Signal flow is one of the most important concepts to understand in music production and audio more generally. It's the basis of how all audio systems work. Whether you're just starting out or you...

Noisy multitracks often lead to poor mix results, either from the unhindered passing of that noise into the mix or through the inappropriate processing we apply in trying to minimize the noise. And...

If you've ever struggled to balance two (or more) similar-sounding tracks together in your mixes, chances are you've had difficulty dealing with frequency masking. If your mixes aren't as clean,...

If you've been into music production for a while, you've probably heard of LCR panning and how much some people love it. While the concept is fairly straightforward, there are a few interesting...

Clarity is ultimately about separation, and in many cases, it's about sculpting the frequency content of our tracks and then not overdoing processing that has the potential to reduce the clarity...

Mixing is primarily about balance, and a big part of the overall balance of a mix comes from its "dimensionality". The concept of mix dimensionality can be both straightforward and difficult to get...