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Session Loops

If you're like me, the idea of another loop pack is not all that exciting. So when the folks at Session Loops, sponsor of this post, reached out to me about their service, I was initially hesitant. 

But then I tried it out, and I was blown away by what their technology allows.

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Snare Drum Compression compression

The snare drum is one of the foundational parts of just about any mix. A weak snare can make your mix sound amateur, which can ruin your track. The question is,

How in the world do these producers and mix engineers get those modern, polished-sounding snares in their drum mixes?

Well, while...

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Best Transient Shaper Plugins mixing tips

Do you ever feel like drums could hit harder? Or maybe it feels like a guitar is ringing out to long?

Enter transient shapers. 

They're a magical type of plugin that can allow you to reach in to your tracks and control the energy of individual instruments. Thoughtful use of...

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Best Vocal Plugins mixing tips reviews vocals

When it comes time to mixing vocals, it’s important that you’re armed with the right vocal plugins! From compressors to EQs to reverb plugins and beyond, it can be quite overwhelming trying to find the right plugins for your needs.

Thankfully, we’ve compiled a list of our...

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Advanced Patterns With Reason's Alligator Gater / Filter reason

Alligator is one of Reason's coolest tools for making unique, wild sounds. It's a multi-band  gater, with the ability to apply per-band processing for incredible rhythmic sounds. But Alligator also has one glaring flaw: by default, there are only a set number of onboard gate patterns...

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How I Lost $1,600 Licensing Music music licensing

Music licensing is supposed to be all about making money. So if you've lost money, you're doing something

wrong! Thankfully, I'm here with three tips to steer you into the clear.

So how did I lose the money? Well, I hired a group of studio musicians to record and mix a song that I had...

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Music Licensing Trends in 2022 music licensing

Looking to earn the most from your music in 2022? The fact is, the music licensing industry is constantly evolving. If you don't adapt, you'll be sure to fail. With nearly a decade of experiencing licensing my music, these are the top five trends that I'm expecting for this...

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What Does Royalty Free Music Mean? music licensing

 We often hear the term “royalty-free” thrown around, though many of us don’t know what it means. It’s understandable. The world of music licensing is unnecessarily complicated, which is why so many people end up getting in trouble for using music they...

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The 6 Types of Compressors compression

Compression can be confusing. One of the best ways to learn how to use compression is by dissecting compressors down to their original hardware units, so that you can make the most out of your mixes, especially if you’ve only ever used compressors in plug-in form.

You’ve...

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Best Channel Strip Plugins eq tips reviews

It’s obvious that we’re living in the digital age where mixing in the box with digital audio plugins is the norm. Before plugins changed the game, channel strips were an invaluable part of music production and mixing process. Nowadays, the two worlds have combined to help...

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How to Mix with EQ eq tips

EQ is one of the most crucial tools in mixing, and many people have different approaches to how they use it. To start, there’s no right or wrong way to approach EQ, though there are certain approaches you can take to get you where you want to go.

In this article, we’re going to...

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How to EQ Woodwinds eq tips mixing tips

Woodwinds, similar to the human voice, are very dynamic and have a large frequency range within which they live. An oboe is very different from a flute, which is very different from a saxophone, and so on.  

However, the beauty of most woodwind instruments as individual...

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