Mastering with Studio One
Introduction Mastering is one of those final steps that can make or break how your music feels when it hits someone’s speakers. Whether you’re wrapping up an EP or just trying to get a few tracks to sound cohesive, having…
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Mixing Vocals In Studio One with Stock Plugins
Introduction Mixing Vocals in Studio One with Stock Plugins: My Professional Techniques for Beginners As a seasoned audio engineer, I’ve often leaned on high-end tools like UAD and Waves plugins to mix vocals. However, I’ve discovered that the stock plugins…
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…
Recording Vocals at Home
Everyone is recording vocals at home now. Even the artists I work with who are signed to major labels are recording at home. Last month, I got a vocal session from an artist who just got picked up by Atlantic…
How To Take Reverb Off Audio Files
Introduction: Why You Might Need to Remove Reverb in the First Place Reverb can be a beautiful thing. When used intentionally, it adds space, dimension, and a sense of realism to a recording. But when it’s baked into a…
How To Make A Chorus Sound Bigger
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…
How to make songs the same volume
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,…
Setting up a Tempo Based Reverb
Understanding the Role of Reverb in a Mix Reverb does more than just make things sound “big.” It shapes the emotional landscape of a track. Whether you’re working on a stripped-back acoustic ballad or a tightly produced trap record,…
How to Prepare Your Songs for Mastering
Understanding the Basics of Song Mastering What is Song Mastering? Mastering, in my experience working with both major label and independent artists, is often the final polish that takes a song from “great” to “ready for release.” It’s the…
The Best way to Record Vocals at Home
Start with the Room, Not the Mic If there’s one thing I’ve learned after mixing thousands of vocals—many of them recorded at home—it’s that the room will make or break your vocal sound. And unfortunately, this is also the part…