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Do You Need a Drum Bus?

Do You Need A Drum Bus_

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.22.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”188px” custom_padding=”0px|||||”] Producers and Artists spend weeks getting their song right so the last thing you want to do as a mixing engineer is change the feel…

Antares Auto-Tune Access Review

Antares Auto-tune Access Review

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Antares new Auto-Tune Access plugin is a stripped down version of there flagship Auto-Tune Pro Plugin. It may be small, but it can still pack a big punch. I think singers and songwriters who are looking for…

How to Mix Hip-Hop Ad-libs

How to Mix Hip-Hop Ad Libs

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ z_index_tablet=”500″] Having your ad-libs stand out from your main rap vocal is a necessary step to making your song sound unique and different.  I use a few different techniques to achieve this. One is filtering the…

Better Mixes Series: Vocal Delays Part 1 of 4

better mixes series Delays pt1

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] I am a huge fan of Digital Delay and in particular vocal delays! This is the first part of a new series I will be doing called Better Mixes Series. In each series, we will go over…

3 Tips for Recording Better Vocals with Cam Meekins

3 tips to Recording Better vocals with Cam Meekin s

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] I have been working with Cam Meekins for quite some time now. He’s much more than a client, I consider him a brother. He has done really well for himself and I’m super proud of his progress.…

Acustica Audio’s El Rey Review

Acustica Audio El Rey Review

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.4″ z_index_tablet=”500″] Acustica Audio’s El Rey Compressor is an emulation of a famous compressor from the 1950s. My guess would be that it’s an RCA compressor. Not only is it a recreation of an RCA compressor, but…

Overloud TAPEDESK Review

Overloud TAPEDESK Review

Overloud’s TAPEDESK is a unique plugin in a sea of tape plugins. The idea of the Overloud TAPEDESK is to be much more than just another tape emulation. It recreates the full path from recording console to tape back to the master…

Acustica Audio Viridian Review

Acustica Audio Viridian Review

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.15″] Acustica Audio’s new Viridian Module is amazing! It is an analog emulation of a few different units. The Mic Pre’s emulate the sought after V72 Pre’s as well as the Pre’s of the EQ and Compressor sections.…

Travis Scott Reverb Effect

Travis Scott Reverb Effect

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] The heavy reverb effect you hear on a lot of Travis Scott records has gone viral. You now hear it all the time, and it is such a cool effect to use. It can help fill…

Overloud Echoson Review

Overloud Echoson Review

Overloud is an audio plugin company based in Italy, best known for making emulations of sought-after analog hardware. They are somewhat new to the audio world, but their plugins sound fantastic. When I saw that they released the Echoson I was…