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5 Tips for a Modern Metal Vocal by George Lever

5 Tips for a Modern Metal Vocal by George Lever

George Lever is a U.K. producer working out of Wells, Somerset and Middlefarm Studios. Currently nominated for Best Producer, for the Heavy Music Awards; 
Posted in George Lever, Metal, Metal vocals, vocals

5 Tips To Improve Your Guitar Tone

5 Tips To Improve Your Guitar Tone

While you have tons of time to practice and play guitar, lets use this time to help you improve your tone with our 5 main tips while mixing and recording guitars!
Posted in audio engineering, Guitar Tone, how to, Mixing, Mixing Guitars, recording, Tips and Tricks, Wall of Sound

Enhance Your Mix with spatial effects

Enhance Your Mix with spatial effects

...referring to the big 2 - Reverb and Delay. After this, hopefully you’ll have a larger awareness of how to apply both of these, why, and most importantly, in a creative and intuitive way!

Posted in audio engineering, delay, Guitar Tone, how to, Mastering, Mixing, Mixing Guitars, mixing vocals, Modern Pop Music, Radio Ready Vocals, recording, reverb, Vocal Recordings, Vocals

4 Tricks to a More Clear, and Better Translating Mix

4 Tricks to a More Clear, and Better Translating Mix

What makes their mixes so great? Surely, a good mix is subjective, right? Well, yes and no.  A good mix in the context we’re talking about is controlled, translates well across several types of playback sources, and most importantly I personally think, makes you want to turn it up! So let's talk about how 4 Simple Tricks can help you achieve that. 
Posted in Guitar Tone, how to, Mastering, Mixing, Modern Pop Music, recording

5 TIPS FOR RECORDING MODERN POP VOCALS IN YOUR HOME STUDIO

5 TIPS FOR RECORDING MODERN POP VOCALS IN YOUR HOME STUDIO

Record world-class vocals that sound "expensive" on limited gear.

Posted in bh2, How To, Modern Pop Music, Pop Music, Recording

Studio Spending - Where is your money best spent and why? 

Studio Spending - Where is your money best spent and why? 

Many home studios, or new to the game producers (hell, even ones that have been in it for a few years!) fail to invest in the correct things to better their quality, their workflow, and their knowledge of this craft. With this in mind, I felt it was worth sharing some insights that allowed me to move from recording 3-4 bands a year, and struggling to quit my full time job - to having my studio booked up 6 months in advance, and working with label bands.
Posted in bh1, bh2, black holes series, controlroom, creativelive, home studio, how to, investing, reference 4, urm academy

Compression - How to use it, and Why?

Compression - How to use it, and Why?

Compression is a topic that's been covered so many times - however, I’ve always approached production more as a science than as an art, and with this in mind, I think you’ll find this quick guide more helpful than you’d first have thought! 
Posted in arturia, brainworx, cakewalk, Compression, FET, Guitar Tone, how to, Mastering, Mixing, Mixing Drums, Mixing Guitars, mixing vocals, Optiocal, plugin allience, Radio Ready Vocals, Recording, VCA, Vintage 67, Vocal Recordings, Vocals

5 Essential Steps to Create Radio Ready Vocals

5 Essential Steps to Create Radio Ready Vocals

Vocals are the hardest part for most aspiring recording and mixing engineers to master, and actually - more often than not, it’s not all down to them!
Posted in How to, JZ Mics, mixing vocals, preamps, Professional Vocal Recording, Radio Ready Vocals, Tips and Tricks, Vintage 67, Vocal Recordings, Vocals

Proximity Effect - Why you NEED to know about this phenomenon

Proximity Effect - Why you NEED to know about this phenomenon

Simply put, The Proximity Effect is a phenomenon that increases the low-end frequency response of a microphone the closer to the source it is put. 
Posted in audio engineering, guitars, how to, microphones, physics of sound, proximity effect, recording, recording bass guitar, vocal recording

Recording Acoustic Guitar - 2 Placement Techniques to Remember!

Recording Acoustic Guitar - 2 Placement Techniques to Remember!

Acoustic guitar is a fickle instrument to master, more often than not due to the source recording constantly fighting against you in the mix. It’s either too bright, or too warm and boomy, then there’s distortion the builds up from your choice of mic/preamp/compressor… well, we’re here to change all of that!

Phase EQ - What is it and why is it SO Important to Mixing Guitars???

Phase EQ - What is it and why is it SO Important to Mixing Guitars???

Phase EQ is a simple approach to a complicated question - How do I get the right tone?!
Posted in Blog Posts, Fredman Microphone Technique, Guitar Tone, Mastering, Mixing, Mixing Guitars, Phase EQ, Two notes, Vintage 67, Wall of Sound

Exciting Trends We're Ready For In 2020

Exciting Trends We're Ready For In 2020

We're nearing the end of the decade and the last few years have seen the pro audio industry move through a massive transformation and it isn't letting up. 

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