Tag: mixing
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Sibilance: Clear Vocals Without the Sting
You know the moment. The lyric is perfect, the take is right, and then the S jumps out like a needle. That bite is sibilance. It is the high frequency energy in consonants like s, sh, ch, t, and f. It is part of real speech, and it is also the fastest way to make
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Jaycen Joshua’s reverb trick for creating depth
Depth in a mix is often about how close or far a sound feels. I picked up a small trick from Jaycen Joshua about using Waves TrueVerb early reflections to set that distance between the sound and the listener. The focus is distance, not the size of the room. Why TrueVerb works for distance TrueVerb
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Zen Mixing: Faders First
Zen Mixing is a mindset: ask why before you reach for a plugin. Start with faders and panning, then only add what the song truly needs.
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Plugins I actually use
These are the plugins I actually use. This is not a best plugins list and nothing here is sponsored. If it is in this post, I reach for it constantly. My bias is speed. I like tools that sound good fast and keep me moving. If a plugin makes me stop and think too much,