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Nathaniel W.

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🏆 FREE MIXING GIVEAWAY RESULTS! I found 83 people who followed all the rules. Then I did all this so you can be sure that everything was fair and winners were chosen randomly. Congrats to winners.

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Nathaniel W.

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1 year

Do you want the truth? • Tidal pays more to artists ($.013/stream) • Tidal has Hi Fi sound for listeners And Spotify is hated, yet everyone uses it. This is how marketing works. Spotify spend tons on ads, and that’s why they can not pay artists more. Tidal spends less and

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Producers who always include BPM and key to their beats are goated

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🎚️ Future lead vocal chain. Engineer Seth Firkins spoke about the vocal chain he used on almost EVERY song he mixed. ↓

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1 year

Someone has to make an app like Tik Tok but for music. You scroll through songs. You hear music from ALL artists. Songs with better engagement pushed more by algorithm. Seems fair to me. What do you think?

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Nah that’s too accurate💀😭

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For my visual learners out here🤣

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🎚️ Mastering chain A good, WORKING mastering chain. I usually start with it. 1. Compressor I use either SSL Bus Compressor (there are a lot of emulations of it from different manufacturers) or API 2500 Bus Compressor Settings: • Attack - Slowest (~30 ms) • Release - Fastest

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6 years

Chase goals that seem unbelievable

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1 year

Spamming your music is useless. Even if it is great. Same for beats.

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🎚️ Pro mixing trick Instead of using the delay on the whole vocal track, automate it to the end of your phrases This way, it will sound much cleaner and fill the empty spaces without garbaging your mix.

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20 days

"Push the limiter a little more"

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29 days

This is 100k people. Imagine gaining their attention and get paid only $300. Shoutout to Spotify.

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9 months

Not a single song in the world panned like that Just saying

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drum cheat sheet

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An artist HAS TO be an interesting person to attract real fans. Doing good music is not enough to grow a fanbase. Agree or not?

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3 months

Aye wtf is this💀💀

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6 months

Engineers whenever they can't mix something😁

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8 months

Home recording vocal booth idea 🎤

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1 year

🎚️ How to compress vocals with LA-2A? For beginners. I highly recommend to tame the loudest peaks with limiter before vocals hitting the compressor Let’s go! • First of all, make sure your meter is set to gain reduction mode. You can see the knob on the right side that’s

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4 months

This will sound better than buying an acoustic shield.

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4 months

FL Studio raised a whole generation of incredible producers. Do you make beats in FL?🔥🔥

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30 days

He mixed until the song was perfect.

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1 year

‼️ YOU CAN'T MISS IT UAD gives away legendary LA-2A Compressor ⚠️For free! Win/Mac. No hardware needed. Share with friends.

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7 months

Neve lego sets are goated😄🤩

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3 months

No soothe2? No problem😁

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1 year

You need to know music theory to be an ACTUALLY good all-around producer. True or false?

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11 months

🎚️ Vocal EQ cheat sheet Very, very rare. Cheat sheet that actually makes sense.

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8 months

The easiest way to waste money ↓

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10 months

My producer friend Shazammed his beats and found out dozens of songs on DSPs with his beats stolen💀💀

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5 months

Sony C800g → Neve 1073 → Tube-Tech CL1B Goated chain.

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11 months

🎚️ Secret sauce for the low end This is my go to plugin to make punchy, rich and warm low end. Imagine a perfect bass. This is how it sounds. UAD Oxide Tape.

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9 months

Mixing music is where science meets art🎚️

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1 year

Good music markets itself. True or false?

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1 year

🎚️ Mastering chain For ADVANCED users 1. Soundgoodizer Tweak until sounds good 2. Soundgoodizer Tweak until sounds even better 3. Soundgoodizer Just turn to max 4. Soundgoodizer Do some final LITTLE adjustments 5. Soft clipper Done ☑️ Your master is ready for release.

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1 year

I’ve heard real producers don’t use loops I disagree But if you only using loops You are a weak producer fr🤣🤣

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10 months

Most of the so called mastering engineers are actually “mixbus engineers” Just throwing plugins on the channel. Actual mastering studios are built by the highest standards of audio listening. Mastering grade monitors are much more expensive. They need to produce full audible

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@natemixing

7 years

Paul Wall & Nathaniel Wing's single is available on the Soundcloud🔥🔥🔥

Paul Wall, Papa Reu & Killa Kyleon - H-Town [Prod. By Nathaniel Wing]

Radio Version.

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1 year

“I need mixing, but I only have an mp3 file” Me:

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11 months

It’s 2023. But if you still wondering: • All DAWs sound the same • Mac/Win sound the same Difference is placebo, don’t fall for it.

