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Instead of looking to achieve the “perfect” mix, maybe you need to change your mindset and look to get a mix that’s ready for mastering instead.

Today, we’re going to look at compression and why the right calibration makes such a huge difference.

Getting a bunch of tracks to play nicely together within your mix is hard enough – you don’t need layers upon layers of guitars slowing you down further.

Everybody wants a bigger, wider guitar sound. The appeal of a huge guitar mix with the right combination of percussion and vocals is what makes many bands strive to replicate sounds of the past and the sounds of their peers. And if you’re here, you’re probably wondering how you can get a piece of that sound too.

Music collaboration is one of the purest forms of artistic creation. It takes people with similar music interests (and sometimes vastly different interests) and puts them in the same session – playing off of each other’s strengths and coming up with something completely unique.

Creatively, producers need to be able to adapt and innovate with their productions in the same way. Embrace the weird sounds you come across as you experiment. Find the right fit and you’ll not only discover a completely new sound, but possibly pioneer a new genre altogether.

One of the first stock plugins that engineers get their hands on in just about every DAW is the de-esser: a plugin designed to do exactly as the name implies.

Let’s take a look at one of the most common examples: reamping a DI track.

Where does mixing end and mastering begin? If someone has the capability to master a song, where do they draw the line and say they’re done?

When you’re looking at blurring the line between two genres in a cover song or paying tribute to another style of music with an original composition of your own, there are a few crossover techniques you need to be using to get the best possible results.