The prevailing wisdom of “mix with your ears” is that way for a reason. Music production and Mixing is not about what the song looks like, after all. Still, there is a benefit to using visual examples as a metaphor when we speak about audio. So using this perspective, let’s take a brief look today …
EQ matters. You need it for everything. Unless you mic technique is flawless in an ideal room, or the guy who you are sampling has flawless technique in an ideal room, something is gonna need to be cut, boosted, notched, shelved, or generally massaged like Kobe beef at a Japanese farm. Enter Fabfilter Pro-Q. This …
Hairy Wizards Having the power of a thousand plugins often makes me feel like Gandalf. I feel like a wizard who is prepared for the whims of any client. He decides Glitch Hop is a new style and is trending on Twitter while we are in the studio? Check. I got 5 glitch filters and …