Cut the BS: 10 Truths of Recording & Mixing

➡️➡️The Black Friday Insanity Sale is on now! Get a Yearly Produce Like a Pro Academy Pass for $99 (50% OFF) here: https://producelikeapro.com/ ➡️➡️Click here to download the 10 Truths of Recording & Mixing Cheat Sheet: https://producelikeapro.com/10-truths... ➡️➡️Learn more about 10 Truths of the Music Industry here: https://producelikeapro.com/blog/10-t... 1. Yes, volume makes a difference! The reality is, that when you turn a signal up, it is perceived as sounding better. When you turn a signal down, you hear the high mids, and high end, but when you turn it up it starts to get a little fuller and more exciting. Volume adds to a perceived improvement in the sound. 2. There is more than one way to create drum sounds. When you are dealing with a few instruments, a small amount of microphones can do an amazing job. But when you have a very dense recording, layering keys, multiple guitar parts, etc., you want to have multiple mics so that you can have that control so you can shape the drum sound for different parts of the song. 3. Just because you know one way to record, doesn’t mean that’s the only way. If you only have one way of working and the artist you are working with doesn't fit into that, you are going to have a lot of tension and you won't get the results you want. You need to learn and adapt and be accepting of many different techniques, not just the easiest and quickest solution. 4. There is more opportunity now, not less. The reality is that up until about the 1990's, although producers and engineers may have been making more money per project, there were only a handful of people making that money! Today, however, with DAWs, and all the new technology and the rise of home studios, making records is much more accessible. 5. There is more than one way to mix drums! If you are going to mix drums, you need to mix them for the song, for the artist, and for the genre, and remember there is no one way to do it. Learn all the different techniques and make sure you know how to get the sound you are looking for. 6. The best gear is the gear you know. It is so much more important that you know how your mics sound and all the subtle differences between them, than to constantly be buying new ones because you think that one might be "better". 7. Creativity is King! With all of the artists that we have been looking up to for decades or all the great artists of today, what makes each of them stand out is that they are creative. They sound different from anything we have ever heard! 8. The performance is more important than the recording process. Sometimes the best performance is the one that is slightly distorted or has some clipping, but that performance is more important than whatever issues the recording may have or the gear you are using. 9. You need to work with intention and focus. When you start to record, think about the sound you are trying to record, and the end result you are trying to get to. 10. The song always comes first. I have some videos coming out about some really great songs where the production is amazing, and that production has taken the song and elevated it. With those songs, though, you could also just give that artist a piano or an acoustic guitar and it would still be a great song. ❤️My Favorite Plugins: ➡️Waves MV2: https://waves.7eer.net/c/1205870/2868... ➡️Waves RBass: https://waves.7eer.net/c/1205870/2868... ➡️Renaissance Vox: https://waves.7eer.net/c/1205870/2868... ➡️Renaissance Compressor: https://waves.7eer.net/c/1205870/2868... ➡️Warren Huart IR Pack https://lancasteraudio.com/shop/ir-pa... ➡️Warren Huart Kemper Pack https://lancasteraudio.com/shop/kempe... ❤️GEAR: ➡️Stealth Sonics: https://stealthsonics.com/?aff=3 ➡️UK Sound 1173: https://vintageking.com/uk-sound-1173... ➡️Apollo x16: https://u.audio/apollox16-plap ➡️Apollo Twin: https://u.audio/apollotwin-plap Join the community here: Facebook Group   / producelikeapro   Facebook Page:   / producelikeapro   Instagram   / producelikeapro   Twitter   / producelikeapro   ❤️❤️Free 3 Part Mixing Course:    • Happy Christmas! Here's a gift! - Warren H...   Sign up here to get exclusive videos and content http://producelikeapro.com #ProduceLikeAPro #HomeRecording #Mixing Giveaway Winners: https://www.producelikeapro.com/givea... Produce Like A Pro is a website which features great tips to help the beginning recordist make incredible sounding home recordings on a budget.