The World’s Most Important Drum Loop: A Brief History
Inside the “Amen Break,” used on an extremely wide range of contemporary music as well as on TV commercials and shows such as The Amazing Race and Futurama.
September 25, 2020
Inside the “Amen Break,” used on an extremely wide range of contemporary music as well as on TV commercials and shows such as The Amazing Race and Futurama.
Pushing up some faders, getting a reasonable balance and adding some effects might work for a rough mix, but there’s more to building a great mix…
Some brief general guidelines that can be a big help, especially for those new to the process…
While simply EQing the bass high and the kick low (or the other way around) might work at it’s simplest, it’s best to have a more in-depth strategy, so consider the following.
Either mixing too loudly or too quietly can fool our ears…
The make (size, magnet structure and more) of a speaker has a tremendous impact on its sound…
As with certain other aspects to mixing, the use of reverb is frequently either overlooked or misunderstood.
We tend to forget that people really do like the sound of compression – when it’s not used to excess.
Simple steps to a more organized session as well as fewer headaches when files and tracks must be shared.
A well-written arrangement keeps the various instruments out of each other’s way right from the beginning…
Simple methods for capturing quality results with portable recorders
