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.
In this video, we’ll be covering high-end frequencies: that high-end shimmer, brightness, and hi-fi sound, while also making sure things aren’t too bright or harsh. We’ll be talking about: Where the high mid frequencies live (1-10kHz) What we lose in this area Edge and Clarity Examples Where to add brilliance High Frequencies 10kHz and Above...
In this video, we’ll be talking about what the Mid Frequencies are (500-1kHz), what they sound like, what to look out for, and the best practices. Get the Audio issues EQ here.
Making your mixes translate to every single speaker system is hugely important. It can’t just sound good in your studio. It also HAS to sound good anywhere you want it played. And if you want your music heard, your music will be played through all sorts of speakers – from high-end hi-fis to crappy smartphones....
The key to creating mind-blowing mixes that really jump out of your speakers is a fundamental understanding of the frequency range. If you can understand the language of each of these frequency ranges and be able to hear the differences, you’ll be well on your way to producing great mixes. Here’s how to control your...
EQ might look pretty intimidating on the surface. But, once you wrap your mind around these 3 basic methods, you’ll be well on your way to mastering EQ. They are: Get the Audio issues EQ here.
Learning how to use EQ, is the first step toward developing great mixing skills. Knowing how frequencies interact and knowing how they all fit together is a crucial skill that mixing engineers should have. Equalization, or EQ, is the most important mixing processor to create separation in your instruments and balance in your mixes. Long-time...
You get the weirdest comments when you run ads on Facebook. Everybody wants to argue about everything, even when you run an ad with an image of a cartoon character. Like this one: I’ve used that image for years because it’s a nice representation of the home studio musician and producer I like to help....
Recently, there have been a string of posts in audio and music production groups about “gurus” and how they seem to be the worst thing mankind has to offer and I’m curious what you think. Although skepticism can be healthy, I wonder if it’s worth giving people the benefit of the doubt that they are...
EQ DAY was AMAZING! We had just shy of 150 people show up and most of you stayed for the entire THREE-HOUR session! Seems like EQ is a topic that we can all nerd out about for a long time, and I think we probably could’ve talked about it for three hours longer! If you missed...
The most annoying comment I see in the online audio forums is a variation of this nonsense: “You should only use subtractive EQ and never boost more than 3 dBs” This is…for a lack of a better term…absolute bullshit. And I’m willing to fight anybody who follows this advice as gospel. It’s just plain wrong...