In this article by Audio Fanzine, we’ll see how to make reverb and compression work together. At first it might seem weird to want to compress a reverb. And yet a compressor placed before or after the reverb can prove quite useful for controlling the reverberated signal. Here’s the link to the article.
Recording Tips and Techniques
Getting Your Mix Radio Ready
When you’re nearly finished with your mix, you need to ask yourself a very important question which is, “Is your mix radio ready?”
Here’s a video tutorial by The Recording Revolution which shows us 2 mastering moves for radio ready mixes.
Some Mixing Alternatives In REAPER
Alex Wilkinson, a professional musician, talks about some mixing alternatives in REAPER. It is very educational along with some new workflow tips that you can learn. Here is the link to the video series from The Reaper Blog.
If you don’t know what Reaper is, but would like to learn pro recording techniques at a decidedly ridiculous (in a good way) budget level (Reaper costs $60!), you may be interested in our course: The Newbies Guide To Audio Recording Awesomeness 2: Pro Recording With Reaper.
Double Tracking Guitars on REAPER
Here’s a video tutorial from The Reaper Blog about recording doubled guitars on Reaper. Check out the video here. It’s the best way I know of to get a huge guitar sound – even better than recording a single guitar with a stereo mic (or pair of mics).
to summarize the process, simply record your guitar on one track. Then record the SAME part again, on a second track. Once that is done, just pan one of the tracks to the left and the other track to the right. The resulting sound will be a really cool stereo acoustic guitar sound. Try it. You’ll love it:).
Talking About The Parallel Mix Trick
Good news! Now according to the Recording Revolution, there’s a way to get more energy, fatness, and power in your mixes without killing your dynamics or transients. Want to know more? Click here.