Tips & Tricks Archives • Page 21 of 22 • Distinct Mastering

March 31, 2021July 15, 2024

Sound Selection Tips for Producers – How to Choose Sounds That Go Together

In this video, Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over some sound selection tips for producers and gives examples on how to choose sounds that go together. Picking the right sounds in your productions is crucial to getting the quality that you might be lacking. Wondering why some of your sounds might be thin? Music production is all about the selections at the start of the production process and utilizing some of these tips can help make your productions stand out.

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March 24, 2021July 15, 2024

UAD SPL Transient Designer – Transient Designer Tips

In this video, Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over different ways to use the Universal Audio SPL Transient Designer. These tips can be applied with any transient designer. Transient designers can give you some control over audio files if you do not have an ADSR or envelope. Transient designers can be used to glue things together in your mix or just help the groove. Continue reading “UAD SPL Transient Designer – Transient Designer Tips”

March 17, 2021July 15, 2024

How To Produce Music for Beginners

In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering shows you how to start making music on your computer. All of the very basics of music production are covered. This is a great video for a beginner to learn what one might need to produce music. If you’re a beginner and you want to start making music today then this video is going to give you all the information you need.

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March 10, 2021July 15, 2024

Sidechain Kick and Bass – 5 Different Sidechain Tricks

In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over five different methods to sidechain your kick and bass. Sidechains are a common trick used in many genres and has lots of applications. Examples given of sidechaining your kick and bass include tools like compressors, shapers, multi-band compression, and more. He shows how using a combination of plug ins can provide positive and custom results.

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March 3, 2021July 15, 2024

Tricks to Widen Claps – Mixing Claps

In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes over a trick to widen your claps with the Waves Doubler 2. Creating space and allowing things to sit in interesting ways gives the listener more emotion. In dance music sometimes claps can be used to enhance the width of your drums in a creative way.

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February 24, 2021July 15, 2024

Improve Music Production Skills

In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering discusses ways to improve your music production skills and gives top 9 tips for music producers. These tips are the backbone of music production and will help tremendously if you are getting started in your music production career.

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February 17, 2021July 15, 2024

What Is Mastering?

Today we discuss the topic of mastering. Freddie from Distinct Mastering goes in depth about what mastering is, what mastering is not, and why mastering is important for your music. Don’t get left behind while other tracks sound louder and more polished.

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February 10, 2021July 3, 2024

Why Does My Mix Suck?

Ever ask yourself, “Why Does My Mix Suck?” In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering gives seven top mixing tips for music production. These tips are given from a “birds-eye-view” of the music production process. If you find yourself in need of some quick tips to note while trying to improve your mixing skills then make sure you check this video out. You may be incorporating some of these into your workflow but there might be a few tips you we’re not aware of!

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January 27, 2021July 15, 2024

What Is Bit Depth and Sample Rate

In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering explains what bit depths and sample rates are and why they matter in your recordings. Understanding sample rate and bit depth is a crucial step in the music production process. Some of our clients do not know the differences or sometimes send us files that vary in sample rates, causing problems with importing the files into another session.

You don’t want to get caught in this mess so make sure you check this video out if you need an understanding on the subject. This is part one of a two part series and we hope you enjoy learning about bit depths and sample rates.

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January 20, 2021July 15, 2024

Dynamics In Electronic Music

In this video Freddie from Distinct Mastering discusses dynamics in electronic music and why dynamics are important. This is part of a two part video series about dynamics so if you missed last weeks video on What Dynamics Mean In Music then be sure to check that out. The video shows an example of a song he mastered for a client that had a loud master. He explains why he provides another master for streaming platforms if his clients request a loud master. A small example is shown of what could be happening to your music if you’re supplying loud masters to streaming platforms. Don’t let all the punch and clarity of your recordings get lost. Make sure you understand how mastering can affect this important detail.

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