MixCoach

By Kevin Ward

This podcast is dedicated to making your next recording your best recording. Whether you are a professional recording or mixing engineer, a beginner at recording and mixing, or a home studio enthusia... more

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The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

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December 16, 2016 My Workflow For Comping and Tuning Vocals
Back in the day, when there were only 24 tracks to record to, we used to save one track to put the vocal on. We had to make some pretty critical “last minute” decisions on whether to keep a “pretty good” performance or try for “the Grammy” performance. That was pretty AWESOME!… can we do […]
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December 14, 2016 Building Trust : How Is Your First Impression To Your New Client?
Anytime you do a session in your studio, whether it's your basement, your bedroom, or your high-dollar converted garage, make sure that your studio looks like a professional environment. ... If you are operating out of a dedicated space, there are even a few more things you can do to make your clients feel like recording is more than just your hobby...
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December 12, 2016 Dynamic Range Basics
When we think of dynamics in music, we refer to the variations in loudness of a musical composition. Composers use terms known as dynamic markings to differentiate between quiet and loud passages. Performers naturally strive to take the listener through an emotional journey through the use of these loudness differences. Think about a song with […]
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December 09, 2016 Everything New Mixers Should Know About Panning
I was conducting a recording clinic at a local music store a few weeks ago. One of the questions I got was from a recording student about panning. He said, “I was listening to a mix the other day and things were panned in such a way that the instruments sounded like the were floating […]
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December 08, 2016 How To Be More Productive At Work, And More Relaxed When You’re Off
Ever had one of those days where you spent an inordinate amount of time on a relatively small task? It might have been because of poor time management. Or because your mind kept jumping from one element of the task to another, causing you to run in mental circles. As engineers, producers, and creators, we’ve […]
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December 05, 2016 How To Separate Sidesticks From Snare Hits Using Strip Silence
Snare hits vs. Side sticks Sometimes when you are mixing a great song, you want certain parts of the drums to be louder than the drummer played them. In this case, I wanted a drummers side stick to really “sing” in the track. I liked the amount of natural sounding compression that I had on […]
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November 30, 2016 What to Edit Prior To The Mixing stage?
What to Edit Prior to the Mixing Stage? This question has come to MixCoach and I am happy to help with my view on the topic. Aligning, gain staging, and even making certain panning decisions before starting a mix is very important because if properly done, it can save a lot of time and headache […]
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November 28, 2016 Let’s Help out Feedback Revival With Their Music Video!
Some of you may remember our good friends Feedback Revival, who’s songs like “Beautiful Life”, “At Last”, and “Tennessee Rose” have been featured and used in many tutorials and training videos here on MixCoach. They have even been gracious enough to let us use the multi-tracks from some of their songs for our members to mix and learn from […]
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November 23, 2016 Advanced Compression – The Attack Control (Part 3)
In the final part of this series on ‘Advanced Compression – The Attack Control’ we’re going to take a quick look at a few real-world applications of fast attack settings. In Part One, we looked at using the attack control settings on a compressor to ‘soften’ a sound and make it more (or less) present. […]
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November 21, 2016 3 MixCoach Mixing Principles + “Cool Yule” Mix Walkthough Exerpt
Hey guys, I just finished up a walkthrough of this month’s song over on MixCoach Pro Member called “Cool Yule”, by TaRanda Greene. It’s a really fun song just in time for the holiday’s, with a Big Band feel that is a ton of fun to mix. In the walkthrough video I talk about 3 of […]
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FAQs about MixCoach:

How many episodes does MixCoach have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.