Everything you need to know about reverb
Audio engineers and music producers are often after a very direct sound. This is the reason microphones are normally placed very close to the source....
Category: Tips & Tricks
9 things you should do to win over your clients
One of the most common questions I hear young engineers and producers asking is “how do I get clients?” They should really be asking how...
5 more things they don’t teach you in audio school
If you haven’t already, check out the first part of this series “5 things they don’t teach you in audio school.” I don’t know the...
20 quick and easy tips that will improve your productions (part 3)
You can read the second 20 quick and easy tips that will improve your productions here! Quick tip 41 On a vocal try using one...
20 quick and easy tips that will improve your productions (part 2)
You can read the first 20 quick and easy tips that will improve your productions here! Quick tip 21 Try automating the master fader 1 or...
20 quick and easy tips that will improve your productions
I recently started a new series called “Quick tips” on the Audio Hertz Instagram account and decided it would be a good idea to compile...
6 audio effects you’re not using enough
Saturators If I could only have one effect or plugin, it would be a good saturator. You can use saturation to do just about everything...
How to mix faster with the pink noise mixing trick
You’ve probably used your favorite commercially produced song to check mixes and reference overall levels but have you ever tried using pink noise? With this...
5 more mixing mistakes that I used to make… and how to avoid them
Blindly adding effects Kick drum? Compress it! Guitar amp? Distort it! Vocals? Reverb it! Ok, the majority of the time I will compress the kick...
How to calibrate your studio monitors
Monitoring is arguably the most important part of mixing. Without being able to hear the music properly, you won’t be able to mix it. Your...