Have you ever listened to a great mix and wondered how the vocals were upfront and in your face, had tons of attitude and at the same time still sounded natural and relatable? Many times, the secret behind that was Parallel Processing aka Parallel Compression. The beauty of Parallel Processing lies in the simplicity of…
I put a HUGE DISCLAIMER at the beginning of this post: if you are planning to get nerdy over designing a PERFECT Mix Room, plus you’re ready to stop making music for a year, or have put 100 grand aside for that purpose, then this article is NOT FOR YOU! If you’re ready to go…
We all have a basic idea of what a compressor does and how to use it, right? I’ve googled „what does a compressor do?“ and the „top“-results are pretty much all similar but still all wrong. Something along these lines: „Compression controls the dynamics of a sound, it raises low volumes, and lowers high volumes“…
In „The magic of the first listen“, I spoke about the massive advantage a hired mix engineer has, compared to the situation of a producer mixing his own song. But of course, many of you are producers and songwriters or even artists who write, play, produce and mix your own music from start to finish.…
Whether you like it or not, the current music industry is a hit-driven environment. Album-Sales are down, and the songwriters, producers and engineers who still earn solid money in this job are the ones that attach their name to a huge worldwide hit-record. [wdfb_like_button] Regardless of what genre you’re working in, I firmly believe it’s…
The environment in our jobs is tough, the music industry is on a Titanic-course. All the more, the most critical skill in our jobs is dealing with clients and their feedback. When you have paying clients, you obviously want to keep them. In addition to all the nerdy audio chapters, this is a major part…
This is my analysis of the song “All About That Bass”, written, produced and mixed by Kevin Kadish. The song is now nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 57th Grammy Awards. Whether you like it or not, the current music industry is a hit-driven environment. Album-Sales are down, and the songwriters, producers and…
The greatest gift for anybody involved in music production is the first-listen experience. When you are listening to a song for the first time, it is the only time you are hearing it like the consumer out there, the person who we want to win over with our final product. But what happens when you’ve…
This is a look into the chapter on mixing kicks, from the best-selling book “YOUR MIX SUCKS” . The book is a Complete Mix Methodology for the entire process from DAW preparation to delivery – no bullshit, just solid audio advice that works all the time. “The Kick is one of the most critical elements…
How to do a simple acoustic room measurement in your home studio or listening room – in 10 minutes or less! Anybody can do this – all you need is a computer connected to a pair of speakers. This will give you a head start into solving your room acoustic issues, and I’ll also tell you more…
To conclude what I’ve theorised about in Part 1 of this post, before you start to do any work on the mix, ask the producer to provide you with a rough mix of the song, the one the client likes best so far, the one that represents where the producer wants to go with it. Your…
The greatest gift for anybody involved in music production is the first-listen experience. When you are listening to a song for the first time, it is the only time you are hearing it like the consumer out there, the person who we want to win over with our final product. But what happens when you’ve…