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9 months

I wish every single one of you to start living off music in 2024🏆

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11 months

🎚️ Mixing kick with bass I tried different approaches, and found out that the best solution for me is to use multiband compression. Not soothe2, not dynamic EQ, not regular compression. I compress the lowest frequencies on bass (like only under 100-200 hz), sidechained from

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9 months

Posting every single day and be consistent on social media is way harder for me than mix music lmao

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1 year

Rookie engineers: level, pan, comp, EQ, reverb Pro engineers: • Phase • Harmonics • Groove • Micro/macro dynamics • Transients • Plans • Movement • Artifacts • Dynamic range • Mono compatibility • Music theory And more… Pro engineers operate in different world🎚️

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9 months

Long story short, cut everything below 100 hz and add reverb for great sounding bass💪🏽

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heavy bass cheat sheet

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29 days

Would you live in a studio like that?🎚️👀

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9 months

🎚️ Adding richness and depth One of my favorite tools to add richness, "weight" and depth to my sounds and buses. Blackbox HG-2

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5 months

🎚️ How to mix vocals like Travis Scott's? I thought it would be a cool idea to break down how top artists mix engineers achieve certain sound. Obviously what they do is working and may be you'll find great info and/or inspiration in those breakdowns. 1. Autotune. Travis

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⚠️ Required FREE plugin! You have to get this plugin if you don’t have it. Whenever you want to add some air, clarity or just make anything brighter. It’s a great tool to do that. Slate Digital Fresh Air.

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9 months

🎚️ Pro vocal mixing tip Technique that I developed for one of the songs I mixed 1. Create two ping pong delays, 1/4 note 2. Make your first delay exactly two repeats, and narrow the width to like 50% 3. Then send it to another aux channel with another ping pong delay, that

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🎚️ Future's reverb sound In the interview to SoundOnSound, Future's engineer Seth Firkins talked about the reverb he used on DS2 album. "People were tripping and speculating about the reverb I used on his voice on DS2 which they said was so amazing... ↓ 1/2

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• Artists don’t buy MP3 beats for further mixing It is not what you suppose to do Your art worth more than this. • Producers shouldn’t sell MP3 imo MP3 should be free for demo use (If you offer free download) WAV should be the cheapest license.

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🎚️ Use reverb on your vocals right Reverb can make your vocals sound big and rich • How to make it right? ⚠️I recommend to use 2 reverbs. One short, and one long. Short reverb should be around 100-200 ms. It makes the vocals bigger and helps to put them in their own space

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3 months

@SonnyDigital My man said ass🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

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4 months

Yes.

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🎚️ How to balance your mix? A good balancing technique I personally use Rule #1 ⚠️ Always start with your kick. Mute all the sounds Set it to the level where it doesn’t clip and highly preferable to leave some headroom like 6-8 db before you start mixing Your kick is

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🎚️ Pro vocal mixing tip Instead of using one compressor, use serial compression. General idea is: • Catch peaks with first compressor. It has to work quickly and get triggered on peaks only. This will allow the next compressor to work more smoothly. • Then use your main

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⚙️ Stream audio from your DAW to your phone There is an app called Mix 2 Mobile and it works great. You can quickly do a phone test and even adjust the mix in real time. Works on both Mac and Windows. Can be really helpful. @natemixing

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🎚️ Pro vocal mixing tip Sidechain compress your doubles and/or adlibs from lead vocals. Either with soothe2 or a multiband compression on midrange (1500-4000 hz) So none of your backing vocals conflict with the lead vocals.

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1 year

WAV or MP3 Can you hear the difference?

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My DAW evolution: FL Studio → Studio One → Pro Tools → Reaper. What's yours?

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6 months

🎚️ Dave Pensado mixing trick “Many people want the bass to be really loud, but if it's too loud, the apparent level of your mix will be lower on the radio. If you put in too much bass, every time the 808 hits the vocal level sounds like it's dropping by 3dB. Over the course of

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🎚 Mixing in mono • What is it? • Why is it important? Mixing in mono is a technique when you mixing while monitoring your mix in mono. Some people think it helps with mono compatibility only. Making sure your mix will sound good on mono speakers. ⚠️But it is not true!

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11 months

🎚️ Best vocal compressors • LA-2A • LA-3A • 1176LN • UAD 176 & 175B • Softube CL 1B Which one is your favorite?🔥

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10 months

Probably the best budget interfaces for mixing that money can buy Really solid sound, high quality converters, lots of unique features, very stable. Audient iD MKII

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🎚️ Vocal mixing tip One of the “magic” frequencies when mixing vocals is 4 kHz. Our hearing is very sensitive to it, and a lot of times it sounds sharp and harsh. Reducing the energy in this range (somewhere around 3-4 kHz) can help you to achieve much smoother vocals.

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11 months

90% of songs sound like this: • Overcompressed vocals • Madness in low mids • Destroyed kick • Tons of muddy reverb • Not controlled sibilants Work on it guys.

