by Simon | Feb 18, 2016 | Mixing, Software
As a musician or producer you might know this situation: You’ve got an awesome sounding drum loop, but the snare drum could be a little more present, a little bit more ‘in your face’, and some more top-end couldn’t hurt neither. But how would you achieve that? You...
by Simon | Feb 10, 2016 | Mixing, Software
The Fooler is pretty much a one-of-a-kind plugin: It gives you detailed control over the sidechain signal of literally any compressor there is – even if a particular one doesn’t offer this functionality at all! In this tutorial, we will use the Fooler to process some...
by Simon | Feb 4, 2016 | Mastering, Mixing, Software
Are you ready to find out what a seemingly simple compression tool like the GTS-39 is really capable of? Well, we hope so! In this episode, we will take a rather lousy mix of a rock song and turn it into a thunderous and professional sounding piece of music – all with...
by Simon | Jan 27, 2016 | Mixing, Software
STA-limit is one of those compressors that you can always reach for if your sound lacks this little bit of character and strength. Thanks to its clean and easy design you’ll also be able to get a terrific result within just a few minutes. Let us show you what we mean...
by Simon | Jan 20, 2016 | Mixing, Software
Today we’re going to have a look at the Mattertone plugin. Mattertone is a multiband envelope shaper, and thus it’s a great tool for emphasizing (or taming) transient-heavy material like drums, for instance. However, we will do something a little unusual and apply the...
