Do you ever second guess your vocal mix? Do you want to make sure your vocal mix turns out the best it possibly can? I have a method I created a while ago that I use frequently in mixing vocals, to make sure I'm getting the best results for the artists I work with! The A/B Method takes out all th...
Let's talk about cables. Ever heard of balanced vs. unbalanced cables? Knowing the difference is extremely important, especially for their uses in your home studio. If you're still not sure, no need to worry! I've packed everything you need to know about your home studio cables into today's video...
Static hiss and noise in your mixes can be super annoying to deal with. Static, hiss, noise, whatever you'd like to call it - used to be something that I really struggled controlling in my mixes... until I found this super easy trick to remove it once and for all from my processing, without sacri...
I'm really excited to share this with you! One of the most well-received areas of my teaching has been vocal effects. Since I made the original "5 Rap Effects" video, many of you have shown interest in learning more hip-hop/rap vocal effects - so today I would like to deliver!
In this video, I ...
The Apple Vision Pro is about to change history, just like when the first iPhone or Mac was introduced. This futuristic device lets you step into a whole new world that looks and feels real, and everyone knows this is the start of something big in VR. Being a mix engineer and music producer, I ca...
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...
