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.
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How to Make Trap Beats
Learn how to make trap beats step by step — 808s, rolling hi-hats, snares on the 3, dark melodies and…
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How to Make Lo-Fi Music
Learn how to make lofi music from scratch — chords, drums, samples, and the dusty mixing tricks that give lo-fi…
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How to Use a De-Esser
Learn how to use a de-esser to tame harsh sibilance on vocals. A step-by-step guide to settings, placement in your…
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What Is Parallel Compression?
What is parallel compression? Learn how blending a heavily compressed copy with the dry signal adds punch and density to…
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The Best Vocal Plugins
The best vocal plugins for mixing vocals at home — pitch correction, EQ, compression, de-essing, reverb and all-in-one chains from…
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The Best Reverb Plugins
The best reverb plugins for vocals, mixes and creative effects — algorithmic, convolution and plate reverbs from Valhalla, FabFilter, Waves…
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The Best Compressor Plugins
The best compressor plugins for vocals, drums and the mix bus — VCA, FET, opto and vari-mu styles from Waves,…
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The Best EQ Plugins
The best EQ plugins for mixing and mastering — from FabFilter Pro-Q to free options like TDR Nova — with…
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How to Make a Beat: A Beginner’s Guide
Learn how to make a beat from scratch — drums, bass, melody, chords and arrangement — using any DAW. A…
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How to Mix Vocals on a Beat
Learn how to mix vocals on a beat — gain staging, EQ, compression, de-essing, reverb and delay — so your…