Category: Tips & Tricks

The snare provides a crucial element in any song that holds everything together. But how do you EQ your snare so that it sounds great with other elements in your mix? You must leave space for the snare which can take up a large chunk of the frequency spectrum. You want the snare to be crisp, and snappy but still have weight and a bottom end. Without these characteristics, the snare can sound lifeless and dull. I’m going to show you some of my favorite mixing tricks for getting punchy and crisp snares for your mix.

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Claps are a great sound on their own, but there are a few ways that can improve them & help them fit into the mix even better. In this video, I will show you how to EQ claps perfectly in Ableton and make them sound good. I give away some other tips that can help you get your claps sitting perfectly in your mix. This is a skill that can help you enhance your music production.

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In most genres, the kick is an essential component. The kick drum is one of the main components of a drum set, regardless of the genre you’re playing. The kick drum, in addition to your snare or claps, has a significant impact on how a piece of music sounds. Getting a professional track depends on getting the kick drum right. You must master the skill of getting the kick drum balanced while cutting through your mix if you want to make your kick drum sound great.

In this video, I am going to walk you through the process of EQ’ing your kick drum like the pros. By carefully selecting the right sounds, recording the kick drum properly and adjusting the EQ of your kick drum in Ableton or your chosen DAW, you’ll be able to produce the perfect sound for your music.

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If you’re a musician or recording engineer, then you know that recording vocals are one of the most important aspects of your music production. In this video, I’m going to teach you how to record vocals in Ableton the easy way! I’m going to show you how to set up your Ableton session and record your vocals the right way, so you can create professional vocal comping tracks and comp in your best parts quickly and easily! Comping stands for composite which means “made up of various parts or elements,” and that’s exactly what we’re going to do with vocals. tracks quickly and easily! We will show you how to record vocals the right way in Ableton, so you can create professional vocal tracks quickly and easily!

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If you’re a musician or recording engineer, then you know that recording vocals is one of the most important aspects of your music production. In this video, I’m going to teach you how to record vocals in Pro Tools the easy way! I’ll show you how to set up your Pro Tools session and record your vocals the right way, so you can create professional vocal tracks and comp in your best parts quickly and easily! Comping stands for composite which means “made up of various parts or elements,” and that’s exactly what we’re going to do with vocals.

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In this video, I am going to share one of my favorite EQ collections in the Universal Audio series and how I like to use it. EQ is one of the most important tools in any audio engineer’s toolbox. EQ can be used to cut out unwanted frequencies, boost and enhance certain frequencies, and much more! However, if you don’t know how to use an EQ properly then you’ll end up making your recordings sound worse than they did before. That’s why it’s so important that you have great sounding EQ plugins like the Universal Audio Pultec Collection, the perfect collection of EQs for your audio needs! This collection contains some of the best sounding EQs on the market including EQP1-A, HLF-3C, MEQ-5, Pultec Pro Legacy, and EQP1-A Legacy. By using the Pultec EQ collection, you’ll be able to make broad and colorful EQ adjustments. . So if you’re looking for an EQ that is simple to use and sounds great, then you need to check out the Universal Audio Pultec Collection!

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Music production can be a very expensive hobby, but Black Friday is coming up and it’s the best time to buy your favorite plugins! Thanks to the ever-growing range of Black Friday deals, getting essential plugins is now much easier than ever before. In this video, I am sharing with you some of my favorite music production plugin deals to look for on Black Friday in 2022. There are lots of great deals already live online and more coming in soon. You can find some good bargains on gear, software, plugins, and other music-related items, so stay tuned and happy shopping.

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In this video, I will show you how to use the Waves MaxxBass plug-in to make your bass cut through your mix and add extra harmonics for small speakers like ear-pods, earbuds, laptop speakers, or in your car. MaxxBass is a powerful tool that can help you make your mixes louder and more dynamic for small speakers. It is one of the easiest ways to make your bass cut through small speaker systems without altering your mix too much. The MaxxBass plug-in adds punch and power to your mix by enhancing the harmonics of the low frequencies in the frequency spectrum.

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One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when recording your own music is mastering. It is the process of taking a finished track, making it sound professional, playable on all playback devices, and getting it ready for distribution. This means removing any unwanted frequencies, applying EQ to make sure the overall balance sounds good and using compression to bring out certain elements in the mix. The final steps involve loudness and then getting the final preparation done for distribution.

Mastering is a complex process, and it’s one that takes years of experience to perfect. It requires trained ears and a professionally tuned environment. However, there are some core principles that you can follow to make sure your music sounds as good as possible. In this video, I explain 9 easy and basic tips for beginners to master their own music.

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