How To Get A Super-clean Bass Sound When Mastering
Tackling the low end is probably the most difficult aspect of mastering, even if you're working in an acoustically treated room and on great-sounding studio monitors. That's why so many amateur mas...
How To Layer Guitars in a Mix: Finding Harmony Amidst the Chaos
From rock to country and pop to metal, guitars not only define genres but also infuse songs with rhythm, melody, and emotional depth. But while recording a guitar might seem straightforward, ensur...
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 3
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 ...
