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Thinking about upgrading to Cubase 15? In this post, I walk you through the useful changes I’ve actually found helpful in real sessions—so you can decide if this version makes sense for your workflow.

Redesigned Hub & Projec...

Ever felt like your parallel compression just isn’t hitting right, even when your plugin settings seem perfect? The problem might not be your compressor at all. It’s how your signal is being sent.

Post-Fader Sends: Why...

Analog Recall Without the Hassle

Anyone who’s worked with analog gear knows the pain of recall. You dial in a great mix, come back the next day, and spend precious time twisting knobs to match your old settings. Sure, you ca...

There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to record vocals while hearing a delay in your headphones. That annoying lag—called latency—can completely ruin a singer’s performance. Thankfully, there’s a way to record with zer...

Mastering has always been one of the most intimidating steps in music production.

With Ozone 12, iZotope introduces powerful new tools that make it easier than ever to achieve professional, polished masters from your home st...

 
Stop Rebuilding Your Mixes From Scratch

Every mixer knows the pain: you’ve just finished a great mix, and the next project starts… only for you to rebuild your entire setup from scratch. Your vocal chain, your drum bus, you...

Mixing on headphones is no longer a compromise... if you have the right pair.

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been testing the OLLO X1 open-back headphones to see how they stack up against my trusted Sennheiser HD650 an...

If you've ever second-guessed your mix after playing it on a phone or Bluetooth speaker, you're not alone. Sometimes what sounds great in your DAW doesn’t translate.

That’s why today, I’m sharing 3 unconventional mixing tric...

What if you could turn your voice into a drum groove, a bassline, or a completely different character—all while keeping the nuance of your original performance?

That’s exactly what the Voice AI plugin by SoundID allows you t...

Let’s face it—mixing vocals can get complicated. Mud, harshness, too much dynamic range, not enough clarity… the list goes on. But what if one plugin could solve five of the most common vocal mixing problems in just a few sim...

 
Let’s be honest—you shouldn’t be rebuilding your entire mix session every time you start a new project in Cubase. You finish a great mix, and the next week, you’re dragging in plugins, recreating FX chains, and re-routing bu...