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Chances are you’ve heard of mid/side EQ, compression, or saturation before. It seems like a complicated matter, but it’s actually pretty easy to understand & highly effective in your mixes! In this blog we’ll break down what it is, how it works, & how you may use it.

Smooth Operator comes loaded with a massive preset library, proving the perfect starting point to work from and it was in these presets that we garnered the most success from this extremely powerful audio processor.

Follow along as a professional engineer. Realistic shows you how to use light saturation on your vocals.

Did you know you will get better results if you cut bad frequencies out first? By cutting bad frequencies first, you'll start to eliminate things like muddiness, harshness, & rumbling. These quick production tips will save you time in the studio and improve your workflow.

When mixing genres like Hip-Hop, Trap, Pop, & R&B, you will almost certainly use a compressor on your vocals. Even if you adjust the clip gain throughout a given track (like we personally like to do)

If you want to take your mixes to the next level and are willing to put in a little time and effort, automation instead of compression is going to give you the edge you've been looking for.

This week’s tutorial shows you one of the EQing techniques professional engineers swear by. Follow along as professional engineer Realistic shows you The EQ Sandwich.