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How To Check Your Final Masters (Like A Mastering Engineer)

How To Check Your Final Masters (Like A Mastering Engineer)

No matter how amazing your song sounds in your studio, what truly matters is how it holds up in the real world. If it doesn’t sound just as incredible on your listeners’ playback devices, they’ll ...

How to use FUSER to Soothe Your Mix

How to use FUSER to Soothe Your Mix

Harsh frequencies can make your mix sound fatiguing and unpolished, but blindly cutting them with static EQs can strip away energy and depth. Our plugin RESO is perfect for taming individual resona...

How to Fix a Thin Mix Without Adding Mud

How to Fix a Thin Mix Without Adding Mud

Ever wondered why your mix lacks warmth and weight, even after EQ boosts? A thin-sounding mix can make your track feel weak and lifeless, but blindly adding low-mids often leads to muddiness. The k...

How To Give Your Chorus A Bigger Impact

How To Give Your Chorus A Bigger Impact

TL;DR: Alex’s chorus lacked impact, making his track feel underwhelming. To fix it, we focused on dynamic contrast (so the drop slaps like it should), cleaning up the first beat (so the impact is...

How Jake Fixed His Mix Translation Catastrophe

How Jake Fixed His Mix Translation Catastrophe

TL;DR: Jake struggled with mix translation—his track sounded great in the studio but fell apart on other systems. By using BASSROOM to balance low frequencies and REFERENCE to compare against pro...

Balancing Vocals In A Dense Mix

Balancing Vocals In A Dense Mix

Balancing vocals in a dense mix can feel like walking a tightrope—too soft, and they’re buried; too loud, and the track feels disconnected. Striking the perfect balance is essential to crafting a p...