https://www.detroitbornsound.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-05-05 https://www.detroitbornsound.com/blog/equipment-and-software-i-use-at-dbs monthly 0.5 2026-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/6f6029c7-577b-4afb-bc0b-10260a17e218/PNG+image.png Blog - Equipment and software I use at DBS - Welcome back to another Two-Track Tuesday blog! Last week we talked about what mixing and mastering is. Everything from getting started to what kind of software and equipment that is used to get the job done. This week I want to go into everything I use at DBS. We'll talk about my favorite DAW, plug-ins and the equipment I have in my studio and how they work. I hope you enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/8eb04e66-56b3-4f54-a0e6-7212bd10b6c6/DBS+rack+hardware.jpg Blog - Equipment and software I use at DBS - Make it stand out Pictured from top to bottom: (Blue Box top right) Radial workhorse 500 series cube containing: DBX 580 preamp | DBX 520 De-esser | DBX 560A compressor (In the rack below) Furman M-8Lx power conditioner Lindell Audio LiN76 FET compressor (Field Effect Transistor) Lindell Audio LiN2A optical tube compressor Warm audio WA73-EQ preamp Arturia Audiofuse 8 Pre audio interface https://www.detroitbornsound.com/blog/what-is-mixing-and-mastering monthly 0.5 2026-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/2038fde4-df09-4ee1-be8a-4266187fd673/PNG+image.png Blog - What is mixing and mastering? - Welcome back to Two-Track Tuesday! Today is going to be about what mixing and mastering is and why it’s important. So grab a coffee and a spot to enjoy this 3rd blog on my website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/46c6b0e0-0ab3-4f26-9850-cae3f70231b4/Screenshot+2026-04-22+at+9.07.28%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - What is mixing and mastering? - Make it stand out Pictured above: A view of the pro tools editing window showing waveforms of each channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/3b1db20c-b598-4d7b-bb1e-419cc4168a46/image.jpeg Blog - What is mixing and mastering? - Make it stand out Picture above: A view of the mixing window of pro tools where the mixing magic happens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/20711912-7963-4063-8f39-9b482fed631f/image.jpeg Blog - What is mixing and mastering? - Make it stand out Above is a rack full of hardware. Physical effects run on tubes, capacitors, resistors, transistors and wires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/1309ba5a-e483-4b36-8e5a-7c20b9e733d3/Screenshot+2026-04-22+at+9.22.40%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - What is mixing and mastering? - Make it stand out Pictured above: an image of plugins. Digital software recreations of hardware that has paved the sound of audio for decades. Much quicker to work with, cost effective, and very close to the original sound of their clones. https://www.detroitbornsound.com/blog/two-track-tuesdays monthly 0.5 2026-04-21 https://www.detroitbornsound.com/blog/new-blogs-on-two-track-tuesdays monthly 0.5 2026-04-15 https://www.detroitbornsound.com/home daily 1.0 2026-05-05 https://www.detroitbornsound.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-31 https://www.detroitbornsound.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-04-22 https://www.detroitbornsound.com/new-page daily 0.75 2026-04-15 https://www.detroitbornsound.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/96d49237-b9f7-4fe8-af52-293aed2f9066/506904212_10229282829121648_1882137501697745213_n.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/9714947d-e991-4559-abe6-04af56b1eda9/1200x630bb.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/dbacae54-3669-47cd-b6ca-93a4f5ae12bc/a3199895685_16.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/99a37153-a67e-49ae-bd1e-98d135297225/a2189477538_16.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/e6e15c96-239f-4de1-b0ee-44a6e0b22e08/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.31.03%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/642b7498-472a-4c26-a69f-a904d0117a42/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.30.22%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/1fba1ad2-3f78-4186-a0e9-12613ae1b34b/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.30.39%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/7d45331e-5db6-4ef3-ab59-ab96127231c0/8172299337203347968.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/ab409c05-227f-4a83-90a7-3cdd6ccad7dd/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.29.51%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686c71e28db3607da999d5d1/f11c044c-fe5a-4cb1-b7ce-87d64e95fa82/Screenshot+2026-03-21+at+10.40.59%E2%80%AFAM.png