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3 techniques for working in an untreated room

3 techniques for working in an untreated room

Staying home, staying creative

A few tips for handling an untreated room, using NUGEN plug-ins and others.

Mixing in surround with ISL and SEQ-S

Mixing in surround with ISL and SEQ-S

ISL is a True Peak limiter which supports up to 10 channels of audio. SEQ-S is a spline EQ with a resizable, direct-draw interface, which makes it very easy to draw the exact curve you need.

3 tips for pulling yourself out of a creative rut

3 tips for pulling yourself out of a creative rut

Staying home, staying creative

Struggling to feel inspired? Here are some suggestions for getting yourself back in the creative mindset.

How to fix drum panning with Stereoplacer Elements

How to fix drum panning with Stereoplacer Elements

In your element

Freddy explains 3 situations where Stereoplacer Elements could fix your drum mix.

5 reverb techniques for electronic music

5 reverb techniques for electronic music

Say hello to your new favorite reverb

Tom Griffin explains 5 ways to tighten up your mix with Paragon ST.

An Introduction to Halo Upmix and Halo Downmix

An Introduction to Halo Upmix and Halo Downmix

You can use Halo Upmix to create a coherent, natural-sounding upmix. Halo Downmix allows you to fine-tune your downmix.

How to use the Paragon IR panel

How to use the Paragon IR panel

Tom Griffin takes a deep dive into Paragon's IR panel.

An Introduction to Atmos for Music

An Introduction to Atmos for Music

Tom Griffin explains how Atmos for music is becoming more accessible, and introduces a couple of NUGEN plug-ins which may help along the way.

An Introduction to Loudness Toolkit

An Introduction to Loudness Toolkit

The Loudness Toolkit is a comprehensive software bundle for loudness management, consisting of VisLM, LM-Correct and ISL.

Using Paragon’s Frequency Graph to Improve Dialogue Clarity

Using Paragon’s Frequency Graph to Improve Dialogue Clarity

Take a close look at Paragon's frequency graph display on the IR panel.

Summing Your Bass to Mono: Why and How?

Summing Your Bass to Mono: Why and How?

How to use mid/side processing to sum your bass frequencies to mono.

How to set up LM-Correct for your loudness specs

How to set up LM-Correct for your loudness specs

LM-Correct is a unique quick-fix loudness compliance tool. Tom Griffin demonstrates how to set up the software for your specific needs.

How to Set Up VisLM for Netflix

How to Set Up VisLM for Netflix

A brief explanation of how to use VisLM when mixing a project for Netflix.

SigMod tips & tricks

SigMod tips & tricks

2019 competition

In May 2019 we ran a competition for users to send us their most creative, weird and wonderful signal chains including SigMod. If you need some inspiration for how to use SigMod, check out these examples!

Paragon: Outdoor Sound Samples

Paragon: Outdoor Sound Samples

Product Specialist Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe demonstrates some of the outdoor sounds you can find in this plug-in.

Paragon ST: Sound Samples

Paragon ST: Sound Samples

Product Specialist Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe demonstrates a handful of Paragon's stock sounds, in a musical context.

How to Use Flags in VisLM

How to Use Flags in VisLM

How to use navigable alerts in the latest version of VisLM.

Your music, the way you intended

Your music, the way you intended

Mastering for the internet, explained

Are your mixes ready for streaming? How can you make sure that your mixes and masters are optimised to take advantage of this revolution in listening habits?

How to Use Morph EQ for Beatmaking

How to Use Morph EQ for Beatmaking

The ‘Morph’ function in SEQ-S gradually shifts between two EQ states at a speed dictated by the user. When looped, this can be used for some creative rhythmic effects.

An Introduction to Paragon ST

An Introduction to Paragon ST

Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe demonstrates some of the new features included in our Paragon ST stereo reverb plug-in.

3 ways to improve your lo-fi drum recording using NUGEN Audio plug-ins

3 ways to improve your lo-fi drum recording using NUGEN Audio plug-ins

Staying home, staying creative

Some tips for home recording in a less-than-ideal space, including an unorthodox approach to limiting with ISL!

Paragon: Sound Samples

Paragon: Sound Samples

Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe demonstrates some of the sounds you can find in this plug-in.

How to Master for Streaming

How to Master for Streaming

How to prepare your track for streaming services by using MasterCheck as part of your workflow.

The biggest misconceptions about upmixing

The biggest misconceptions about upmixing

Staying home, staying creative

More and more commonly, upmixing is becoming a key part of any audio post workflow.

An Introduction to SigMod

An Introduction to SigMod

SigMod is a modular plug-in, a kind of “utility belt” featuring 12 single-process modules.

An Introduction to Focus

An Introduction to Focus

Focus is a bundle of plug-ins, each of which allow you to manipulate the stereo field in different ways. The three plug-ins included are Monofilter, Stereoplacer and Stereoizer.

4 ways to improve your track with Stereoizer Elements

4 ways to improve your track with Stereoizer Elements

In your element

Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe explains 4 methods of enhancing your mix with our streamlined stereo width plug-in.

Is MasterCheck just for mastering?

Is MasterCheck just for mastering?

MasterCheck was designed primarily with mastering in mind - the clue is in the name - but is it just for mastering, or can you use this plug-in for mixing too?

An Introduction to SEQ-S

An Introduction to SEQ-S

SEQ-S is an EQ plug-in with "match" and "morph" functionality.

Legacy upmixing practices – correcting delay with Halo Downmix

Legacy upmixing practices – correcting delay with Halo Downmix

Decisive downmixing

Halo Downmix’s delay correction; how it works, and why you might need it.

FAQ: How to license your NUGEN plug-in

FAQ: How to license your NUGEN plug-in

Tom Griffin explains how to license a NUGEN Audio plug-in.

Paragon: A sense of space

Paragon: A sense of space

Boundless reverb

As you may have seen, we at NUGEN have just released a brand new reverb plug-in, Paragon.

Loudness vs True Peak: a beginner’s guide

Loudness vs True Peak: a beginner’s guide

Staying home, staying creative

Loudness 101, perfect for newcomers, but also useful for those of us in need of a quick refresher!

An Introduction to MasterCheck

An Introduction to MasterCheck

MasterCheck is a plug-in which helps to prepare your music for streaming.

How to add width to your mix with Stereoizer Elements

How to add width to your mix with Stereoizer Elements

Assistant Product Specialist Tom Griffin gives us a tour of Stereoizer Elements, and demonstrates using the plug-in to add width to a backing vocal.