Author: mattmontanez
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How to Use Reference Tracks
Are you using them right? Reference tracks when you mix. Everyone preaches this to use them. Has anyone ever stopped to tell you ‘How To use’ them? I am guessing they didn’t thats why you are here. Let me say two things. Don’t over think the reference track and EQ the hell out of something.…
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MM Blue-Z Verb Setting
I created this setting while working on a new pop song! This female vocalist had a HUGE voice with a great range. I wanted to get something that gave off a “Bluesy” type vibe but also kept the power in her voice. I started off using the “Tennessee Theatre” preset which is my favorite but…
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Breaking Down My Mix
Hi, I had someone ask if I could show how I mixed this song. In this video I will show you how to mix a pop song without over processing. I show the song how I received it before I touched any fader or knob and what I was thinking my approach should be before…
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Best way to back up your sessions!
I know I have searched everywhere online to find out the best way, the fastest way, and the easiest way to backup my sessions to external drives and I always came out finding nothing. Let me show you my way on how I backup sessions that is super easy. You can set up schedules if…
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Make a 2Track instrumental sound Good!
Have trouble with artist bringing you an mp3 2track instrumental? Now these days it is very common for artists to bring in an instrumental and not have the files. Usually the producer’s computer crashed or he lost all the files. There are also times where they leased a beat and thats all they have. Let…