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Category: Mixing & Mastering

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The difference between mixing and mastering

Mixing and mastering are crucial parts of the music production process, yet they are often confused with each other. It has taken me many years of making music in my home studio and releasing music...

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How to master a song – an easy to follow guide

Mastering is probably the most misunderstood aspect of music production, particularly by home recording musicians. It was only a few years ago when I had to prepare some of my songs for commercial...

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Gain staging – a step-by-step tutorial for a modern DAW

Mixing has always been the most difficult part of home recording for me. I have got better and better at it over the years though. One of the things that has enormously helped me to achieve better...

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Why it’s considered bad to mix on headphones

If you search online for information about mixing using headphones, you will find many opinions saying that it is not a good idea. When just about every studio, amateur or professional, contains a...

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link to What makes a good mix? 11 things your mixes need

What makes a good mix? 11 things your mixes need

Mixing is one of the hardest aspects of music production to get your head around, especially for beginners. With so many aspects such as gain staging, EQ, compression, automation etc. it is difficult...

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What do EQ numbers mean? An illustrated guide

Equalization (EQ) was always one of the most challenging aspects of music production for me to learn when I was first starting out. However, I found if the meanings of EQ numbers and settings are...

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