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Aug 24 2022

How to Mix Live Tambourine

How to Mix Live Tamabourine

One of the best ways you can make your productions come to life is by adding real recorded percussion instruments. With this in mind, it’s important to know how to mix live tambourine, shakers and any other instruments you might have in your studio.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Compression, Mixing

Aug 20 2022

Pro sounding Vocals using Manual Automation

One of the hardest things to achieve as a producer and mixer is pro sounding vocals. A brilliantly produced vocal can make all the difference. It can change an average sounding beat into a gripping piece of art, a dud demo into a proper party banger.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Mixing, Vocals

Aug 16 2022

How to make Snares Fat without Plugins

how to make snares fat

This tip is an example of how to make Snares fat without having to resort to more mixing and Plugins. It’s a technique used by big names in the Electronic Music world such as Madeon, Mat Zo and many others.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Mixing, Sound Design

Aug 11 2022

How to Make Guitars Sound Wide

How to make guitars sound wide

In this post we are going to look at how to make guitars sound wide in a funk track. Wide guitars can be a great tool to make a mix sound bigger. This is often achieved by doubling the guitar part and panning the copies extreme left and right.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Mixing

Aug 06 2022

Left and Right Brain in Music

Left and Right Brain in Music

Left and Right brain theory is the idea that we are either logical or creative thinkers. How can we best use our Left and Right brain in music creation?

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Productivity

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