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How Hire the Perfect Mixing Engineer
How to Find and Hire the Perfect Mixing Engineer for Your Tracks As a mixing and mastering engineer, my role in the music production process is both practical and creative. I take raw recordings and work on them to bring out the best in each track. This involves...
The Best Online Mixing and Mastering Service
Why mixandmastermysong.com is the Best Online Mixing and Mastering Service Mixandmastermysong.com has quickly become the leading online mixing and mastering service for independent musicians and podcasters since first launching in 2018. With its combination of...
Professional Mixing Tips: Lead Vocal Tutorial
Mixing vocals is a crucial part of any professional mixing production. Getting your lead vocals to sit right in a mix and sound polished, clear, and professional can take a track from amateur to pro. In this video, we'll be focusing specifically on mixing lead...
Louder than Liftoff Silver Bullet MKII Plugin Vs Analog Unit
In today's video, I had the chance to explore the new plugin from Plugin Alliance, the Silver Bullet MK2 by Louder Than Liftoff. I must confess, I felt a mix of excitement and disappointment when I found out about this plugin. I've owned the hardware unit for a few...
TuneCore vs. DistroKid vs. CD Baby: Choosing the Right Music Distribution Service
TuneCore vs. DistroKid vs. CD Baby: Choosing the Right Music Distribution Service In today's digital age, independent musicians have more opportunities than ever to share their music with the world. Music distribution services have emerged as essential tools for...
How Loud Should Your Mix Be Before Mastering?
The art of audio production involves various stages, with mixing and mastering being two critical components. While both processes are distinct, they are intricately connected, and understanding the right loudness levels for your mix before mastering is essential to...
Izotope Nectar 4. Should you Upgrade?
Today I want to share my experience with the updated plugin from iZotope called Nectar 4. If you're not familiar with Nectar, it's an all-in-one vocal mixing processor that packs a punch with its Reverb, EQ, compression, delay, and now, voicing and backing features....
Mixing and Mastering Studio Tour
Hey there! In today's blog post, I'm excited to take you on a virtual tour of my mixing and mastering studio, where all the magic happens. From the carefully designed acoustics to the impressive array of gear, I'll walk you through every aspect of my creative space....
Izotope Ozone 11 Review: A Comprehensive Comparison with Ozone 10
Izotope Ozone 11 Review: Elevating Audio Mastering to New Heights I want to share my experience with the New Ozone Plugin from Izotope. Over my years as a mixing and mastering engineer, I've witnessed the evolution of audio mastering tools, and few have made quite an...
Kazrog Avalon 747 Plugins vs Hardware
Matty here. In today's video, I'm excited to dive deep into a new plugin developed by Kazrog that emulates the legendary Avalon 747 hardware unit. I've personally been using the analog version of the Avalon 747 for years, and I absolutely love it. It's been my go-to...
Universal Audio Capitol Compressor Review
Overview of the Capitol Compressor Plugin As a mastering engineer, I aim to provide a fair and balanced review of the Capitol Compressor plugin by Universal Audio. This plugin is a digital emulation of the Capitol Studios CM 5511 mastering compressor, known for its...
Mixing Vocals with the FabFilter Pro-Q3
Mixing Vocals with the FabFilter Pro-Q3 When it comes to mixing vocals, achieving clarity and balance is essential. One powerful tool that can assist in this process is the FabFilter Pro-Q3. In this blog post, we'll explore techniques to enhance vocals using this...
Serban Ghenea Vocal Chain Revealed!
In this blog post, we will explore the vocal chain of one of the most famous mixing mastering engineers in the business, who has worked with artists like Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Sia, and many more. Despite only doing two interviews in the last 20 years, we have scoured...
Daily Routine of a Mixing Engineer
Today I want to share my daily routine as a mixing engineer. I work from home, specifically from my garage studio. It's double-walled and sound-isolated so that the sound quality is great, and it doesn't disturb anyone in my house or outside. I've been working here...
Get Signed to a Record Label: 9 Easy Steps
So you want to be a music superstar? It's not as difficult as you may think! Just follow these five easy steps and you'll be on your way to getting signed to a record label in no time. First, make sure that your music is of the highest quality. This means hiring a...
