This weekend I spent most of Sunday morning struggling to fix the soft top on my 1998 Saab 93. I have it on permanent loan from people who live in town about two weeks of the year, so it’s a pretty sweet extra ride to have. I’m way too practical to buy a convertible, so...
This is a guest post by Ola Göransson. If you would like to contribute a guest post to Audio Issues, please read the guest post guidelines right here. Ssshh – don’t tell anyone… What if I told you there’s a secret trick to help you maximize punch and translation across systems? And it’s free – no...
This is an excerpt from Better Mixes in Less Time, which you can get here. A book that I highly recommend everyone should read is The One Thing, by Gary Keller. In it, Keller said: “When you see someone who has a lot of knowledge, they learned it over time. When you see someone who...
You know that pang of anxiety you get when you finish an album? The “is this loud AND dynamic enough to compete” feeling? I had that last week when we were finishing up a new EP. Luckily for me, I had a tool that told me I didn’t need to worry. It’s the Dynameter plug-in...
Are you interested in learning sound system tuning, but don’t have the time or resources to attend an in-person seminar? Nathan Lively is here to help. You may remember him from some recent posts: 6 Soundcheck Tips on How to Get the Band to Play at the Right Level and How to Get Good Data...
This is a guest post by Adi Szasz. If you would like to contribute a guest post to Audio Issues, please read the guest post guidelines right here. Regardless of the genre that you’re producing, the low-end is the “resting place” of the production. You can compare it to a heartbeat that gives color to the...
This is a guest post by Gavin Whitner. If you would like to contribute a guest post to Audio Issues, please read the guest post guidelines right here. Let’s face it, choosing the best type of microphone for recording your vocals is no easy business. In fact, it’s got to a point where there are...
Contrary to what people might think, we don’t all live in igloos in Iceland. It’s only the really rich bankers we didn’t jail who can afford the maintenance costs. The rest of us in the middle class had to make do with our turf houses from the Viking era. Igloos are annoying honestly. They’re really...
Celebrities have it real rough in Iceland. Why? Because you can’t just name your baby whatever you want. There’s a FINITE list of first names you can be named, and there’s even a naming committee that’s responsible for approving and rejecting the new batch of names that come in every year. This is a tax-payer funded...
This Friday it’s my birthday and to celebrate, I put together the Ultimate Birthday Bundle for you to check out this week. It’s a collection of ALL of my training at a staggering 82% off! Check it out here! The Ultimate Birthday Bundle includes training to: Help you take your mixes to the next level...