A trick I learned from Linkin Park live engineer Ken Pooch Van Druten, on how to get a wide rock guitar using the doubled effect, without double tracking the guitar. I use the Waves Doubler plugin in send/return mode to acheive the result. I show which settings to use and as usual – include an audio demonstration with before and after. This is a good way to get big sounding choruses when mixing rock guitars.
Read MoreA video introduction to two of the most common effects in mixing music – reverb and delay. In this tutorial I walk through what is reverb, what’s a delay, how to use each of them on vocals, drums and other instruments in a mix. I introduce the different types of reverbs, how to set it up in a session, and it’s main paramaters – size, decay, predelay and reverb eq, while providing audio examples. I also introduce delay effects, using the...
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A trick I learned from Linkin Park live engineer Ken Pooch Van Druten, on how to get a wide rock guitar using the doubled effect, without double tracking the guitar. I use »
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In this video tutorial I made for Waves I show how to add weight to a snare in a mix. I demonstrate a trick I learned from engineer Ross Hogarth – down pitch shifting »
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In this video I explain what is sidechain compression, otherwise known as ducking. I discuss when to use the ducking effect in mixing and why, how to set it up in pro tools »
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A quick and easy trick on how to use a reverse reverb to add a subtle whoosh effect to a mix. I use a reverb plugin from Waves to acheive this effect, and show to set up »
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In this tutorial I walk through the basic of mixing a live drum kit. I use an example to show how to balance the levels of the drum kit. I then show how to EQ individual »
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A video introduction to two of the most common effects in mixing music – reverb and delay. In this tutorial I walk through what is reverb, what’s a delay, how »
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An introductory video demonstrating how to mix vocals in pro tools, logic or another home recording software
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