Here’s how the next week can go for you if you’re up for it. Tomorrow I’m teaming up with my buddy Ryan Waczek from Indie Music Academy to bring you a free workshop on making better mixes and successfully releasing your music. Register here. I’ll cover: The REAL secret behind successful mixes that has nothing...
Let me ask you a question… What do you get when you have a person with stellar mixing skills but no knowledge about marketing, networking, and promoting themselves? You have an unknown producer with great songs nobody’s heard of. Now, let’s flip it around… What do you get when you have a person with zero...
With more and more musicians recording in home studios, amp sims have skyrocketed in popularity over the last few years. However, it can sometimes be tricky to dial in a convincing tone or shape your sound to fit with the rest of your mix. In this blog, we’ll break down some of the biggest mistakes...
A member canceled their subscription recently because of dither. Out of all the audio concepts, it was dither that made them lose confidence in my teaching. But here’s the thing: dither isn’t important. It’s just noise you add to your signal when bouncing your audio down a bit-depth, and it adds that noise to mask...
If you’re looking for a secret weapon to make your mixes powerful, punchy, and professional, you’re going to like this week’s video. Using parallel processing is not a new technique to make your mixes sounding more professional, but if you’ve been confused about parallel compression on the whole mix, here’s my approach to make my mixes...
Have you ever ditched a take because there was a problem with the audio? Noisy guitar amps? Headphone mix bleed? Barking dogs? Until a couple of years ago, re-recording would be your solution of choice. Audio repair used to be something reserved for forensic audio (a seriously cool topic) or film sound professionals. But things...
![How To Use Mix Bus Compression for Tighter Mixes [Free Video]](https://www.audio-issues.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dtBPw00pZTo-1.png)
If you are scared about using mix bus compression because you think it’ll squash your mixes and make them tiny and small, this week’s post is for you. Before we get into the video, I wanted to tell you about a panel I am attending this Sunday about music licensing. Five top music supervisors (the...
Maybe you’re stuck inside. Or maybe you’re an introvert like me. Whatever the case, I’m betting you want to make some money doing what you love from home: producing music. The great thing about music production is that you can do it remotely if needed. But I think working with other musicians in-person is more...
If you want to learn how to use mono delays to create a stereo effect, this week’s video is for you! HAAS effects are a great way to add depth and width to your mixes and in this week’s video, I’m going to show you how to do just that. We’re using a guitar solo...
Loops have become an essential part of today’s music production landscape. Platforms like Splice and Loopmasters are now a goldmine for producers in search of inspiration, with thousands of new samples being uploaded every day. However, as a producer, it’s always an awkward feeling when you’re listening to a track and think, “I’ve heard that...