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Drum Phase Alignment: When to Nudge, When to Flip, and When to Leave It Alone

Mixing

27th Jan 2026

Drum Phase Alignment: When to Nudge, When to Flip, and When to Leave It Alone

The Fastest Phase Diagnostic Many drum mixes fall apart for reasons that aren’t obvious at first listen. Phase cancellation is one of the most common drum mixing problems that can ruin your mix, … Read more

How to Control Drum Bleed Without Killing the Feel

Mixing

27th Jan 2026

How to Control Drum Bleed Without Killing the Feel

Bleed is one of those issues that shows up everywhere in drum mixing, but rarely gets identified as the real problem. It’s also one of the drum mixing problems that undermine clarity and punch w … Read more

Why Your Drum Tails Sound Chopped: Balancing Natural Decay Against Spill

Mixing

27th Jan 2026

Why Your Drum Tails Sound Chopped: Balancing Natural Decay Against Spill

The Problem in One Sentence Chopped drum tails are rarely just a gating mistake. They’re usually a symptom of deeper drum mixing problems that show up when control fights musical decay, especial … Read more

Beyond Audio Gating: Using MIDI Triggers and Key Spikes for Tighter Drum Control

Mixing

27th Jan 2026

Beyond Audio Gating: Using MIDI Triggers and Key Spikes for Tighter Drum Control

The Limits of Audio-Based Gating Audio-based gating breaks down when the signal stops behaving predictably. It’s one of those drum mixing issues that expose the limits of level-based decisions, … Read more

21st Jan 2026

Key Drum Mixing Problems That Ruin Otherwise Good Recordings (And How to Fix Them)

Why Drums Are Different Most instruments arrive in the mix as one or two tracks. Drums arrive as eight, twelve, sometimes twenty or more. Each mic captures the same performance from a different angle, … Read more

25th Apr 2025

Plagiarism or Pure Genius? 5 Mixing Tricks George Lever Perfected From Other Producers

Aaaah, yes – creativity. This elusive notion that original thoughts do actually exist. So why are brilliant ideas so bloody hard to come by? Seeing as it’s World Intellectual Proper … Read more

24th Jan 2025

Challenging Mixing Stigmas With George Lever

It's no secret that every audio engineer has to navigate a maze of dos and don'ts. We often hear certain "rules" repeated so frequently they start to feel like law: Templates are cheating Never mix i … Read more

29th Oct 2024

The Impact of Drum Room Acoustics with George Lever

Have you ever wondered how the space you're recording in affects your drum sounds? As music producers and audio engineers, we're always seeking that perfect tone, but how much does the room reall … Read more

Sitting Vocals In The Mix with Dom Morley

Mixing

12th Sep 2024

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Drum Phase Alignment: When to Nudge, When to Flip, and When to Leave It Alone

How to Control Drum Bleed Without Killing the Feel

Why Your Drum Tails Sound Chopped: Balancing Natural Decay Against Spill

Beyond Audio Gating: Using MIDI Triggers and Key Spikes for Tighter Drum Control

Key Drum Mixing Problems That Ruin Otherwise Good Recordings (And How to Fix Them)

Plagiarism or Pure Genius? 5 Mixing Tricks George Lever Perfected From Other Producers

Challenging Mixing Stigmas With George Lever

The Impact of Drum Room Acoustics with George Lever

Sitting Vocals In The Mix with Dom Morley

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