Online Mixing and Mastering Tutorials
Learn Mixing and Mastering Tips from Top Mixing and Mastering Engineer Matty Harris.I love to help people when they ask me questions about mixing and mastering. So I thought it would be helpful to make blog with mixing and mastering tutorials to help artist at home learn some tricks and tips to make their songs better. Mixing and Mastering has taken me years to master, and I have had a lot of help along the way. These videos and articles are my small way of giving back. Leave a commit if you have any questions and I answer as fast as I can!

Hiring a Mastering Engineer
With so many people claiming to be mixing and mastering engineers online it's hard to know who you can really trust when hiring a mastering engineer. I believe you should ask the following questions in order to narrow down your list. Who has the Mastering Engineer...

Best Free Mixing Plugins
There is nothing in the world better than free plugins. However, a lot of them are junk or restricted versions of the real thing. In today's video, I show you some fantastic free plugins that I use in my everyday mixing and mastering. Enjoy. ...

Do You Need Analog Hardware For Mixing?
In today's video we talk about the pros and cons of using analog hardware when mixing, and if you really need it to get professional sounding mixes. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpQ_YgB6v5k&t=142s

Dangerous Music Bax EQ Hardware Vs Sofware
In today video I compare my Dangerous Music Hardware Bax EQ with Plugin Alliance's Dangerous Bax EQ and Acustica Audio's Coral Bax. Pretty interesting findings. Hear for yourself in the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOPEs0CR8VY&t=50s

Antares Autotune EFX+ Review
Today we have something super special. It’s the Antares Auto-tune effect plus. It’s a regular auto-tune plugin that you can tune your vocals with, but the real special part about this plugin has to do with the effects. It has a vocoder, doubler, filters,...

Top 5 Waves Plugins
I've been using Waves plugins for over 17 years. They are some of the most widely used plugins in the business. Today I show off my top 5 favorite waves plugins. [thrive_leads id='7879']
My Hybrid Mixing Setup
Today, I'm going to show you how my hybrid mixing system works. If you don't know what hybrid mixing is, there are three different forms of mixing or three different ways to mix. There's the analog way, or the old school way with analog tape and a large...

My 2019 Studio One Mixing Template
Having a mixing template is very helpful when starting a mix. It gives you the ability to be more creative by not having to set up a reverb or delay every time you need one. Also, by sending your different instrument sections to separate buses, you have a...

Studio One 4.5 Review
Today we're going to review studio one 4.5. As an audio engineer and mixer, there've been features in studio one that I've missed since switching over from pro tools. In this update, they've seemed to give all the features we missed and made them better, which is...

3 Compressors You’ll Actually Use: Arturia Compressors
I have been waiting for a company to come out with a plugin version of the Gates Sta-Level compressor. I'm excited to see that Arturia finally has. Not only did they release the Sta-Level, but also an 1176 and a DBX 165A compressor plugin. So you might think that we...
Best Vocal Frequencies To EQ
If you're new to mixing sometimes it's hard to know what frequencies to EQ first. Do you cut the lows? Boost the highs? In today's video, I discuss the best frequencies to EQ when your mixing vocals. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydEo65u66Ck&t=21s
Pro Tools 2019.5 Review
Many of you know my feelings when it comes to Pro Tools. However, it is still a piece of software I have to use every week. Does the new 2019.5 update make it any better? Find out in today's Pro Tools 2019.5 Review! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL43-szEzq4 ...
Top 4 Vocal Plugins Of 2019
Today I show you the 4 plugins I've been using the most to mix vocals in 2019 You can find the plugins here: Waves CLA HUB Kush Audio Clariphonic Slate Digital Gate Fab Filter Pro-Q3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYtBuJVunHw
Analog vs Digital Summing
It's one of the biggest battles on any pro audio website. Some swear by it, and some say they hear no difference. Whatever side of the fence you're on one thing is for sure. Everyone has an opinion on analog summing. In today's video, we listen to some music examples...

Mastering with Studio One 4
Many people use Studio One 4 for mixing and mastering, but what you don’t hear about is Studio One’s mastering capabilities. Studio one has what they call “projects” that are a full-fledged mastering program. It’s almost two like having two pieces of software in one....