If compression is still a mystery to you, this video might be just what you need to make sense of it. In this video, I'll teach you exactly what compression sounds like. Once you know what you're listening for, it'll be a lot easier to know how to use the tool. Hope this helps! In this video, I'll teach you how to deal with that muffled sound that seems to be present in so many of our tracks. Hope this helps!

You know that thing where your mix sounds like it's coming through a speaker that's in a cardboard box? Yeah... nobody likes that. In this video, I'll teach you how to deal with that muffled sound that seems to be present in so many of our tracks. Hope this helps!

In this video, I address the single most important part of mixing audio... can you guess what it is? I'll give you a hint: it ain't got nothin to do with gear. ;) Hope this is challenging and helpful for you!

In this video, I'll teach you the basics of using an analog mixing console. Hope this helps!

If you're anything like me when I first started mixing, you've seen a parameter on your compressor or EQ called "make-up gain" or "output", and you probably just skip over it, because you have no idea what it does. Well, in this video, I'm going to teach you exactly what it does and when to use it. Hope this helps!

In this video, I'll teach you how the attack and release parameters work on a compressor. These settings are often left untouched due to a lack of understanding of what they even do, but they are extremely important if you want your tracks to sound natural, have just the right amount of punch, and not sound completely squashed. Hope this helps!

When a track in our mixing session is too hot, we can use digital trim to bring it down to a more manageable level. In this video, I'll teach you how this works in a DAW. Hope this helps!

Compressors are powerful tools when it comes to controlling the dynamics of our tracks, but it takes some time and practice to figure out how to use them well. In this video, I'll teach you how to use two of the five primary controls on a compressor: threshold and ratio. Hope this helps!

Parallel compression is a powerful tool when it comes to putting the finishing touches on a track or helping an instrument or vocal cut through the mix just a little bit more. In this video, I'll show you how to set up a parallel compression scenario and teach you exactly how it works. This could be a game changer in your mixes! Hope this helps!

One of the first things you should do in a mix is balance the volume levels and set the panning. But how do we know where to pan each track? Should we pan all of them or only some of them? In this video, I'll teach you the though process behind why we pan tracks and how to do it in a way that enhances your mix. Hope this helps!

In the process of learning new skills, sometimes we develop incorrect habits, because we don't fully understand the end goal or how to get there. In this video, I'll show you a common EQ mistake that I've seen many beginners make (including myself), and we'll talk about how we can avoid it in future mixes. Hope this helps!

Mixing audio is fun. It really is. But man, when things go wrong, it can be such a headache. Thankfully, there are some steps we can take to make the troubleshooting process much easier, and in this video, I'm gonna let you in on my best troubleshooting secret. Hope this helps your audio headache. :)

With the hundreds of plugin options on the market, it’s difficult to know which ones we actually need to make a good mix. And to make matters worse, when we’re struggling to get our mix sounding the way we want it to, the tendency is to add more and more plugins to fix it. So how do we solve this problem? How do we know what plugins we really need, and what should we do when those plugins don’t seem to be enough? In this video, I'll tell you the 6 plugins you'll need for mi

Let's be honest. The amount of audio gear on the market for home studios is straight up overwhelming. Options are great, but sometimes too many of them make it hard to know exactly what you need for your specific situation. Let me fix that for you... In this video, I'll tell you exactly what you need for a home mixing studio, and if you want to know what gear I use, I'll list it below. Hope this helps!

In this video, I'm going to tell you how to acoustically treat a room for $120. This is the method I used for my home studio in two different locations in the past two years, and it has served me quite well. Acoustic treatment doesn't have to be ridiculously expensive to be effective, and with my method, you can customize it all to fit your unique room setup. Hope this helps!

We've all heard that proper gain structure is important, but how important can it really be? Does gain affect sound quality? Can we even hear the difference? In this video, I'll explain why proper gain structure determines the quality of your audio, and if you're interested in a deeper dive into how gain works and how to set it correctly, check out "How To Set Gain & Preamps" on my channel for more details!

Vocals are often some of the most dynamic inputs in a mix. A vocalist may sing very softly in the first verse and then suddenly start belting out the chorus. In order for a vocal to blend well with the other inputs over the course of a whole song, some form of dynamic control is needed. This is where a compressor can help. In this video, I'll give you a step by step walkthrough on how to use a compressor on vocals in your own mix. Hope this helps!

The vocal track is the most important track in the mix, so it's important to make sure it can be heard clearly in a mix. EQ is a powerful tool when it comes to removing noise from the track, balancing the tone, and helping the vocal play nice with all the other inputs. In this video, I'll walk you through a system you can use to EQ vocals in your own tracks. Hope this helps!

We’ve all seen that terrifying red light that comes on when something in our mixing session gets too loud. In this video, you'll learn what that little red light actually means and how to fix the problem as a whole. Hope this helps!

In this video, I go back to the basics and discuss the third phase of audio production: mastering. Hope this is insightful!