Mix Bus Processing

When tonally shaping your masters, EQ can only take you so far. For that extra injection of energy, a harmonic infusion to make your music feel more exciting, try Waves Vitamin – a powerful multiband sonic enhancer.

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Do you know the real difference between clippers and limiters? Hear how the sound of limiting compares to soft clipping, hard clipping and the original signal, and learn when to use each one for super-loud mixes and masters.

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How can you quickly get huge-sounding masters with one plugin? With Infected Mushroom’s Pusher – just 6 knobs and a whole heap of COLOR, it’s a secret weapon that will let you master FASTER and better.

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Give your mix bus a LIFT! Scheps Parallel Particles makes mixes feel full, vibrant and detailed with 4 simple controls, designed with the magic of Grammy-winning mix engineer, Andrew Scheps.

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Sidechain compression is a top production technique in dance music, but sidechaining can be a difficult effect to master. Learn 5 top sidechain compression workflows to help you understand how sidechain compression works and how to get the most from its creative workflow effects.

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Sometimes you want to drive your drums to extremes when mixing. Producer Cam Blackwood (George Ezra) takes you under the hood of his Waves StudioRack Crusty Bus chain created for this purpose.

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What exactly is it about tape that gives it that 'magic'? Technically, tape distorts and can degrade the audio. Regardless, it remains a highly sought-after sound. Find out why, and get practical tips for applying tape saturation plugins in your mix.

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What dictates the genre of a production? In this mixing masterclass Grammy-winning producer Scott Jacoby (John Legend) tests genre extremes by approaching the same song twice: first a vintage-sounding rock mix and then a radio-friendly pop/hip hop mix, giving each production a distinctive feel.

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Producer/mixer Shawn Everett opens up his Grammy-winning mix of "Don’t Wanna Fight” by Alabama Shakes, showing how his “Mixing with Your Eyes” approach helps him give a rock song the low end of a hip hop track.

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Can laptop mixes win you a Grammy? Oh yes, says Jeff Juliano, whose 2019 Grammy-winning mixes for Nashville megastars Dan + Shay were all done 100% in the box. We got Jeff to share his mixing philosophy and go-to plugin chains.

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