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What Is Gain Staging? How To Use It To Enhance Your Mix

Gain staging is the first thing you should do when starting a mix every single time. It’s a quick, simple process but determines the professionalism of your mix.   Would a scuba diver go in the ocean without gear and think he can breathe underwater? I think not. So, always ‘gain’ up before diving in, or […]

Ultimate EQ Guide 101: Everything Producers Need To Know About EQ

Equalization (EQ) is the most powerful mixing processor you have at your disposal but, if used incorrectly, it can also be the most dangerous.    With great power comes great responsibility as they say, so being educated is the first step to becoming an EQ master…   Table of ContentsWHAT IS EQ?EQ PARAMETERSELEMENTS AND BAND-TYPESEQ: […]

MIDI 101: How To Use MIDI To Make Unique Music

Table of ContentsMIDI: the soundless connector of sounds. WHAT IS MIDI?MIDI FUNCTIONSMODULATION-LIKE ELEMENTSMIDI CC [Continuous Control]MPE (MIDI 2.0)MIDI = PIANO ROLLEXPERIMENTCREATING DEFAULT MIDI TEMPLATES FOR DRUM PATTERNSMIDI CHANNELSDUPLICATE & ADD VARIATIONUSE MIDI TO TRIGGER YOUR DRUM & ONE-SHOT SAMPLESSPLIT YOUR DRUM ELEMENTS UPQUANTIZATIONTRIGGERING EXTERNAL SYNTHS & SOUND SOURCESCHORDS: MINOR/MAJOR TIME TO START BUILDINGBUILDING YOUR PROGRESSION:KEEP IN […]

What Is An 808 Drum? 8 Ways To Make Crazy 808s

Some musical trends come and go, but there’s one element that we can all agree is not going anywhere: 808s.   People might think of 808s as just 1 thing, but the great thing about 808 is it’s much ‘deeper’ than you might think.   Table of ContentsWHAT IS AN 808 BASS DRUM?1. SYNTHESIZING YOUR […]

What Is Reverb? 8 Tricks To Nail Reverb In Your Mix

It’s the effect that follows you everywhere… you know, the one that makes everyone a professional singer in the shower. To the outside world, it seems so simple, but in the production world, it’s a little more complicated.   Reverb is what makes your mixes shine, even when you don’t even know it’s there…   […]

Unison Drum Monkey Is Out Now

   For years Unison has brought you professional-quality products from the world’s leading producers and sound designers, quickly becoming a leader in inspiration and innovation for both amateur, and multi-platinum award-winning producers alike.   With a quarter of a million satisfied customers, we’ve decided to take it to the next level…   Table of […]