UPDATE: Check the comments for great solutions! -- Izotope RX has excellent repair features, the one I really need is de-click, but the price is really high for the necessary version (around 500 bucks). Does anybody know of an affordable alternative? How do you solve this problem when you have too many clicks and need to remove them? Also: any tips for reducing mouth noises when recording? I recorded very close to my SM58 (with a pop filter) because the closeness gave me the sound I preferred. Should I hydrate more? Or less? :D

Hey guys! Recently I've been trying to figure out how to balance low mids without reducing it unnecessarily or having too much. I find that's been my huge issue with mastering, any tips in terms of tonal balance or the frequency range balance between frequency ranges?

I finally did an inventory of all the plugins I own… and the number is around 300 🤯 But they are useless if I don’t truly know them. So I’m starting a long-term journey of studying and testing each plugin, beginning with the most important ones. My plan: - 2 plugins per week - 3 days study per plugin - at least 1 hour each day - Sunday review of both plugins That means 8 plugins per month and so 96 plugins per year. I’m committing to some understanding how each plugins shapes tone, dynamics, color, and workflow. It’s going to take time and patience. But honestly… there’s no other way. Is there? Gotta do it!

I'm aware this could easily become a huge discussion, as there are many types of reverbs and many plugins for each type. I'm referring to the cheat sheet, so my main focus at the moment is 1. ambience 2. room tone. Which do you use for each? At the moment, I'm testing Cubase's REVelation for ambience and Exoverb (Dear Reality) for room tone.

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