How To Make Vocals Cut Using Distortion

Toronto music producer and audio engineer 5PiECE shows you how he used distortion to add character to a sung rap vocal in this tutorial. SONG USED IN THIS TUTORIALS4S by EverythingOShauN “Where To Find Funding For Your Music” (Free eBook Download)

Getting A Mix To Cut On Small Speakers: The Small Speaker Test

Toronto music producer and engineer 5PiECE walks you through his “small speaker test” and how to check if your mix will translate on smaller playback devices such as laptop speakers, cell phones and ear buds. “Where To Find Funding For Your Music” (Free eBook Download) SONG USED IN THIS TUTORIAL: “MaƱana” by EverythingOShauN

3 Of My Favourite Free Mixing Plugins

Toronto music producer and engineer explores 3 of his favourite FREE mixing plugins and shows you how to incorporate them into your mixes. Plugins Mentioned In This Video Softube Saturation Knob YouLean Loudness Meter 2 TDR Nova Download The Free eBook “Where To Find Funding For Your Music”

How To Compress Rap Vocals

Toronto music producer and engineer 5PiECE shows you how to use a compressor on rap vocals. In this tutorial, 5 walks you through what a compressor does, how each setting affects the sound, and how he approaches setting it up on a rap vocal. This is a continuation from a previous tutorial: How To EQ … Read more

How To EQ Rap Vocals

Toronto music producer and engineer 5PiECE shows you how to effectively EQ rap vocals. These ideas are relevant to EQing vocals in general, although the context here is a Toronto rap song. SONG USED IN THIS TUTORIAL 5PiECE Feat. Gudini, Rich Kidd & Romeyo Wilson – Don’t Feel The Same

What is Headroom? The Importance of Headroom in Recording, Mixing & Mastering

Toronto music producer and audio engineer 5PiECE explains what headroom is and why headroom is important for recording, mixing and mastering. Watch this tutorial to have a better idea of how to gain stage your tracks and set levels accordingly in order to achieve a loud and full mix. SONG USED IN THIS TUTORIAL “W.C.W” … Read more

How To Reduce Latency While Recording in Pro Tools & Other DAWs

Toronto music producer 5PiECE talks about reducing latency by adjusting the buffer size in your DAW’s preferences. Whether recording, or mixing, you will likely want to set your buffer size differently depending on the task at hand. Watch the tutorial below for more insight: Watch The Full Tutorial on YouTube: How To Reduce Latency While … Read more

How To Fix Phase Issues

Toronto music producer and engineer 5PiECE explains what may be holding back the low-end of your mix (phase cancellation) and how to correct it. Watch On YouTube: How To Fix Phase Issues SONG USED IN VIDEOSOMETHIN’ OUTTA NOTHIN’ 5PiECE Feat. EverythingOShauN & Gudini Follow 5PiECE on SpotifyFollow 5PiECE on InstagramFollow 5PiECE on TwitterLike 5PiECE’s Facebook … Read more