Engineering – Pickr

Can’t I just fix it in post?

There’s an old saying by legendary engineer Mark Rubel that hits like a punch to the gut for anyone who’s […]

Alright, imagine this: you’ve got a snake with ten heads and one tail. Each head is pulling in a different

Alright folks, let’s talk about ribbon mics—those delicate, temperamental, glorious relics of audio magic that can make your mix sound

Let’s be honest: this industry is tough. Whether you’re stuck in a windowless studio for 14-hour days tweaking snare sounds

Ah, phase. That sneaky, invisible troublemaker lurking in your recordings, just waiting to turn your beautifully captured tracks into a

Let’s talk about mastering—the final stage that makes your song sound like it’s ready for the big leagues. You’ve spent

Mid/Side (M/S) processing is one of those techniques that can really take your mixing and mastering game to the next

Automation isn’t just about fading a track in and out or nudging the vocal level up during the chorus. When

Parallel processing is one of those advanced techniques that separates the novices from the pros. It’s like the secret ingredient

Why blow your budget on fancy effects pedals and exotic instruments when your kitchen is already a goldmine of sound?

If you haven’t, I got news for you, it’s not fun. So, you’ve decided to break out the big guns

So, you’ve just finished recording your latest track, and you’re ready to hand it off to a mixing engineer. Congratulations!

Alright, let’s talk about a mixing hack that’s criminally underused and ridiculously effective: using your guitar pedals as outboard gear.