Today, we are restoring a vintage recording, using tools such as IzoTope, Fabfilter, Soothe2, and more!
I've got a small trick that I believe can revolutionize the way you work in the studio. I use this hack every day to stay productive, combat ear fatigue, bust through creative blockages, and stay in flow-state for all my sessions. I know... sounds too good to be true! I promise it's not the clich...
Recently I received a song from a band where they recorded their own drums, but for some reason either didn’t have enough inputs to record a snare bottom mic, or didn’t have enough mics, so they just recorded the top. While I did want that bottom rattle sound for the drum recording, it just wasn’...
In today's video, we are uncovering that dry hip-hop vocal sound! Let me explain. A lot of the time, rap vocals will sound best when they don’t have a big space on them. They sound raw, close, and in-your-face and don’t have a reverb-y hall or anything like that. But the MISTAKE that so many begi...
I have mixed hundreds of songs for artists all over the world, and a lot of them have sent me some pretty rough recordings that I have been able to get to sound radio-ready and professional with a vocal chain like the one I’m going to share with you today. Notice how vocals from a pro studio soun...
In this video, we'll show you how to create a must-know rap vocal effect from scratch that can instantly level up your vocal mix and make it more interesting. Alex breaks down the exact processing of the delay throw sound that has taken mainstream radio by storm!
Hope you're doing awesome and that your mixing journey is filled with creative inspiration lately! I wanted to shoot you a quick email to share something super exciting with you. I've just created a video where I spill the beans on 8 things I WISH I knew about mixing, BEFORE I went on to mix over...
What would it be like to have a classic top-tier condenser microphone for your recording setup? How about 8 of them?!
If you're a singer, a producer, or engineer, you know how important it is to have not just a good quality, but the RIGHT microphone choice for recording vocals or an instrument. ...
There is a specific process that vocals need to go through between being first recorded and ready for radio. I like to break this process into 3 main steps, each with their mini-steps. Once you can tackle these 3 pillars of vocal mixing, you will be well on your way to that radio-ready sound!
If you've seen what has happened with Waves plugins lately, you may or may not be looking for some alternatives. For me, while I'll continue using some of the Waves plugins I already own (I bought them after all, haha!), I've been exploring a ton of other amazing options which I'm using more and ...
Let's cover this classic plugin trick that you hear all over pop music nowadays! It's called formant shifting and it is an extremely cool sounding creative effect. Whether it's with Soundtoys, Waves, or another "vocal bending" plugin, this vocal trick is super easy to do and we will break it all ...
Today, we'll be talking about mixing creative and modern background vocals, inspired by artists like Juice Wrld - that kind of style.
In the video, I'll be sharing specific and creative techniques for intruiging background vocals to make your music pop.
You'll learn how to create a call and res...
