Is It OK To Use Stock Plugins? [Reader Question]
What is it about the lure of other plugin bundles that makes us loathe the stock plugins that shipped with our DAW? My guess would be probably some great marketing hype mixed with confusion on the part...
View ArticleBest Plugin Order For Mixing? [Reader Question]
If you’ve mixed for any length of time you might have thought to yourself if it matters in what order you insert plugins on your tracks. Or maybe the thought has never crossed your mind. You simply...
View ArticleShould You Master While You Mix?
I recently received an email from a reader asking me this question: “Why is Mastering treated as a seperate process? Why cant it be assimilated into the mixing process as a final stage?” It’s a fair...
View ArticleWhy You Should Compare Your Mixes To Mastered Tracks
I’ve talked before about how important it is to compare your mixes to other mixes that already sound good. Mixing in isolation is a bad idea. You get instant perspective on your mix when you bring in a...
View ArticleVocal Delays, Channel Strips, and The Loudness Wars [Video]
Today I’m answering a handful of random recording and mixing questions covering a wide variety of topics. One of my TRR readers, Luis Garcia, who teaches recording in Peru sent in a list of questions...
View ArticleHow To Record Zero Latency Vocals With Reverb
I love how so many audio interfaces these days allow you to monitor with zero latency when recording. With no lag on the signal, it feels and responds like you’re working with an analog console. But I...
View ArticlePre Fader Metering In Pro Tools [Video]
Did you know the meters in Pro Tools can tell you two different things? In one setting (pre fader) the meters will show you the actual audio signal either coming into Pro Tools or playing off the raw...
View ArticleHelp! My Tracks Don’t Sound As Good As Pro Studio Tracks
Can raw tracks recorded in a modest home studio sound as good as raw tracks recorded in a top tier pro studio with expensive gear? That was the burning question of one of my readers, Brandon, who posed...
View ArticleIf It Seems To Work, Do It!
These days I get a lot of questions from readers that go something like this: “Hey Graham, I’ve been using XYZ on my vocals and it seems to sound good but I’ve heard you’re not suppose to use XYZ on...
View ArticleHow To Get A Great Guitar Recording [Reader Question]
Have you ever struggled to get a good guitar recording? I know I have. I love guitar and have put together an in-depth tutorial series on recording and mixing acoustic and electric guitars. But there’s...
View ArticleShould You Mix While You Record?
These days, everything in the studio seems to blend together. From recording, to mixing, to arranging, to songwriting. Some people are even trying to master while they mix. It can get confusing and...
View ArticleDo Studio Monitors Even Matter?
The other day I received an email from TRR reader, Sam. He asked if mixing on studio monitors was pointless, seeing as how most people aren’t ever going to listen to your mixes on nice studio monitors,...
View ArticleDo I Need To EQ My Samples And Virtual Instruments?
Just about every week I receive an email that asks some variation of this question: “I tend to use mostly loops, samples, or virtual instruments. So do I need to apply an EQ to them since they are...
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