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Recording drums in a small room
What’s the problem with recording drums in a small room? Small rooms aren’t great for recording drums in. They don’t allow the drums to “breathe” i.e. you have early reflections arriving too quickly which in turn means your cymbal and drum hits can be muddy or muffled and lack sustain. There’s a saying that goes along […]
50+ free 64bit VST plugins for Mac and Windows (2020)
There are some truly fantastic mix-worthy free plug-ins these days. if you’re just starting out, you probably don’t have a spare $100 here and there, let alone $300 plus for some of the industry standard bundles. I know I’m not alone in my appreciation for plug-in effect developers who offer their products for free but as a […]
Use your iPhone as a room mic
The microphone that’s always in your pocket. Why not use it? In all honesty, it’s a million times better than the first ever microphone I bought from my local guitar shop back in the 90’s and the iPhone has it’s own unique compression that you can use to your advantage. I’ve been messing around with using […]
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Get a ’65 Fender Twin Reverb for under $200
So how can you get that Fender sound without the price-tag? Sounds impossible doesn’t it, can you really get a ’65 Fender Twin Reverb for under $200? I have a few amps in my studio, my main rig is a Vox AC30C2 which has always been (and still is) my dream amplifier. But every now […]
Recording drums in a small room
What’s the problem with recording drums in a small room? Small rooms aren’t great for recording drums in. They don’t allow the drums to “breathe” i.e. you have early reflections arriving too quickly which in turn means your cymbal and drum hits can be muddy or muffled and lack sustain. There’s a saying that goes along […]
Turn your headphones into speakers with Virtual Studio
Checking your mix on headphones alone is not ideal. I don’t know about you but I generally check my mixes on 4 different sources: my studio speakers, my studio reference headphones, my Apple earbuds and the speakers in my car. Each one of these highlights different aspects of the mix and if I can get […]
Courses
Course: Mixing lead vocals using FREE plugins
Some people will tell you that you can’t get a great sounding mix without using premium plugins. Perhaps they are are mixing with their eyes instead of their ears. In this course you’ll learn how to mix a lead vocal and get a premium sound without using any premium plugins.
Course: Mixing drums using FREE plugins
Learn how to mix drums using nothing but FREE plugins.
Course: Mixing bass using FREE plugins
Learn how to mix bass using nothing but FREE plugins.