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...
Beat cabin fever by organizing and re-decorating your Home Studio with these helpful tips! Coronavirus has kept a lot of us confined to our homes, which isn’t really anything new for most of us producers and engineers who are used to spending hours in the studio, however, there’s never been a better time to organize...
Self-Marketing on a budget can be one of the most rewarding experiences as an Artist or Producer! Not only will you learn so many new things along the way, the sense of achievement you feel when you finally reach those marketing goals yourself is indescribable, especially when you’ve done it all on a limited budget!...
Whether you’re recording a quick demo of an original song or an intimate ballad with a singer-songwriter in the studio, knowing how to record vocals and acoustic guitar at the same time is a crucial skill for any engineer. With so many different techniques available, it’s tough to know which approach will sound best for your...
Music marketing is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. What is music marketing? What does it look like today? And how can I use it to my advantage as a producer? That’s what we’re going to cover in this post but first, a bedtime story. Once upon a time… There was...
New to beatmaking? Want to know how to build a beat with free or cheap software? Well, you’ve come to the right place. As a songwriter/producer who’s made plenty of beats and played around with many different beat-making programs, I’d like to help you. So here is the basic 5-step process for creating a kick-butt...
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...