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Whether you’re a dorm room producer making hard-hitting beats or a folky singer/songwriter looking to record the next acoustic folk hit, your equipment needs may wary. Browse through the buying guides and gear recommendations to find the right equipment to help you make more music.
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Creating music in your spare room was a dream for most musicians back in the old days. Not anymore. Setting up a great sounding home studio doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, but you might not know where to start. Get easy to use practical tips on making your home studio sound as good as possible without spending a fortune.
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If you’ve finally put your home studio together you might not have a clue about how to record all your instruments. If you’re not sure how to get the best sound at the source you’ll get easy to use guides on planning a successful recording session and easy to use microphone recording techniques that help you get a great sounding performance from your musicians.
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Once you’ve finished recording it’s time to mix those tracks together to make a killer sounding record. Learn everything you need to know about EQ, compression, reverb, delay and saturation to create tight and punchy mixes where you can hear all the instruments in a song.
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Mastering is the mysterious voodoo magic of music production that people naively think machines can somehow do for them. Learn the subtle trade of mastering your mixes together as a cohesive record with guides on mastering EQ, multi-band compression, limiting and the importance of metering to stay balanced and dynamic.
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Are you struggling to make your live shows sound good? If you’re exhausted with feedback, lousy stage sound and broken cables, then get our live sound guides that help you survive the sound-check and succeed at the show.
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If you’re already a highly skilled audio engineer and musician that records your own music, why not use those skills to make some money on the side? Learn how to find what you’re worth, how to price a session, get more gigs and learn to get started in the music industry.
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Andika Wilson Producer/Engineer
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Christina Musician
I've been reading your posts with real interest for a few years now. You really helped me improve my mixing skills. So thanks for everything, and keep it up.
Alban Regnauld Home Studio Musician
I've been applying your techniques of mixing upon my music's (which I created in FL Studio) man I tell you,it really helped.. Truly speaking I've been trying my best to create a clear mix till I somehow subscribed.. And there, you helped me out.. Bless you man.. Keep up the good work.. peace
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"I just wanted to take the time and say how much I appreciate you doing these posts for the small guys like myself, who have a great vision in becoming successful one day in music. With your advice my projects are greatly increasing in quality."
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Jose Diaz Home Studio Engineer
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Joe Gilder Musician and Owner of Home Studio Corner
"Bjorgvin is an expert at breaking down complicated subject matter with language and detail that readers of all skill levels will understand...jam-packed with useful techniques, tips, and strategies from which beginner to advanced audio professionals will surely benefit."
Dan Comerchero Founder/Editor, The Pro Audio Files
Hi,
My name is Björgvin Benediktsson and I help home studio musicians like yourself make a greater impact with their music by teaching them how to produce themselves.
Thousands of home studio producers like yourself have learned from my training. Since 2006 I’ve written over 1,000 articles and tutorials on audio production, both on Audio Issues and for other audio publications such as MusicTech magazine, Audiotuts+, The Pro Audio Files, and Recording Revolution to name a few.
Learn from my 10+ years of experience in the industry and my hands-on training at the SAE Institute. You’ll get easy to use, practical production tips about music production and audio recording. In a nutshell, you’ll find everything you need to improve your music productions.
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“This is the NO BS guide to taking your mixes to the next level! Björgvin has been teaching and writing about recording for a decade, and really understands that stuff that we all struggle with in the home studio. Step By Step Mixing takes you through the full process of making sure your mixes rock from ruff to radio ready!”
-Lij Shaw, Grammy Award-Winning Studio Owner, Producer and Podcaster of Recording Studio Rockstars.