by Simon | Feb 28, 2017 | Mastering, Software
Mastering is all about making an already good mix sound even better. Using a mastering-grade compressor, then, is pretty much mandatory as it helps to glue all the different parts together, and make them sound more coherent. In many cases, a stereo (L-R) compressor...
by Simon | Feb 2, 2017 | Mastering, Mixing, Software
In this tutorial, we will use the GTS39 – Limiting Tube Compressor to finalize a modern EDM track. The song has already been mixed down, and is ready for mastering. The GTS39 plugin seems to be a very simple piece of software at first glance. But don’t let the clean...
by Simon | Jan 13, 2017 | Mixing, Software
Following the last tutorial, in today’s session we’re going to continue to explore the capabilities of the MotorTown virtual drum set. After some initial treatment inside the MotorTown plugin itself we will use SoundBrigade as well as Mattertone to turn the acoustic...
by Simon | Jan 2, 2017 | Mixing, Software
MotorTown is far more than a virtual drum plugin. It’s also a song building tool, and it even gives you all sorts of tools to shape the sound of the drums thanks to its suite of built in effects – compression, equalization, and more. In this tutorial, we will use...
by Simon | Oct 18, 2016 | Mixing, Software
In this tutorial, we will use ThreeD to give a mono guitar some nice and natural stereo width. There are certain instruments that are typically recorded in mono, and the guitar is one of those. A common technique to achieve a big, wide sound is to record two takes of...
