From Samples to Songs: Creative Ways to Use Field Recordings in Your Productions
Tired of stale-sounding tracks? Then stop using stale-sounding samples — after all, the 808-style kick/handclap-as-snare thing has been done to death. The same goes for VEH3 Synths Root C 238 sta...
How To Think Like A Musician When You’re Making Music
If you can’t play a musical instrument with authority, but want to emulate an authentic professional performance, then this blog is for you. Many music producers don’t actually play an instrument....
The First 5 Things You Should Do When Using REFERENCE
Struggling to get your mixes up to commercial standards? Wish you could make your mixes sound like professionally produced tracks? Gaining an understanding of how to make your music sound like your...
Difficult Mastering Problems And How To Solve Them
What happens when you can’t ‘fix it in the mix’? Give up…? Or try some ninja skills to solve nasty problems in the master itself? You’ve got to roll out those ninja skills. In this blog post I'm ...
Analog Vs. Digital: Exploring the Pros and Cons
Wanna have some fun? Gather a bunch of recording engineers together and ask them which is better: analog or digital. The pandamonium that follows is sure to be entertaining. Needless to say, both a...
The Ultimate Guide To Preparing For Mastering
Are you tired of spending countless hours in the studio perfecting your mix, only to end up with lacklustre results after mastering? Do you want to take your music to the next level and achieve t...
