of your recorded guitars in Audacity. Listen to the before and after at the end. It really makes a difference! Ultimately, you should be aiming to get the best quality recording possible to begin with. But sometimes, that isn’t possible. And even if you have captured a high-quality recording, it may benefit from a little polish.
Ever wanted to know how to recreate a song? If you’re making a cover version, especially if you want it to sound like the original, this 4-step process is a must-see. It all starts off with just a MIDI track, but by the end it sounds like a faithful recreation!
I’m going to share with you the top 5 biggest mistakes that I’ve made in the past when recording and mixing. Some of these really held back my recordings and mixes… but that’s okay! Because I’ve learnt from them, and my work is better as a result of them. And I hope by sharing this with you, you might learn from my mistakes as well.
Mixing synths in rock music can be tricky because there’s often so much else going on. You want everything to be clear, which can be hard when the guitars and bass are taking up space in your mix. Join me as I go through my three top tips on how to get clean and clear synths that have their own place in the mix, while still sounding strong.
Why would anyone need to buy an EQ plugin? Every DAW already has an EQ included, right? Compressors too. Why pay more for a compressor that has basically the same functions? There are a few good reasons, and we’re going to find out what they are. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t make professional mixes with only stock plugins. Let’s talk about the situations in which you might choose stock over third party or third party over stock. This is… Stock Plugins vs. 3rd Party Plugins! Let the battle commence!
Are you unclear on what the difference between mixing and mastering is? In this video I go over what mixing and mastering are exactly, and what the goals are that we’re trying to achieve when mixing and mastering. The mixing stage is the stage that comes after the recording and editing stages. The mastering stage is a separate part of the process that comes after the mixing stage. Let’s dive a little deeper and find out exactly what’s involved.
Learn the full mixing process in this “Mixing a Rock Song From Start To Finish” video series. In part seven we finalise the mix. If you’ve ever had trouble getting your mixes finished and ready for mastering, this is the video for you. Find out how I critically listen to the whole mix and make quick decisions on any rough edges that I come across.
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