Marco Vidal
Marco has produced and mixed records for fifteen years, from bedroom demos to chart singles. He writes about beats, sound design and mixing — always with real numbers and zero mystery-making.
All articles by Marco Vidal
Mixing 101: Reverb, Echo and Bass Boost Without the Mud
A tiny mixing crash course so your tracks sound rich and clean instead of blurry and loud.
The Science of Pitch Correction, Explained Simply
What autotune actually does under the hood, in plain language — and why it doesn't have to sound robotic.
Trap, Drill or Afrobeats? A Field Guide to Modern Genres
A short, honest guide to the genres shaping modern music — what they sound like and why they work.
Drum Programming: Making Patterns That Knock
Kick, snare, hats: the grid is simple, the groove is not. Fundamentals that make programmed drums feel alive.
Video Mode: Recording Takes You Can Post
How Volmix Video Mode captures video takes with tuned vocals baked in, and how to make clips that actually perform.
How to Pick the Right Beat for Your Voice
Great vocals over the wrong beat sound wrong. Here's how to match instrumentals to what you naturally do best.
Arrangement Tricks for the Streaming Era
Modern hits average around 2:40 and open with the hook. How to arrange tight without writing hollow.
Ear Training for Producers Who Can't Read Music
You do not need theory or notation. You need a trained ear, and it is built with ten minutes a day.
Fix It in the Take: Solving the Five Most Common Recording Problems
Robotic tune, muddy vocals, room noise, off-beat takes, harsh esses - diagnose and fix all five inside Volmix.
Loops Are Not Cheating: A Beginner's Guide to Working With Samples
Every era of great records was built on borrowed sound. How to use loops with skill instead of guilt.
Inside Afrobeats: Rhythm, Bounce and Space
Afrobeats grooves by leaving things out. A producer's tour of the drums, the bounce, and the discipline of space.
Build a Song in 15 Minutes: A Volmix Walkthrough
A timed, start-to-finish Volmix session: pick a beat, set the tune, cut takes, mix, and export in fifteen minutes.
Country Storytelling: Writing Songs People Remember
Country turns three chords into short films. Steal its storytelling toolkit no matter what genre you make.
The Dembow: Why Reggaeton Makes Everybody Move
One drum pattern conquered global pop. Here is how the dembow works, beat by beat, and how to write over it.
Export Settings Explained: Sounding Good on Every Platform
What actually happens to your audio after export, and how to bounce from Volmix so it survives every platform.
Writing Vocal Toplines for House and EDM
Dance vocals follow different rules: fewer words, longer notes, and a hook built to survive a DJ mix.
Choosing Drums That Leave Room for Your Voice
Your vocal and your drums share one spectrum. Pick percussion that frames the voice instead of fighting it.
Importing Your Own Beats and Stems Into Volmix
How to bring MP3, WAV, FLAC, AIF, or AAC files into Volmix and mix vocals over your own production, step by step.
Layering Vocals Like a Producer
Doubles, harmonies, ad-libs and whispers: the vocal stack recipe behind almost every record you love.
Hooks, Verses and Bridges: Song Structure That Keeps Listeners
Verse, chorus, bridge: what each section is actually for, and how to arrange them so nobody skips.
BPM Basics: How Tempo Shapes Your Song
Tempo decides how your song feels before a single note plays. Here is how to pick a BPM on purpose.
A Tour of Volmix FX: From Reverb to 3D Audio
What every Volmix effect actually does to your vocal, and how to dial each one in without burying the take.
What Makes an 808 Hit: Low End Explained
Why some 808s shake a room while others vanish on phone speakers, and how to fix yours in ten minutes.