Mixing makes up a huge part of music production and is one of the main ingredients. To succeed in music production; skill-wise, you need to sharpen and elevate your mixing game in order to create radio-ready music, ready for mass…
What Is The Difference Between Saturation And Distortion?
Music production concepts and techniques are a lot and some times distinguishing between two or more may be a challenge especially for a beginner. Saturation and distortion are two very handy tools in music production. The main confusion surrounding the two…
What Is The Point Of Panning?
Panning is one of the most overlooked areas of music production and probably the most under used by most beginner music producers. In Music production, panning is the process of positioning sounds to the left or right of the stereo…
Should I EQ Every Track?
EQ in mixing is a technique that is used to cut out or boost certain frequencies in audio. EQ will not apply everytime and in every case because every project differs and you don’t always have to apply EQ to…
What Are Effects In Music?
In music production you’ll often hear the word “effects” being tossed around and you may not know what it actually means. Audio effects are software or hardware tools that are used to manipulate audio. Sound engineers run audio through them…
How Do You Read EQ Frequencies?
Getting a firm understanding of frequencies when you’re beginning your music production journey is very important. Equalization being one of the most important elements of music production, understanding and being able to use a frequency analyser is a prerequisite for…
Should Vocals Be Louder Than The Beat?
Let’s face it, mixing is a very delicate craft in music production and it requires a lot of understanding, careful attention to detail and an overall good ear. one of the most asked questions online is: Should the vocals be…
How Do You EQ Hi-Hats?
Hi-hats serve a very specific function in any genre of music, that’s why it pays to know how to properly apply equalization to them. As you may well know, hi-hats form part of the drum kit in any particular song,…
Should I Mix With A Limiter?
Many questions arise when it comes to mixing because there is no direct path to achieving a great mix. The fact is, we all mix differently. To understand when we should apply a limiter, we must first understand what a…
How To Master Your Music For Loudness
Mastering is one of the key determining factors of how your finished song will sound. it is a very important facet in music production, done to improve the overall mix and have it ready for consumption. One of the key…
