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Let’s say you’ve recorded a podcast episode and the volume of your guest’s voice is just way to quiet. The track fader will only give you so much gain. So what other ways are there to increase the volume of a quiet track in Reaper? There’s two ways I can . . . Read more
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 . . . Read more
Getting your kick and your bass to sound full, punchy and sitting perfectly in the mix isn’t always easy. The first trick is to start with a great recording of the bass, but you’ve already got that right? The next step is to bring that recording in to your mix . . . Read more
When it comes to the sound of your snare, you can do almost anything with using just two plugins: A limiter; and an Expander. Using just these two plugins you can change the attack, body, decay and sustain of your snare. You can even remove background noise. The limiter – . . . Read more
This largely depends on whether we’re talking about the odd peak here and there or a track with a lots of peaks scattered throughout. For just a few wild peaks, I’d recommend decreasing the volume of the track segment, but for a truly wild and peaky track, Layered Compression is going . . . Read more
Gated reverbs were incredibly popular in the 1980’s but don’t let that fool you into thinking they’re not still a great tool to have up your sleeve today. A gated reverb on a snare drum is a fantastic way to get the snare to pop, without the reverb tail muddying up . . . Read more
A neat trick to use for a starting point when setting the release value on the compressor for drum tracks, is to set the release value to the tempo of the song. You can do this on the track itself, or on a side-chained track. Go to http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-bpmtempotime.htm Look up the . . . Read more
When there’s a lot going on in a mix, it’s easy to loose the vocals in amongst all the other tracks. There’s a few things you can do though to make sure those vocals are still heard. Give the vocal track presence using EQ Gently roll off the low end of . . . Read more
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 . . . Read more