5 Reasons You Should Hire A Mixing Engineer
A good mix can make all the difference in the world regarding your music. It can take a track that sounds flat and lifeless and transform it into something that's exciting and full of energy. If you're serious about making great-sounding recordings, you need to hire a...
A Beginner’s Guide to Music Mixing and Mastering
What is Mixing and Mastering? You may have heard the terms "mixing" and "mastering" thrown around a lot in the music world, but what do they actually mean? In short, mixing is the process of taking all of the individual tracks that make up a song and blending them...
Leapwing Joe Chiccarelli Plugin Reveiw
Leapwing's new Joe Chiccarelli Plugin is truly impressive! It gives you starting points for every instrument and is excellent for beginners to seasoned pros. Check out the video below to see a full review and audio examples. For best online mixing and mastering...
Izotope Ozone 10 Review
Izotope's Ozone 10 is a huge update from the previous versions. It includes two new modules, the stabilizer, and impact. Impact enhances the rhythm and feels of your track by controlling microdynamics. The stabilizer is an intelligent and adaptive mastering EQ. Also...
Jaycen Joshua’s The God Particle Review
Jaycen Joshua's The God Particle Review Developed by Jaycen Joshua and Cradle Audio, the God Particle plugin has quickly become a topic of discussion in the audio engineering community for its straightforward yet powerful capabilities. Designed with both producers and...
Best McDSP plugins in V7 Bundle
McDSP recently released a huge update to their plugin bundle. Bringing updated GUI’s for all plugins, M1 support, New features for most products, including the ability to invert phase, as well as over 1500 user presets. With this update, I thought it would be a...
Mastering with Acustica Audio Plugins
Mastering a Song with Acustica Audio Plugins: A Step-by-Step Guide Acustica Audio Plugins are some of my favorite plugins to use for mastering. They actually sample the hardware they are emulating, so you get a real authentic sound like you were running your music...
The Best DAW Control Surface
Today I'm going to review another EQ controller. If you've watched my channel long enough you know I'm a big fan of controllers. I keep buying them and selling them over and over again. For instance the SSL uc1, it's a great controller but it could only control one...
Best Audio Plugins of 2021
In today's video I show off the 5 plugins I found to be the most useful in 2021. Enjoy! For best professional mixing and mastering services don’t hesitate to contact us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iRRrZPsnN4
The Best 1176 Compressor Plugin? Acustica Audio Nickel Review
Acoustic's New 1176 Compressor Plugin: A Comprehensive Review Acustica Audio has finally released its much-anticipated 1176 compressor plugin, and it's creating quite a buzz in the audio engineering community. Named "Nickel,". Let's dive into what makes Nickel stand...
My 2021 Studio Tour
In today's video, we take a tour of my studio here at mixandmastermysong.com! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8M_1ufYCLs&t=65s
Mixing Vocals with Plugin Alliance Plugins
Mixing Vocals with Plugin Alliance Plugins: A Step-by-Step Guide Hey everyone, Matty here! In today's post, I'm excited to share my experience of mixing vocals with Plugin Alliance plugins. I worked on a song by my friend Tripp Carter titled "Heavyweights," which is...
Mixing Vocals in Logic Pro X with Stock Plugins
As a mixing and mastering engineer, I've always believed in the power of versatility and continuous learning. Recently, I embarked on a journey to master vocal mixing in Logic Pro X, a platform widely used in the industry. In this blog, I want to share my experience...
Mixing a Song in 5 Minutes!
I wanted to challenge myself and see if I could mix a song in 5 minutes then compare it to the original mix that is on iTunes! For Finest online mixing services don’t hesitate to contact us . Watch the video to see the results!...
Murda Melodies Review
Exploring the Magic of Slate Digital & Murda Beatz's "Murda Melodies" Plugin Hey everyone, Matty here! Today, I'm super excited to share my experience with a groundbreaking plugin from Slate Digital and Murda Beatz called "Murda Melodies.". Let's dive into what...