Mixing & Mastering

Turn rough takes into release-ready tracks. Practical mixing and mastering guides covering EQ, compression, levels, loudness and the workflow that gets your songs sounding finished.Start here: The Best Free VST Plugins · The Best EQ Plugins · The Best Compressor Plugins · The Best Reverb Plugins.

How to Fix a Brittle, Harsh Top End

Tame a brittle mix with exact high-frequency moves: de-essing, dynamic EQ around 3-8 kHz, resonance taming and saturation for a…
How to Add Life to a Lifeless Mix

Rescue a lifeless mix with concrete moves: parallel compression, saturation, movement automation and EQ excitement that restore energy and depth.
How to Fix a Honky, Nasal Mix

Fix a honky mix fast: exact EQ cuts around 500 Hz-1 kHz, dynamic EQ moves and resonance taming to clear…
How to Fix Harsh Cymbals in a Mix

Fix harsh cymbals with exact de-esser, dynamic EQ and resonance-suppressor settings so crashes and hats stay bright and airy without…
How to Fix a Boomy Bass in Your Mix

Fix a boomy bass with exact EQ cuts, dynamic EQ, room treatment and compression settings so the low end stays…
How to Fix a Weak Kick Drum

Fix a weak kick drum with exact EQ boosts, transient shaping, sample reinforcement and sidechain moves so it thumps and…
How to Make Bass Sit in a Mix

Make your bass sit in a mix with concrete EQ carving, sidechain, compression and saturation settings so it stays solid…
How to Make Drums Hit Harder in a Mix

Learn how to make drums hit harder with concrete EQ, transient, compression and saturation settings that add punch without turning…
Why Your Mix Sounds Bad in the Car (and the Fix)

If your mix sounds bad in the car, here is why – boomy bass, buried vocals, harsh highs – plus…
How to Make Your Mix Translate to Any Speaker

Master mix translation so your mix sounds great on phones, earbuds, cars and club systems – room fixes, referencing, mono…