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When artist sends me a song, and it’s: • With BPM and key included • In a single ZIP archive • With beat stems • Properly named • 24 bit depth Appreciate them🏆🖤

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WAV or MP3 Can you hear the difference?

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🎚️ Fabfilter Pro-L2 Limiting modes explained: • Transparent: As the name says, this algorithm is designed to stay true to the original sound and feel as much as possible, avoiding pumping effects and coloring. It works great on most program material, but especially on rock and

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3 months

I found y'all real Terrence Howard EQ preset💀💀

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🎚️ 10 mastering advices 1. Compressor first (slow attack, fast release, 2:1 or 4:1 ratio). 2. No hard and narrow EQ adjustments, only tone shaping. 3. Usually cutting somewhere between 200-400 hz 0.5 to 1 db is a good idea 4. Understand that your mix is finished, don’t try

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⚠️ Recommended FREE plugin! Soundtoys Little Plate. • Costs $99 (now FREE) • Offer ends December 1st • VST/AAX • Mac/Windows Soundtoys plugins are great💪🏽

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1 year

‼️ Recommended FREE plugin "Analog Obsession Rare" Modeled after LEGENDARY Pultec EQ Recreating original circuit and emulated original fingerprint of gear. Share with friends.

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3 months

🎚️ SZA lead vocal chain. Song: Kill Bill Engineer: Rob Bisel ↓

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⚠️Recommended FREE plugin! This plugin is widely used among engineers despite being free. • Extremely easy to set up • Very versatile • 3 time constants. Fast, slow, auto. • One knob compression Klanghelm MJUC JR. Vari-Mu tube compressor.

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⚠️ Recommended FREE plugin! Great stereo imager. If you still don't have it, you must download it. • Price: FREE • VST3/AAX Ozone Imager.

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One of my favorite ones🤣🤣

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🎚️ Pro mixing trick On the vocals, add a specific chorus effect that will turn on only during hook Even if the effect is subtle, you need to emphasize the hook • Make the beat a lil wider • Vocals a bit different Your mix will instantly improve.

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🎚️ Pro vocal mixing tip Instead of using the delay on the whole vocal track, you can try automating it to the ends of your phrases This way, it will sound much cleaner and fill the empty spaces without muddying your mix. @natemixing

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Today's musicians are too scared of losing corporate sponsorships to speak on real issues, proving that music has lost its role as the voice of rebellion and change

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10 months

You need big, punchy drums. What compressor you will choose?

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10 months

When plugin loading up 0.00001 seconds longer than usual Me:

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2000s songs could have 1 synth, simple drums and still were fire

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5 months

Too many people want to become artists without becoming artists. Can you even perform your songs? Some "artists" really can't🤷🏼‍♂️

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4 months

🎚️ Lil Baby lead vocal chain. Song: Sum 2 prove. Engineer: Tillie ↓ 1/9

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Sorry guys..

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2 months

Do you agree that people whose life was hard generally make better music?

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11 months

Someone said that me sharing all this information is not fair to people who actually pay for that at universities and masterclasses🤔 Well… May be we should cancel charity because it’s not fair to people who buy food?

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🎚️Insane vocal balancing trick I use it all the time. You probably been in the situation when you just can’t set the volume right for the vocals. You are not sure if it’s loud enough. You set the level, and then realize it’s too loud or too quiet on other systems. Here is

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🎚️ Pro mixing trick Use a compressor as De-Esser! This will sound better than de-essers. 1. Open sidechain EQ and leave only the most annoying high frequencies 2. Use fastest settings. Try it out💪🏽

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Do you have or want LED lights in your studio?

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Would you take it?😁 (To actually use)

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🎚️ Mistakes when mixing vocals Today we are going to talk about how NOT to mix your vocals 10 common mistakes ↓ 1. Not clip gaining vocals that leads to overcompression If you did not clip gained or automated your vocals before mixing them, you will have to compress your

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• If you are a sound engineer, I want you to understand sound • If you are a music producer, I want you to understand music This is BARE minimum And some people act like it’s too much to ask💀

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🎵 42 mixes to get The Hills right Before approving the final mix, The Weeknd and his producer made 42 versions of one song, The Hills, and the hard work paid off. Song became a hit. @natemixing

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⚠️ Don’t forget to grab FREE legendary compressor LA-2A from UAD • Costs $149 (now FREE) • Offer ends October 31st • Mac/Win • No hardware required It sounds amazing!

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🎹 Music production tip • Attack • Decay • Sustain • Release I remember this was SO confusing when I was starting Grab an easy explanation.

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🎚️ How to get a clean mix? • Everything sounds muddy • Sounds create a mess • Limiter destroys my sound • I can’t get enough loudness Questions that people ask pretty often. The main reason for that is in your mix ⚠️ You have too many conflicts What does that mean? It

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Was invited to film an interview where I share some of my story🎚️🙌🏽

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