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Shortcuts help mixers cut down on the time they spend making each decision, in turn making each edit in their mix easier. When your approach to various problems you encounter in the studio becomes streamlined you’re able to work faster and make MORE decisions on the fly.
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As an effect, ping-pong delays are a solid option when you’re trying to build out space and depth in a mix. The “bouncing” that happens back and forth between the left and right channels sounds unlike anything else.

One of the greatest threats to any recording session is phase cancellation. It’s a sneaky result that you end up with when you’re not careful with microphone placement, and can even turn up AFTER you’ve tracked everything if you’re not careful when editing your tracks.
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If you’ve already wrapped on tracking for a song, or you’re somebody that records guitars with a DI, are you out of luck? Not with this simple trick.
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EQs are a must-have in almost every audio situation. Musicians use them on their pedalboards to change their sound. Live sounds engineers use them to clean up problem frequencies and match their system to the space they’re in. Recording engineers and mix engineers use them in the studio for both clean up and coloration.
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