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I saw Luke Hendrickson post something on Instagram the other day, and I literally got angry. Not at him — at myself. Because he shared something so simple, so obvious in hindsight, that I couldn't...
iZotope just dropped Tonal Balance Control 3 — and honestly, it felt like it came out of nowhere. No big buildup, no announcement tour. One day it just existed. And after spending serious time with...
You've mixed the whole song. The levels are balanced. The EQ is dialed in. But when you get to that final chorus, you think: "I just want this to feel bigger. I want it to explode."
Here's the pro...
Stop Guessing. Start Having a System.
Here's a scenario most mixers know too well: you open a session with 40, 50, maybe 100 tracks, and you just... freeze. Where do you even start? You pull up a ...
Why Your Mixes Feel Stuck
If you've been mixing for a while and feel like your tracks just aren't translating the way you want them to — too bright, too muddy, or just off — there's a good chance ...
I don't change my mix bus often. When something works, I leave it alone.
But a few weeks ago I stumbled across a plugin that completely changed what I thought I needed on my mix bus — and hones...
Every worship song tells a story. But here's the thing most mixers miss: your effects should be telling that story too.
I recently put together a video breaking down what I call the Vocal Ambience...
Waves just dropped a new plugin called Curves Resolve, and it's already changing how I approach mixing worship music. If you've ever struggled to get vocals sitting on top of a dense mix, or fought...
Can you really get professional-sounding live worship recordings from a Behringer Wing? Without expensive Waves plugins? Without a massive budget?
Absolutely.
I recently recorded the Be Loved Gat...
After a year of mixing live worship recordings, I've learned that great mixes aren't about having the most expensive gear or the longest plugin chains. They're about smart decisions and understandi...
Ever wonder why your worship mixes don't have that lush, professional reverb you hear on your favorite worship albums? You're not alone.
Most worship sound engineers make the same critical mistake...