Latest articles by Jon Musgrave
Brilliant Aux effect chains to enhance your mixes
Follow these step-by-step tutorials to create auxiliary effect and creative chains
Save time with this solid piano & keys mixing chain
Get your keyboard vibes together with this step-by-step tutorial
“An immersive targeted device suitable for a broad range of multichannel applications”: Audient ORIA review
As immersive audio is normalised, the need for dedicated hardware grows. We power up this new offering
How to build a beefy mixing chain for your drums and beats
Pop down the big beat boutique with our step-by-step tutorial to create some drum and beats audio artillery
How to set a perfect chain for bass
Low end theory: follow this step-by-step tutorial to set up a bass chain
How to design a mixing chain that'll work on any vocal
Follow this simple step-by-step tutorial to create a vocal chain
Panning for gold: How to pan properly for an engaging mix
Important principles and a bunch of tried-and-tested techniques, plus recommended listening
“Offers a more refined delivery than its predecessor, with flexible EQ”: KRK Rokit 5 G5 review
KRK’s excellent Rokit monitors have been updated. We get talking about the new generation
How to make hard-quantized beats swing
Master that swing with this step-by-step tutorial
How to recreate the tape stop effect with this free plugin
Master the start/stop effect with this step-by-step tutorial
How to vinyl scratch in software
Master vinyl scratching in software with this step-by-step tutorial
"This technique is a great pre-effect for vocals and other lead instruments": How to reverse your reverbs
Reverse reverb with this step-by-step tutorial
How to create stutter and glitch sounds with CableGuys TimeShaper 3
Master stutter and glitch with this step-by-step tutorial
How to simply reverse your audio with CableGuys TimeShaper
Reverse playback in TimeShaper with this step-by-step tutorial
Flip it and reverse it: A history of reversed audio in music production
Backwards is the new forwards!
"For over a minute, the whole track goes on a time-stretch journey": 5 tracks that make creative use of time-stretching
By the ’90s it might have seemed to some like all of the possibilities for subverting playback had been done… or were they?
Time-stretching, tape stops and transition effects: 10 tips for bending time in your tracks
The ability to mess with time, adjusting the playback speed, position, direction and pitch of our audio is one of the most enticing and creative aspects of music production
"VCA groups are simply controllers rather than group channels, with no audio going through them": How to make use of VCA grouping in your mixdowns
This clever feature can be indispensable when you’re mixing, and a great companion to submixing
Understanding the fundamentals of EQ
Getting to grips with EQ is key to getting a perfect, well-balanced mix. Here we study the fundamentals of the process
“A well made budget headphone that can handle both mixing and recording duties”: the t.bone HD 815 review
Headphones designed for both recording and mixing? We're intrigued
“A large nearfield with great balance and excellent cohesive imaging”: PreSonus Eris Pro 8 review
Well designed coaxial monitors can offer substantial sonic benefits. We hook one up
How to choose the right type of reverb for your mix
GEAR EXPO 2024: A dash of reverb can make or break the sound of your mix, so careful selection is key for getting the right spatial qualities
How to use sidechain compression to enhance your mix
Sidechain compression is an excellent mixing tool and in this tutorial we pick apart this essential process
