There is one thing that is even more important than delivering a great sounding mix. The mix needs to be catchy and engaging. Most likely no one will care about your amazing sound if the song is boring. Fact. Sure, it depends on the arrangement itself to start with, but it’s our responsibility as well …
I keep reading around of people asking which is the best plugin, which is the best effects chain or which plugin they should buy to make their mix super loud and competitive…and the list goes on. I have to confess that I fell in this trap as well some years ago… It’s an infinite loop: …
While starting a new mix, sometimes you discover your raw tracks are sounding dull and muddy. With these terms, I am basically referring to all that stuff that builds up in the lows and low mids regions when many tracks are playing together, that will cause your mix to sound somehow muffled or masked out. Choose …
On my previous post, I wrote about some things you need to care about when choosing a new pair of studio monitors. Today I want to tell you more about the other important piece of the puzzle: the room. Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of people not considering it in their plans, and thinking that a more expensive …
Although it’s true that you can address all of your monitoring needs with nothing but a pair of headphones, a set of studio monitors will give you a reliable point of view on your music and will free you from having those annoying cans blasting your ears and squeezing your head for hours. Choosing new …
Unless you are about to invite all of your audience inside your studio to listen to your music, then you’ll need your mix to sound good on the widest range of audio devices as possible, so that everyone can enjoy it, no matter the device they’ll use. Some time ago, I wrote about that super helpful reality check I …