Category Archives: Mixing 101

How to make beats? Ive done plenty of beat making in my day but the last few years ive been strictly a mix and mastering engineer so my skills have been a bit rusty. I decided to tackle this question … Continue reading →

I thought some EQ charts would be helpful. Regardless of your experience level its always good to have some EQ charts around to reference now and again. These are just basic EQ guides. Use these along with your ears to … Continue reading →

Just wanted to write a quick article on how to set your buffer size also known as H/W buffer size or ASIO buffer size. I feel this is something many people know very little about and it can play a … Continue reading →

DAW The term DAW it means Digital Audio Workstation. A digital audio workstation is Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Sonar, Reaper ect… Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading →

ITB The Term ITB means “In The Box”, meaning inside the computer. It is used to describe mixing or recording in the computer rather then working in the analog domain on a console or tape machine. Bookmark on Delicious Digg … Continue reading →

Delay’s are one of the simpler effects to understand. Sometimes also referred to as “echo” a delay does exactly what the name describes, it delays the sound source. Depending on what your settings are will determine how many times the … Continue reading →

Reverb and even Verb are used to describe the reflections that occur in natural environments. A great example how ever cliche it may be would be a person shouting “Hello” into a cave and here’s the echoes from the word … Continue reading →

An Insert routes the signal from the channel to the effect of your choice and automatically returns it to the same channel. Inserts do not alter the original audio source files, but process audio in real time, during playback. When … Continue reading →