Vinyl has physical limitations that don’t apply to streaming. Mixing for vinyl means understanding those limits before the cutting engineer encounters them — and avoiding costly revisions.
Harshness and brightness are not the same thing. A bright mix sounds exciting. A harsh mix is fatiguing. Here’s where harshness lives and how to remove it without dulling the mix.
Sibilance is one of the most irritating problems in vocal recordings — but over-de-essing is just as bad. Here’s how to tame harshness without lisp.