Posts with tag mixing-music-2

News | Nov 10, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Heavyocity have announced the release of their first audio effects plugin. Punish is a mixing effect inspired by vintage analog focusing on compression, saturation, transients, EQ and limiting.

Tutorial | Oct 23, 2016 by Joe Albano

The beauty of analog music hardware, especially EQs, is the unique character they can impart on your mixes. Fortunately, there's a number of faithful emulations in the plug-in world. Here's 7 for you.

Tutorial | Oct 19, 2016 by Hollin Jones

Wouldn't it be great if your mixing plug-ins could actually help you make better mix decisions? Watch Joe Albano as he explains how Neutron can do just that, with amazing end results!

Review | Oct 05, 2016 by Joe Albano

iZotope's Neutron promises a leap forward in how we use software when mixing music and audio. There's been plenty of buzz about it since its announcement, but does it live up to expectations?

Review | Sep 22, 2016 by Joe Albano

Recording, mixing or mastering? Want to highlight the vocals or get your instruments to pop through the mix? An aural exciter like the Aphex Exciter might be what you need. Joe Albano checks it out.

Review | Aug 03, 2016 by Joshua Casper

29Palms have come up with an ingenious plugin. Levels is designed to analyse what's wrong with your mix and help you fix it in a very visually attractive way. Joshua Casper puts it to the test.

Review | Jul 27, 2016 by Matt Vanacoro

Mixing on headphones? Most mixing engineers will laugh at the idea. So how do Avantone's Pro MP1 Mixphone headphones, designed for mixing, fare? We put them to the test with interesting results.

Tutorial | Jul 25, 2016 by Rich Tozzoli

The advice from most is to not have any effects on your master channel when mixing. However, Rich Tozzoli breaks away from convention to explore how a mastering chain can help your mixes.

Tutorial | Jul 14, 2016 by Joe Albano

A good drum mix can make the difference between a good track and successful track. In this tutorial, Joe Albano shares four timeless tips to help you achieve a better drums and percussion mix.

News | Jul 12, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

After AES Paris, it was clear that immersive audio is the next big thing in the music industry. And producing 3D audio, even on headphones, is now possible for everyone thanks to MNTN.

Tutorial | Jun 19, 2016 by Shane Berry

It may surprise you that Pablo Picasso's philosophy on the creative process can be applied to music production. Shane Berry demonstrates how a world famous artist's vision can transform your sounds.

Review | Jun 11, 2016 by Gary Hiebner

If you're looking for a pair of comfortable closed back studio headphones with nice stereo separation that are black and orange and under $200 the new Orange O Headphones are worth checking out.

Review | Jun 07, 2016 by Hollin Jones

Audified's MixChecker was a popular product announcement last month at AskAudio. In this review we dig deep to find out how effective it really is at simulating playback hardware when mixing.

Tutorial | Jun 04, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

In this enlightening short video tutorial on Sends & Returns, Joe Albano demystifies the confusion that surrounds the signal flow when mixing audio and music..

News | May 16, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

We all want out mixes to sound good no matter the device our audience listens to it on. MixChecker simulates a variety of devices (Hi-Fi, smartphone, TV, headphones) so it will sound great everywhere.