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  <a href="/production-blog/blog/4719447/an-acoustic-primer-the-secret-to-better-mix-decisions">An Acoustic Primer: The Secret to Better Mix Decisions</a>&nbsp;
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  <div class="message"><p>We all want to make mixes that sound cleaner, clearer, have more slam, more power, and more color. We all want interesting, professional sounding mixes, right? What can we do to close that gap between our mixes and the songs we hear from the pros?</p>
<p>I shared in a previous post on how to use reference checks to better <a href="https://miloburke.com/production-blog/blog/how-reference-checks-can-save-your-song">help your mix sound pro and powerful</a>. It's a tool I rely on with every mix I make. And I shared in a different post that <a href="https://miloburke.com/production-blog/blog/mastering-isn-t-a-process">mastering is more about fixing problems the mix contains</a> than it is a…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4719447/an-acoustic-primer-the-secret-to-better-mix-decisions">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-05-23T12:55:00-06:00" title="May 23, 2017 12:55">05/23/2017</span></p>

  <p class="post-info">in <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/25741">Acoustics</a></p>
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  <div class="message"><p>You know the drill. The song you're working on sounds amazing while you're working on it. But when you hear it the next day, or on a different stereo, it just sucks. What happened??</p>
<p>A number of things, to be honest.<br>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Sources of the Damage</strong><br><br>First, our hearing adapts very quickly. Within seconds. And if you mixed your track yesterday to sound very fatiguing, but acclimated to it before you fixed it, you likely became used to the problem. This happens to me all the time.<br><br>Second, you're likely not as skilled and…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4709432/how-reference-checks-can-save-your-song">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-05-16T11:47:30-06:00" title="May 16, 2017 11:47">05/16/2017</span></p>

  <p class="post-info">in <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/25336">Mixing</a>, <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/25450">Mastering</a></p>
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  <a href="/production-blog/blog/4700730/mastering-isn-t-a-process">The Truth About Mastering</a>&nbsp;
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>The Big Misunderstanding</strong></p>
<p>I wanted to share this because there is so much confusion around the internet on what mastering really is. "Mastering is making your track loud." "Mastering is part of mixing; the engineer always mixes and masters." "Mastering is when you put these six plugins on your master channel."<br><br>I can see where the confusion stems from. It's really hard to describe a process that may be different every time, or may occasionally be doing nothing at all. And it's something that even the masters…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4700730/mastering-isn-t-a-process">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-05-09T11:35:51-06:00" title="May 09, 2017 11:35">05/09/2017</span></p>

  <p class="post-info">in <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/25450">Mastering</a>, <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/25937">Compression</a>, <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/26200">Equalization</a>, <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/32562">Loudness</a></p>
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  <a href="/production-blog/blog/4693669/smooth-sounding-reverbs">The Trick to Perfect Reverb</a>&nbsp;
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  <div class="message"><p>To some, reverb doesn't seem like that exciting of an effect. It's a very old effect. But to be honest: all effects are old. We really don't have that many unique processes to manipulate audio. With rare exceptions, ingenuity surfaces as plugin developers combine old effects in ways we haven't combined them before. But we're still left with the same old tools, just with new controls and new use-case scenarios.<br><br>So yes, reverb is an old tool. But if you're not familiar with it or don't turn to it often, it may…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4693669/smooth-sounding-reverbs">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-05-02T12:03:16-06:00" title="May 02, 2017 12:03">05/02/2017</span></p>

  <p class="post-info">in <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/24956">Sound Design</a>, <a href="/personal-blog/blog/blog_categories/25336">Mixing</a></p>
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  <a href="/production-blog/blog/4665281/empowering-plugin-organization">Empowering Plugin Organization</a>&nbsp;
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  <div class="message"><p>Hey, guys. Another week in the life of a producer. Another week learning to better do what I do, as I'm sure all of you are doing as well.<br><br>I recently switched DAWs from Pro Tools to Studio One for a handful of reasons. This may seem a bit silly, but one of the features I was most excited about when I started using Studio One is that (like many DAWs, I'm sure) it allows me to sort plugins however I want. This is really freeing, but also really handy for organization.<br><br>Before I begin, let me preface by saying…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4665281/empowering-plugin-organization">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-04-25T11:45:00-06:00" title="April 25, 2017 11:45">04/25/2017</span></p>

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  <a href="/production-blog/blog/4677060/how-to-become-better">Developing Talent: How to Become Better</a>&nbsp;
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>Introduction</strong></p>
<p>I'm just going to be up-front on this one. I don't believe in prodigies. In fact, I'm not 100% sure that one person can innately have more talent than another. I think our ability to create and create well is entirely up to the experience we've accumulated for ourselves.<br><br>Wait a second, Milo, you say. You mean to tell me that my singer friend that sounds so amazing isn't better than I am? What about my piano-playing buddy that can just hear a melody and play it?<br><br>Well, obviously, no. Lots of…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4677060/how-to-become-better">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-04-18T11:55:00-06:00" title="April 18, 2017 11:55">04/18/2017</span></p>

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  <div class="message"><p><strong>What I Hear in Beginner Tracks</strong><br><br>When I meet new producers and hear their stuff for the first time, I'm often floored by the musical and instrumental creativity they bring to the table. <em>How come I didn't think of using that instrument in that way??</em> I love the creative differences new people, advanced and beginner alike, bring to the table.<br><br>But one thing that often sticks out to me with a lot of tracks I hear is that they sound pretty raw and unprocessed.<br><br>Now, <a href="https://miloburke.com/production-blog/blog/the-core-of-mixing" target="_blank">mixing is its own art form,</a> and Youtubers around the…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4666800/creative-processing-with-effects">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-04-11T12:44:44-06:00" title="April 11, 2017 12:44">04/11/2017</span></p>

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  <div class="message"><p><strong>Introduction</strong><br><br>Anybody who sits down to do creative work knows that time is not an unlimited resource. Which is unfortunate, because <a href="https://miloburke.com/production-blog/blog/how-to-become-better" target="_blank">time invested is the number one influence on our abilities</a>&nbsp;and our freedom of space to come up with ideas.<br><br>This is my very first post in my production blog, and I decided to use it on a tip for getting the most out of our time, because time spent really is king, and our ability to maximize the time we have unlocks both technique and results.<br><br><br><strong>The Problem</strong><br><br>I can't speak for most of…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/production-blog/blog/4656029/saving-presets-to-maximize-creativity-and-production-time">Read more</a></span></div>
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    <p class="post-info"><span data-time="2017-04-04T09:24:04-06:00" title="April 04, 2017 09:24">04/04/2017</span></p>

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