Chris and Jody do a non-sexy look into the arena of de-essers. The specific mixing tool that few like to think about until they are in dire need of fixing sibilance in a vocal or something harsh in another instrument. How do they operate? What do they do? What are our choices for awesome de-essers? […]
Chris and Jody plunge into the waters of getting multi-tracks prepped for doing a mix. What are the steps we take to clean up individual tracks for vocals, guitars, bass, drums, virtual instruments, orchestral instruments and more. The idea of how we get things ready for mixing and for recording engineers to give to mix […]
Chris and Jody jump into the pool of the Lexicon 224. A deep dive into one of the most iconic reverb units in music recording history. They tackle the history and timing of the 224. Plus do their abnormal review of the controls that make the unit work, and discuss some of the favorite uses […]
Chris and Jody waltz in to the subject of how to get a mix to move and breath. What kind of techniques we use to get some life, sparkle and splashes to invigorate your mix. All in the name of being able to keep a listener’s interest in the song beyond the mundane. It’s also […]