THE BLOG
The number ONE rule of EQ:
THERE ARE NO RULES. Use your ears.
When it comes to mixing and EQing you're taught to make micro adjustments only.
But here's the thing, thats very limiting and cau...
In a live recording environment, its so hard to get a "perfect" vocal performance. But the energy and and passion is still there and we don't want to leave that out.
How do you fix the performance...
I've had so much trouble mixing low end in my life.
It was probably the hardest thing for me to get right.
Until I figured out a lot of what I was learning was actually wrong.
There really ar...
Do you ever get to that spot in your mix where you've EQ'd, compressed, and put so much reverb on but it still doesn't sound finished?
I know I have been there so many times.
Until I learned...
Have you ever been overwhelmed by a massive mix that you needed to work on?
I know I have. This is how i conquered it.
I struggled to start SO MANY mixes when I was building my portfolio.
How ...
There are so many great plugins that are crucial to achieving a great mix.
BUT when it comes to mixing a live worship recording, ONE STANDS OUT.
You have to use a plugin like this to control all...
I had the honor and pleasure of mixing a 14 song Christmas worship service with not a lot of time to do it. Look here.
I had a week to do it.
Actually less than a week because I already had fami...
Worship these days can be and should be recorded anywhere and everywhere.
I had the honor of recording and mixing a few songs for Ben Ottolini in the Crown Brew Coffee co. shop in Marion, Illinois. ...
Background vocals can be so tricky to work with.
How do you make them sound good together?
How do you make sure the lead vocal is out front and not covered up by the BGVs?
What if you have some ba...
The DRUM SAUCE.
This is the finishing move to make your worship drums sound BIG and PUNCHY. The reverb, saturation, and little additives that make all the difference when mixing worship ...
Let's talk drum compression.
1.Bus Compression. You can hit your drum bus HARD for worship drums. This will glue them all together and add THAT worship drum sound to your mix.-5to -10db of gain redu...
HERE WE GO!
So many people have been asking how I mix worship drums. I decided to do it in a 3 part series!
Part 1: OUT NOW is all about EQ and Gating.
Drums is a big undertaking so I really want...
