Introduction Hello, I’m Matty, a professional mixing and mastering engineer with years of experience in the music industry. Today, I want to share with you an essential technique that can transform your mixes: parallel compression in Studio One. This technique…
No worries! Here it is with “Jaycen Joshua” throughout: The Weeknd Vocal Chain: How Jaycen Joshua Processes Vocals If you’ve been watching Pensado’s Place lately, you may have caught the episode where Jaycen Joshua walked through the vocal chain he…
How to Create Future’s Vocal Effect Chain I’ve always been fascinated by the unique vocal styles of various artists. One artist who particularly stands out is Future, known for his distinct sound that has captivated the hip-hop world. Recently, I…
Introduction I’ve encountered numerous tools and techniques that can significantly impact a track’s final sound. One such indispensable tool is reverb. It’s fascinating how reverb, when used skillfully, can transform a flat, lifeless track into a vibrant, emotive masterpiece. In…
Soundtoys makes some of the most musical plugins in the game, and I reach for them on literally every single mix. Whether I’m adding punch to drums, width to vocals, or creating wild delay effects, these tools are essential to…
One of the questions I get asked the most by clients is how to make a chorus sound bigger. Many people believe there’s a special plugin or effect that will suddenly make their chorus sound huge and epic. Unfortunately, that’s…
When presenting your music you want to make sure it sounds the best it can. One of the main concerns is to make sure that the volume is the same. I highly recommended you get this done by a professional mastering engineer,…
