What is worth reading today.
Links on mastering, plugins, production and learning your DAW, collected overnight and filtered for the working engineer. One line each on why it matters.
Friday, 4 September 2026
Independent decorrelation per upmix dimension lets you widen height, sides, and rears separately, reducing phasey spill when delivering Atmos or surround stems.
Virtual monitoring gives another translation check for balances and low-end decisions when you cannot leave the room or print quick references.
Direct NAM profile access inside the DAW can speed guitar DI auditioning and reamping without moving between a browser, loader, and separate library.
Psychoacoustic bass enhancement can help kick and bass lines remain audible on small speakers without adding more sub energy to the mix bus.
A 2252-style diode compressor gives denser, grabby gain control for drums and parallel buses when transparent dynamics are not the goal.