Hi, I'm Björgvin Benediktsson. I'm a musician, audio engineer and best-selling author. I help musicians and producers make a greater impact with their music by teaching them how to produce and engineer themselves. I've taught thousands of up and coming home studio producers such as yourself how to make an impact with their music through Audio Issues since 2011.
Home recorded drums don’t have to sound like amateur recordings. Those aren’t synonyms. Even if you record drums in your home studio, you can still drastically change the feel of a space by using artificial reverb, for instance. So even if your home studio is tiny, your drums don’t have to be. Add a good...
Today is Dynamic Range Day! Or…as I explain to my wife: “Audio nerd day…” And to celebrate I’ve been invited onto the Dynamic Range Day live stream with Ian Shepherd of Production Advice. Hit this link to join us at 8 am PST (11 am EST). Also, they’re doing 30% off their Dynameter plug-in, which...
Hey everyone, If you’ve missed our live happy hours in the last few weeks – don’t worry. I’m back, and this time I’m moving them to Youtube! Use this link to join me tomorrow at 4:30 PST/MST (7:30 EST) where I’ll answer your audio questions over a beer. Here’s the naked link if the one...
If you’re struggling to separate your instruments in the mix, this question will be interesting to you: Vessel writes in: “My biggest issue with EQ is separating my instruments effectively. Often, I find that when I remove certain frequencies from one instrument to make room for another, my track starts to sound too thin. “...
A reader writes in with a question on EQ: “…around 200 Hz is mud, but how can I get an electric guitar to sound strong and not so distant, without adding in the mud?” There’s often a misconception that there are good frequencies and bad frequencies. As if you always should do a specific EQ move in every mix...
I’m flying from Tucson to Iceland today and boy are my hands clean! Don’t get me wrong, I’m a pretty clean and healthy guy, but I don’t think I’ve ever been so careful about washing my hands. Get this: I’m flying home to Iceland because it’s my sister’s wedding and I’m playing at her wedding,...
If you’re looking for resources to improve your music career, you’ll get a lot out of this post. This week we’re celebrating those who want to invest in improving their songwriting skills with Seth Mosley’s Song Chasers course, the masterclass that teaches you how to write hit songs and break into the industry. This is...
If you’re looking for an easy way to come up with more hit songs, here’s a trick I learned from Seth Mosley at the Hit Song Formula workshop this week. In case you’re just joining us this week, we’re talking about songwriting and I teamed up with Seth Mosley to help you out. Seth is...
Hey there This week we’re going to talk about songwriting a lot because it is the most important ingredient for your studio. If you don’t have a great song, it doesn’t matter what gear you have. All those expensive mics, pre-amps or plug-ins won’t save a poor song from itself so it’s up to you to...
Some of you were having problems registering for our Hit Song Formula workshop on Monday. If you’d still like to join me and Seth, where he reveals his formula for songwriting after writing 25 #1 hit songs, here’s what you do: Click here to register Remember to join us on Monday, February 24th at 2...