Pre Or Post EQ? A Key Question When Mixing Monitors From Front Of House
Delving into this sometimes divisive topic and presenting positives for both sides along with a workaround.
February 28, 2025
Delving into this sometimes divisive topic and presenting positives for both sides along with a workaround.
Reverb is added to a track to create width and depth, but also to dress up an otherwise boring sound – the real secret is how much to use and how to adjust its various parameters.
Are we too content with “close enough” at the expense of the actual thing?
Our panel of PSW veteran audio professionals discuss preferences for flat response or a response with a ‘spectral tilt’ towards the low-frequency (LF) end.
Reverb methods that can be taught quickly while also delivering consistently good results, even by people who are not career engineers.
Avoiding the “add-ons,” the extra ingredients meant to improve the flavor of one or more parts of the mix but instead spoil the whole dish.
While digital audio workstations have fundamentally changed the way we make records, proper gain structure is no less critical to good recording. Here’s a primer…
Approaches for capturing and presenting the essence of these versatile instruments.
A range of views and ideas for getting the best out of live vocals when dealing with proximity effect.