Studio wizard Thomas Cochran presents comprehensive oeksound spiff video tutorials! A tool designed for surgical control of transients, spiff can help take your mix that extra step toward polished and professional-sounding, and these tutorials will teach you all you need to know about the plugin. Thomas takes you through the basics to get you up and running quickly and then demonstrates some more advanced techniques to show off what this plugin is truly capable of. These videos are new spiff users.

Thomas welcomes you and starts by explaining the interface and preset browser, so you can get started auditioning the plug right away. You'll learn what each section of the plugin does and where all the controls, such as Depth, Sensitivity, and Decay, are located as well as their function. Thomas then covers the frequency graph, which displays the EQ curves and allows you to select various ranges for processing.

Synth pro Thomas Cochran presents a series of comprehensive video tutorials on mixing synths! If you've struggled with flat, lifeless synth sounds that don't sit nicely in the mix, this video series will show you step-by-step how to do it. In this course, Thomas lays out a myriad of strategies to deal with common issues, including harshness, lack of clarity, and lifeless tone, among many others. Each strategy is illustrated with revealing audio examples so you can hear these concepts in a musical context. These videos are for novice mixing engineers.

Thomas welcomes you and begins with the all-important topic of EQ, explaining how it can be used to tame the harshness that's common in some VST synths. He also illustrates how a harmonic exciter can be creatively used after the EQ to help restore any detail or clarity that may have been lost in the EQ stage.

Studio expert Thomas Cochran presents comprehensive Mixing for Depth and Space video tutorials! If you've often struggled with mixes that sound muddy, crowded, or cluttered, this is the video series for you. Thomas walks you through numerous proven techniques for creating space in your tracks and room for your vocals (and other featured instruments) to breathe. You'll learn tips for EQ, reverb, modulation effects, compression, buss processing, and more! These videos are for beginning mixing engineers.

tudio wiz Thomas Cochran brings you in-depth compression video tutorials! Once you know what a compressor is and how it works, it's time to go deeper and learn how this vital processing tool can transform your tracks into fine, polished works of art, or ooze with vibe and character. To help you on your creative compression learning journey, this tutorial series includes the audio files used in the videos so you can follow along on your system. These videos are for those who already know what a compressor is and how it works. If you don't, no worries! Check out Compression Explained® here, then come back here for some creative techniques.