If you make music or spend time mixing, you will probably come across auxes and buses sooner or later. And honestly, it is much better to understand them before you get deep into the process. You may have already seen both terms inside your DAW and wondered why there needs to be two different channels in the first place. Or maybe you started mixing for the first time and noticed… Read More »Learn Audio Mastering Basics: Auxes vs Buses
Audio routing decides where your sound goes. Using audio routing, you can direct audio signals to the places you want them to go. Suppose you want all your drums to go under one drum bus. Obviously, you must compress or do EQ to bring that in. If you did so, congrats, you just did audio routing. Let’s get it straight. Here are the reasons… Read More »How Audio Routing Can Fix Signal Flow in Your Audio Production?
Most of us pay a $10 bill without thinking twice, but very few of us could instantly say whose face is printed on it. The same thing happens in music all the time. Many guitarists and bassists make great music and use gain and volume every day, yet they still do not clearly understand how the two are different. They become part… Read More »Gain vs Volume: Know the Difference if You’re Producing Music
Shaping your sound the way you like most is no longer a big deal. At present, you have all the cutting-edge tools to tune your music. From controlling sync to managing effects, you can do anything. But if muddy sounds are still coming in your mixes, you must understand the fundamentals of electronic music creation. Gain staging is the first thing you can start… Read More »A Guide to Gain Staging in Your Music Production
Are you facing this? Your audio sounds great when you play it in your studio. But when you play it outside of your glass-sheltered studio, it sounds worse. If the sound of your bass and vocals feels dull and distant, you must realize there is a problem with your sound mix. Most probably, you’re mixing sounds that sound muddy. Mixing engineers who have been in the industry… Read More »Why Does Your Mix Sound Muddy and 5 Ways to Fix It
