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.
Man…I’m wiped out after recording 22 bands this past weekend at Bonnaroo. Some really incredible acts came through the door this year: WALK THE MOON, Old Crow Medicine Show, SOAK, and Caroline Rose, to name a few. We also recorded Republican Hair which might just be my new favorite band. Not only were they cool...
If you want to be 100% safe in knowing that your mixes sound dynamic and loud, and feel confident that all your mixes jump out of the speakers with fullness and power, you might want to check out the plug-ins from Meterplugs. The Dynameter and Perception plug-ins, in particular, are big favorites of mine, and...
We’re getting ready to pack up his studio to take down to the Bonnaroo music festival to record some bands again. We had some cool artists come through the Haybale Studio last years when we recorded 25 bands in four days, like Moon Taxi, Alt-J, Rayland Baxter, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Sheryl Crow. Here...
Every year, on the third Saturday in May, Europe goes to war. There are no casualties because we compete through song. But the songs will haunt you for the rest of your life. I am of course referring to the Eurovision Song Contest that has been going on since 1956. Wikipedia has an abundance of...
If you’re wondering whether you’ll learn anything new from Step By Step Mixing, here’s what a few people have said about it recently. Jim Davis was kind enough to leave a really great positive review on Amazon: “Bought the first edition of this a long time ago and have followed Bjorgvin online ever since. I...
It was a blast to hang out with you on Friday answering your questions on Facebook Live. We talked about: How to make two guitars fit with each other in the mix What exactly saturation does and my preferred saturation plug-ins What plug-ins to use on the mix bus How to set up your mix...
Today I’m excited to announce the brand-new second edition of Step By Step Mixing is ready – and FINALLY available in paperback format. So if you like leafing through pages in the real world, the paperback version is for you. Here’s a quick video where I tell you everything about the new version: In the...
Wow! Just wow! The number of questions that poured in yesterday would’ve made any Inbox Zero Addict go screaming the other way! Not me though, I’m excited because I’m going to be answering as many as I can on FB Live this Friday at 10 am PST. We’ll be celebrating the launch of the second...
I mistakenly thought GoodReads was just a social network for readers enthusiastic about their favorite fiction authors and “real literature.” Little did I know that when I searched for my Step By Step Mixing book it would not only come up in the search results, but it was getting great reviews as well! Here are...
Today, making your music as loud as you possibly can in your studio is pointless. If you go overboard, the streaming services will simply turn down your music so that it sits at the same level as the rest of the songs you listen to. So, in a way, it’s a lost opportunity to enjoy...