Margherita Di Giovanni

In this article we detail several more ways than subtractive EQing can improve your mix quality.

High and low-pass filters are simple, but incredibly important tools. Below we give you some ideas on how to use them to improve your mixes.

EQing is arguably the most important part of the mix process – and it`s also probably the hardest aspect of mixing to get right. Below, we highlight five different points that you should consider when reaching for that EQ.

Is this mix too boomy? Too harsh? Too thin? How do we alter our EQing to fix these issues?

We`ve said it before and we`ll say it again – EQing is the most important skill that you need to master as a mix engineer. Unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest things to get right.

We`ve written EQ tip articles before. In fact we`ve written them more than once, but this is such an important area of music production that we are back once again with some more EQ tips.

If you`ve been using SoundGym, then the chances are that you realise ear training is important. But how does this training impact on how your music sounds?

If different instruments are playing in the same frequency range, the mix can become cluttered and ill-defined. Below are some tips on how to fix this problem.

This month we examine the Red Hot Chili Peppers` 1999 album, Californication.