I have a free plugin to give away for all Premium Members today! The plugin is BASSROOM by Mastering the Mix (usually $79). This is a really unique and fun plugin for EQing your low end - it sounds great too. "When your low-end is muddy or weak, your entire mix suffers. BASSROOM shows you exactly how to shape it, for low-end that hits hard, sounds clear, and translates across every system." Moving forward, we're going to try and get a free plugin every month for you guys as a perk for being a Premium Member. (If you're not a Premium Member yet, you can upgrade here to instantly unlock the free coupon code. The cost for a month of membership is a lot less than what the plugin would cost you to buy.) ➡️ Claim your plugin code by entering your registered email address on this page: https://support.mastering.com/codes This will be the email address you signed up with on our website or here in Skool, depending on how you became a paid member. You will only be able to claim the plugin code if you're an actively paying member. If you have any trouble, please contact [email protected] or leave a comment below. 🚨 BUT that's not all... We also have a new 30% discount for all Premium members at Naturl Audio, the makers of the popular new AL-1 limiter. This discount can be access at the same page as above. Simply enter your email, and you'll also be able to request your unique discount code. Enjoy! Rob

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Is it me or my gear? Countless recordings and live performances have used SM57 / SM58 $100 If you can't get a respectable capture into one of those mics. It's not the mic. Headphones -- unless someone is paying you 'I can retire now' money. You probably just need some basic cans. $200 Monitors -- Don't fall for the YT vids. Learn the monitors you can afford. I have heard killer mixes that were done on 6x9 speakers a guy ripped out of a car. He was a real musician / engineer. He had passion. 'All input devices (preamps - Audio interface) are the same'. Kinda. These days the cheap stuff is so good that if you don't push it most can't tell the difference. The thing is if you want character you want to push the pre so the expensive stuff wins. BUT .. you can go clean and then distort in the box. So... is it you? or your gear? Guitar finger squeaks ... I'm sure there is a plugin for that but TomoFugitaMusic can fix that for you. You won't like the discipline and neither did John Mayer. So what is my point? The best advice I have ever gotten, and it always seems to come from many respectable professionals. Stop spending money until you have something that you know for a fact will make a difference OR you are building a collection OR money is simply not an issue in your scenario. The thing you buy, even though considered better, might make you sound worse. Why? because you put a better mic in your less than adequate room because the new guitar amp is super responsive and your technique is inadequate because -- and this could be an expensive good thing -- oh, I thought I was ok but I have work to do. The ENTIRE WORLD is awaiting your new music that is raw, real, and creates an emotional experience for them.

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