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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 03 2022

Check your Kick and Bass level visually

Check your kick and bass level with s(M)exoscope

You should always trust your ears when you check your kick and bass level. However a visual tool can help you get another perspective on what is happening in the low end.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Balancing, Mixing

Aug 02 2022

How to get a tight Kick drum sound with LFO Tool

Get a tight kick drum sound

A tight kick drum sound can really help the low end of your mix. One way to achieve this is using LFO tool by Xfer Records.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Balancing, Mixing, Sound Design

Jul 27 2022

Multiband tip for Mixing Guitars

Here is a really quick Multiband Compression tip for mixing guitars that can help your recorded guitars sit better in a mix. When a track is made up of more VST synths and less organic instruments it can be challenging to make a raw guitar part sit well in the sonic space.

Written by Johnny Copland · Categorized: Compression, Mixing

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