Introduction to the Music Production Secrets Weekly Series
Introduction
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September 2016
Fix vocal Auto-Tune crossfades
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Repair bad kick with the Pro Tools Multiband Splitter
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Repair bad snare with the Pro Tools Multiband Splitter
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Use phase cancellation to change tracks
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August 2016
Remove explicit content
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Remove snare ring
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Line up out-of-sync tape tracks
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Parallel compression with aux sends
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July 2016
Double Compressing Vocals
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Taming Hi-Hats
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Tame string squeaks
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De-ess on vocals with RX5
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Clean tom tracks
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June 2016
Prepping acoustic guitar with RX 5
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Prepping electric bass with RX 5
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Automating EQ filters
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Predelaying reverbs
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May 2016
Changing cheesy drum machines
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Prepping organ for mixing with RX 5
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Vocal proximity repair with RX 5
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Prepping real pianos with RX 5
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April 2016
Autopanning guitars and keyboards
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Removing amplifier hum with RX 5
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Distortion as EQ brightening
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When to turn vocal effects off
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Reverse delay vocal effects
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March 2016
Clip gaining lead vocals
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Splitting a kick drum track into hi and low components for control
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Using short delay to stereoize guitars
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When and how to use reverb on bass guitar
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February 2016
Using alternate takes or nonmix mics as reverb sends
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Corralling harshness with bx_refinement plugin
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Using de-essers to control harsh midrange
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Using guitar amp plugins to modify guitar tones for mixing
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January 2016
Making guitar solos stand out in a mix
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Adding length to abrupt instrument fades
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Using Little Labs IBP for phase on bass guitar or DI situations
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Making and using bandpass filters (high- and low-pass combo)
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December 2015
Using delay to hide shaky pitch
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Using delay to add drumbeats
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Creating automatic double tracking
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Creating digital vintage tape delay sounds
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November 2015
Fades applied only to select frequencies with RX 4 (remove amp hum, etc.)
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Staggered creative song fade-outs
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Reverb and effects automation via track duplicate and parallel processing
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Using stem mixes to make alternate mixes
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October 2015
Frequency splitting tracks to control lo-fi or midrange material
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Utilizing EQ and compression on reverbs
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Frequency splitting tracks to manage bass guitar
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Using transient shaping plugins to alter acoustic guitar in a mix
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Fades applied only to select frequencies with EQ (remove amp hum, etc.)
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September 2015
Using iZotope RX 4 gain control to remove low-end content on vocals
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