Creative Mixing with Clipping Explained
Join mixing wizard Thomas Cochran for a fun, exciting tutorial series on using clipping in various creative ways. You'll be amazed at how this technique can elevate your mixes in numerous ways, especially if you've always avoided clipping (as instructed when you started recording) and never experimented with the idea. This course covers everything from adding grit and saturation to an instrument to preventing the need for over-limiting on your master bus, among other useful tips. By the end of the course, you'll be ready to begin using these techniques right away on your very next production. These mixing videos are for those who are new to the topic of intentional audio clipping.
Videos
• Clipping Electronic Drums (14:04) - Learn how clipping can be used for electronic drums as a helpful way to introduce saturation and energy to the part.
• Clipping Acoustic Drums (10:20) - Next, we see how clipping can be used for acoustic drums. Here, it's used more for leveling peaks than saturation.
• Clipping Bass (14:20) - Discover how to clip different types of basses, which can be a great way to add fullness and control the overall level of the sounds.
• Clipping Music Buses (14:50) - See subtler forms of clipping on bus tracks for instruments, adding fullness to an entire mix and letting you push the overall level of your mixes.
• Clipping Master for Volume (09:53) - Learn how to add loudness to a song without the need to over-limit the master track. This video combines standard clipping with a limiter to add a final level increase to a song.