With modern computers, virtual instruments have become more and more valuable and important, especially for all the home studio guys like us, so it’s important to know how to deal with them. Today’s post is dedicated to answering one of my readers, Josh, who asked me a question concerning that subject. Here’s what he wrote to me: …
When mixing, it’s very easy to cross a line after which you’ll literally start harming your mix. You made lots of efforts to craft it the way it is and now you’re just tearing it down, mercilessly…And the worst thing is that you’re not even realizing it! Your Brain Deceives You After some time spent listening …
When we hear about compressors for the first time, we think at something with some kind of “dark magic” in it, something that will make our mixes and tones better somehow, no matter the source or the settings. We don’t know how to actually use it and this will lead us to put it on …