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