In past tutorials I have covered side chaining in Reason and touched on side chaining effects busses in Logic Pro, but after a few emails on the subject, I...

Ableton is fast becoming the tool of choice for the digital DJ and has just about every tool you could ask for when putting together a live show or DJ set....

Tutorials on specific plug-ins aren’t that common here on AUDIOTUTS but this one is so special it demanded our attention. Effectrix is a new performance,...

When I teach recording classes my favorite lesson is this critical listening exercise. It’s fun and light, and practicing it helps us all improve our mixes....

Last time, I covered everything you need to know to get you through the sound check of a live gig. This time I'm going to explain how to mix the show itself....

Depth by doubling. You can hear it in almost any song. Big, booming guitars and wide chorus vocals are just some of the most popular times that double...

Reason doesn’t offer users the greatest control over sound processing. The built-in reverb, compressor and so on will do the trick when you want to start...

Persuading a problematic vocal recording to play nicely with the rest of your mix can seem like a futile task. Well-recorded vocals and poorly-recorded...

Being a Front Of House engineer is a fun and rewarding job, but it can throw you a lot of curve balls and, as we all know, you're only as good as your...

Automation is a very convenient feature of most modern digital audio workstations. When the record industry ran on miles of tape, there was no such thing as...

With so many things to remember when performing your final mix-down, it can sometimes feel like you're spinning plates. Luckily, there are a few principles...

Sometimes when you're recording an artist or a band, it's easy to fall into relaxed habits and forget how important it is to give each track its own unique...