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Sep 08 2022

How to Mix Bass for Smartphone Speakers

how to mix bass for smartphones

You might ask why you would ever want to learn how to mix bass for smartphone speakers? Most music lovers listen on earbuds nowadays. The next most common system for most is probably a decent home systems like a Sonos. The only person that really spends a lot of time playing their music through their iPhone or Android speaker is that person on the Bus blasting out their tunes. Why should we help them?

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Mixing

Sep 04 2022

How to Sidechain Guitars Without Losing Attack

how to sidechain guitars

Sidechaining is often used in mixing and production to duck or dip an element to make room for another. Here we’ll look at how to sidechain guitars without losing their attack.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Compression, Mixing

Sep 02 2022

How I Made This Beat #1

How I Made This Beat

Here’s a quick look at how I made this funk beat. I wanted to try an idea somewhere between Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams Neptunes work and Calvin Harris Funk Wav tracks.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Beat Breakdowns

Aug 27 2022

Mixing Kick and Bass

mixing kick and bass

One of the biggest challenges when mixing Kick and Bass is getting them to work well together. They are competing for power in the same frequency range yet both need to hit hard in a modern mix.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: EQ, Mixing

Aug 26 2022

How to Mix a Rhodes part for More Impact

Here’s a quick tip on how to mix a Rhodes part or Keys part for more impact in your mix. This concept works great for any keys instrument as a MIDI part.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: FX, Mixing

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