
Latest Posts from Ian Vargo


5 Secret Weapon Plugins for Your Mix Buss

5 Secret Weapons for Your Mix Buss (Hardware)

Ian Vargo’s Top 10 UAD Plugins (+ Mix Tips)

How to Use Ableton Live as a Virtual Instrument in Pro Tools

Using Compression for Spatial Clarity + Mix Buss Compression for Intimacy

Tips for Using Compressors for Tone and Color in a Mix

3 Ways to Use Compression to Manipulate Drums in a Mix

How to Use Compression to Increase Perceived Intensity

Compression Basics: 1176 into LA-2A on Vocals + CL 1B on Keyboards

5 Things to Listen for When Using Compression

Plugin Profile: UAD Fender ’55 Tweed Deluxe

Plugin Profiles: UAD Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ + AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb

Plugin Profiles: API Vision Channel Strip + dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter

4 Ways to Make Your Mix Engineer Happy

5 Pro Tools Features I Never Take for Granted

How to Create a Vocoder Effect with iZotope VocalSynth

A Brief History of the Vocoder

5 Tips for Better High End in a Mix

5 Essential Timesaving Pro Tools Shortcuts

Sir George Martin — 1926-2016

Should I EQ Before or After Compression?

5 Essential Abbey Road Inspired Mixing Plugins

Introduction to iZotope Iris 2 (+ Audio Examples)

5 Ways Ian Vargo Improved His Mixes in the Past Year

Tips for Mixing with Multi-Buss Processing feat. UAD EL7 FATSO

How to Get an Intimate Mix with Dynamics Processing on the Stereo Buss

Tips for Creating a Smooth Reverb and Delay Throw on Vocals

Tips for Processing the Stereo Buss Without Compromising the Mix

How to Use Tape Saturation to Enhance a Mix

5 Plugins to Boost Perceived Loudness without Ruining a Mix

5 Different Types of Compression and When to Use Them

Tips for Replacing Cymbals in a Mix

Interview with Justin Evans of LANDR Mastering

Tips for Mixing and Recording Vocal Stacks

Tips for Producing Musical Robot Voices

How to Create a Nasty Fuzz Bass with SoundToys Decapitator

Analog Summing: Can You Hear the Difference?

Working with Inexperienced Clients: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
