Matty Harris

Matty Harris

How to get Thicker Sounding Vocals

How to get Thicker Sounding Vocals

Mastering Wide and Impactful Vocals: A Professional’s Guide to Thicker Vocals As a seasoned mixing and mastering engineer, I’ve spent countless hours in the studio refining the art of vocal production. My name is Matty, and I’m here to share…

How to Mix Acoustic Guitar

How to mix Acoustic Guitar

How to Mix Acoustic Guitar: Real-World Techniques from My Studio to Yours   Mixing acoustic guitar can be one of the trickiest—and most satisfying—parts of a mix. It’s an instrument that can sound beautifully rich or painfully thin depending on…

My 3 Favorite Delay Plugins

3 Favorite Delays

My 3 Favorite Creative Delay Plugins (And How I Actually Use Them) If there’s one effect I reach for constantly—next to compression—it’s delay. I love delays that don’t just echo but do something. Texture, tone, movement—that’s the good stuff. In…

Mixing Fundamentals 2: Gain Staging in Studio One

Gain Staging in Studio One

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The Ultimate Auto-Tune Tutorial

Auto-Tune-Settings

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Gain Staging in Presonus Studio One

Introduction If you’re mixing in Studio One and your tracks are sounding too harsh, distorted, or just not sitting right—there’s a good chance your gain staging is off. I’m not here to throw a bunch of technical jargon at you…

How to Setup a Template in Studio One

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