sound engineering

How can I reduce the harshness of a bass guitar that sounds "strident" in the mix? The bass sounds fine in a live situation, but it comes across as almost too aggressive on the recording. I have tried various plugins, but I am open to any suggestions you may have. The rest of the recording...

I mix at a very low volume in Image-Line's FL Studio. As a result, when I master a track, it only comes out slightly louder and remains well below 0 dB. While I'm happy with the sound itself, I'm concerned about how quiet my tracks are compared to most commercially available music, especially...

What are the best headphones for mixing and mastering music?

What are your thoughts on the future of music and generative artificial intelligence? It's concerning that gen AI could potentially replace certain aspects of music production. We already see this with Apple Logic Pro's AI Mastering Assistant plugin. However, perhaps we can learn to work with...

When using the Avid Pro Tools signal generator sound effect to create a sine wave, such as 20 Hz or 100 Hz, why does the resulting waveform not have zero crossings at integer seconds? Or in other words, how precise is the frequency of the PT signal generator?

Many people now offer cheap audio mastering services, with some in the UK claiming to master tracks for as low as £30. However, the quality of service at this price point is unclear, which can lead to misunderstandings and a negative perception of the audio post-production industry...

What's the one thing that makes Avid Pro Tools stand out from other digital audio workstations or sound editing programs, and why do you keep coming back to it?

In pop choruses, when you got like two or more vocal tracks going on (think Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"), what's the deal? Do they just pan them hard left and right, or do they keep them both center but mess with the timing a bit, like one slightly delayed left and the other right? There...

Been using the Waves VU meter plugin to keep an eye on my levels. It's set to -18 by default, which apparently works well for most analog stuff. But, my online mixing class mentioned leaving -6 dB headroom for mastering. So, shouldn't I just bump the Waves audio software plugin to 6 instead of...

I can't remember how to bounce the audio on an instrument track that's outputting audio through a second instrument track in PreSonus Studio One. Can someone help? Here's the specific situation: I have several tracks with the Scaler 2 sequencer plugin. On the main Scaler track, I'm using MIDI...

Any thoughts on the Avid Pro Tools stock plugin compressor that's bundled in the Dynamics III plugin suite also how often are y'all likely to reach for Dyn3 Expander/Gate and for what purpose?

Is audio mastering with headphones a good approach to finishing off a song or a record?

I'm wondering how to offer mixing and mastering services when I don't have a portfolio yet. Any tips or advice would be super helpful. Thanks!

Which Waves plugin helps my vocals sit well in the mix?

Hey, I've opened up a project I worked on last night, and everything was good. But now, when I reopened it to record the final part, I was facing latency issues. Nothing's changed, I haven't changed any settings, I just saved and closed the project, and then reopened it. My buffer's set to 1024...

How do you get that super low vocal sound in EDM or pop music?

Is it worthwhile to learn how to use FL Studio DAW on Skillshare?

Kick drum recordings can be challenging, and you may discover that your recorded or sampled bass drums just don't sound right when mixing a track. There are common methods that you could employ to resolve this, such as drum layering, drum replacement, or using a tone generator digital audio...

How do you guys extract or isolate certain elements from a sample in FL Studio? Personally, I utilize Fruity Parametric EQ 2 to extract bass lines and apply additional filters to make it more pronounced.

Sup guys, so what exactly does Image-Line's Maximus plugin do? I am sorry if this is a noob question.