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MIXING & MASTERING BLOG
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EAR FATIGUE & TIME MANAGEMENT IN STUDIO
Whether you're producing, mixing, or mastering, you’ve probably found yourself deep in a session, only to realise hours have flown by and your ears are shot. That dull, worn-out sensation in your hearing? That’s ear fatigue. And if you ignore it, your decisions start to drift, and you may not even notice until the next day when the mix sounds nothing like you thought it did.
Let’s dive into what actually happens when your ears get tired, how to avoid it, and how smart time m


UNDERSTANDING SATURATION AND DISTORTION: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SOUND
Distortion is one of the most fascinating—and misunderstood—concepts in audio production.
On the surface, it seems simple: a gritty guitar tone, a saturated vocal, a tape-squashed drum bus.
But under the hood, distortion is incredibly nuanced and deeply tied to how we perceive sound.
In this guide, we’ll explore the different types of distortion, from tape and tube saturation to clipping.
We'll look at how they work, how they differ, where they overlap, and most important


MY FAV COMPRESSOR PLUGINS FOR MIXING
Today I'm going to talk a bit more about compressors. In this article I'd like to tell you what are my favourite compressors...


TOOLS: COMPRESSORS
Today I'm going to talk about compressors. What are the main parameters? When do we use a compressor? And as usual, I'm going to give you so


TAPE MACHINES: HOW THE IPS AFFECTS THE SOUND
Today I would talk about one of the main parameters that affect the sound when using a tape machine (reel-to-reel) is the IPS (Inch Per Seco


COMPRESSION: 4 TOP TIPS
Continuing our "4 TOP TIPS" series I would give you some quick tip about compression.
Compressors are normally used to tame the dynamic,...


HPF & LPF FILTERS
We recently talked about EQ (Tools: Equalizers) and left a door open to talk about...


TOOLS: REVERBS
In this tutorial, I will talk briefly about reverbs. We'll explore the main parameters and at the end of the article you'll find some...


TOOLS: EQUALIZERS
The equaliser (EQ) is one of the core elements of mixing. I can mix a song with two or three compressors, but please give me at least one EQ


DB AND METERS...WHO ARE THOSE STRANGERS?
In this article, I would go through a complex topic for most of the producers: dB.
There are many types of dB. Some are related to...
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