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Automation is an essential part of almost all modern mixing. Whether it is enhancing a chorus with a few simple fader rides, controlling the parameters of a plug-in filter to perform a sweep, or crafting custom morphing sounds from an outboard MIDI instrument, automation enables you to not only perform these moves, but record and […]
Stereo buss compression is one of the essential techniques of any mix engineer. You don’t have to use it every time, but it’s incredibly important to understand how to use it, so you know when to bring it to the table and when to leave it off. But while stereo buss compression can work wonders […]
Compiling vocals is unlikely to be anyone’s favourite task during the editing process. There is something uniquely dull about listening to the same line of a song on a loop while you go through each take to pick out the best parts. It’s difficult enough if you’re just the engineer in this process, but harder […]
The subscription model Avid has moved to means Pro Tools users now get more regular updates and bug fixes, which has largely been a great thing for the user base. In 2018, Avid shipped six versions of Pro Tools, each subtly improving on the previous version rather than introducing any huge new features. This year, […]
There are hundreds of thousands of kick-drum samples to choose from and many, many more instruments capable of generating kicks. but scouring through all of the samples often isn’t enough. You might find one kick sample that has a deep, low-end weight you like, but doesn’t cut through the mix strongly enough, while another kick […]
Making comparisons, and deciding which of two or more options is the best, is one of the fundamental requirements in audio work. Whether it is comparing between two different, yet similar processors; between your mix and someone else’s; your mix and the rough mix; or comparing between your mix and a reference track, having a […]
We often discuss working quickly when editing and mixing. This is because keeping a swift workflow enables us to keep our creative ideas fresh in our mind, preventing us from becoming bogged down in the minutiae and not forgetting or losing track of just what you actually want to achieve. Once you reach a professional […]
It doesn’t seem to matter how long you’ve been using Pro Tools professionally, there are always new ways of doing things waiting to be discovered. It may also be old features that you’ve forgotten about, or sometimes simply a new way of using an old feature that suddenly changes everything for you. That’s why, no […]
Last time, we looked at Pro Tools 2018’s recently added virtual instrument, the UVI Falcon. We took a basic look through the features of what is a very deep and powerful workstation, capable of complex synthesis and sampling techniques. Here, we’re going to delve a little deeper into the instrument. We’re going to use a […]