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Harsh vocals are a pretty common problem for many mixers. Let’s take a look at some of the most frequent ways professionals clear up a harsh vocal recording in their mixes.
How much of your mixes low end come from the bass guitar track? 50%? 90%? How would you actually measure it?

Today, I want to cover the basics of polar patterns – what they are, why they’re important, and how you can get the most out of them in your sessions.
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Whether you’re brand new to music production as a whole or you’re looking to stay fresh by exploring a new genre, electronic-based music is a great way to learn new production techniques.
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At a very basic level, just think about how the sound of a tapped guitar changes from the sound of a picked lead. Your pick attack is virtually gone as the tapping acts as more like a hammer on a piano string than a pick scraping against a guitar string. How do you account for things like this in your mix to keep your guitars sounding consistent and full?