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.
Got a question from Peter regarding my ultimate guide to starting your mix that’s adapted from my Step By Step Mixing book. “You start your mixing in mono and go stereo on step 8. In step 3 you do levels and panning. Do you change from mono to stereo so early in the mix? Or...
It was such a huge issue that I was scared to act on it for four years. I thought, “producing an audiobook seems like a huge task, and I don’t have time to figure all that stuff out now.” All these roadblocks popped up every time the task crossed my stressed-out mind: “I don’t know...
I’m really excited to announce that the audio version of my best-selling mixing book is now available as an audiobook! And even better, I’m giving it away for FREE to anybody who purchases the Step By Step Mixing digital bundle this week. Here’s what you’ll get: Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only...
Join us for a fun listening party this Friday, June 18th at 1 PM PDT where we’ll listen to an Audio Issues student album all the way through while discussing the production in the chat. Come join us live and ask any questions about the songs and how they were made as you’re listening to...
This is an open letter to a recent email reply I received from a subscriber regarding our Pride Shirts. Dear Paul, I received your email correspondence to my new merch store recently. Thank you for your message. It seems like you were upset about the special shirt designs I made for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate...
I used to be really cool. My wife always used to say that I was cooler than her, even though she’s a bigshot award-winning CEO who pulls off cloth-blazers like a boss. I was referred to as The Cool Friend. Being cool was a big part of my identity…I used to be a touring musician....
Once upon a time, in an audio forum nestled away on one of the islands off the Continental Internet, there was a discussion about microphones. The discussion started off easily enough, but the poor N00b did nay know what Pandora’s box he was opening. He asked, innocently, “Please sirs, pray tell what the BEST microphone...
There’s a simple three-letter word that can make a huge difference to your success. It’s a simple word that can change the way you approach learning. It spells out the difference between success and failure. And it’ll make it easier to tackle new challenges, even if you’re about to give up. What is it? We’ll...
You’ve heard the saying. It goes, “A jack of all trades, master of none.” And you might think, “Yeah, I should focus on specializing in one thing! Generalists never excel!“ Not so fast. What if I told you that they lied to you this entire time? That’s not how the saying goes at all… The...
American citizenship costs one million dollars. Or you can get it like me, with ten years, only thousands of dollars, very special circumstances, and a LOT of paperwork. Do you know what a new body costs? Liposuction will run you $3,000+ OR… You can get there in three months with a good diet and regular...