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How To Make Your Music LOUDER (Without Ruining The Quality!)

Cameron on April 12, 2022

We all want our songs to be loud and impactful, just like the music we listen to on Spotify, YouTube, and other streaming sites.

Loudness is a critical ingredient in making high quality, competitive music, but it can be difficult to get our songs to be loud enough without making them distort or sound flat-out BAD.

You can go online and find all sorts of tactics and advice out there, but it’s not uncommon to try everything, only to find that your song isn’t any louder than it was before!

So how do you get your songs to be loud enough to compete within your genre?

Producing a commercially loud song isn’t just about slapping a limiter onto your master bus and hoping it does the job.

The secret to getting a loud song starts much earlier in the music production process.

Struggling With Compression? Try These Three Tips

Cameron on March 25, 2022

If you struggle with compression, you’re not alone.

There’s a lot to wrap your head around, including all of the compressor settings, all the ways to use compression, and the challenge of hearing the compression and knowing if it’s helping your mixes or hurting them.

If you approach compression the wrong way, it can be really overwhelming.

If you approach compression the right way, you’ll find that compression is a lot simpler than it appears to be.

In this video, I’ll go over my top three tips for making compression one of the simplest and most powerful effects in your mixing arsenal.

Mixing Music: The Complete Process

Cameron on March 11, 2022

Mixing is one of the most important parts of music production. If done properly, it will have a huge impact on your music.

However, mixing can also be very complicated. There is no right or wrong way to mix a song, and with countless effects, tips, and tricks to mix your music, mixing can quickly become an overwhelming task.

Luckily, with the proper system, mixing doesn’t have to be difficult. In reality, you can learn to do it yourself, and you don’t have to have expensive plugins or gear, either!

Get Professional Vocal Mixes In Three Simple Steps

Cameron on December 1, 2021

What instrument do you usually find most difficult to mix? If you said vocals, then you’re not alone.

Getting your vocals to sound clean, professional, and positioned just right within the mix can be challenging, but it is very possible to achieve with the right tools and the right knowledge.

In fact, the process of getting professional vocal mixes can often boil down to three simple steps.

Mixing With Compression

Cameron on October 19, 2021

Compression is one of the most powerful tools in your mixing toolbox. Applying it to your mixes is almost always a great way to improve them.

Compression isn’t the easiest effect to use, but having the right approach helps. If you understand the fundamentals and have a clear game plan, leveraging the power of compression is very achievable.