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What would modern music be without any Auto-Tune, Melodyne & Waves Tune? For those of us that don’t have access to one of these powerhouse processors, we’ve still got a few tricks up our sleeves to nail the perfect vocal take without their help.
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![What Every Mix on Apple’s “Best of the Week” Playlist Has In Common](http://joeysturgistones.com/cdn/shop/articles/E8967B77-A7BF-4C85-B989-3B500E6DC8B6_{width}x.jpeg?v=1534284117)
Are you following any “best of” playlists on Apple Music, Spotify, or any other music-streaming platform? If not, you’re missing out on one the greatest ways to keep up-to-date on what’s working for other engineers in the music industry right this second.
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As technology has developed, engineers and producers started using stereo enhancement plugins on more than just their stereo tracks – they started using them on mono sources as well.
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As I pointed out last week, a great song is more than just great writing. There are tons of hands involved with most of these songs before they reach any major type of airplay or playlist inclusions.
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What if I told you that your own drums could be mix-ready with minimal editing though? It might sound too good to be true for some of you, but a decent mix-ready drum set isn’t as far out of reach as you might think.
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