Mixing punk music can be a delicate balance. You don’t want the band to sound too polished, like a bunch of corporate sellouts. But you also don’t want the track to sound too raw, like a demo or a live show. In this post, I’ll break down my favorite EQ tips for punk rock. Admittedly,...
Wow! Just wow! The number of questions that poured in yesterday would’ve made any Inbox Zero Addict go screaming the other way! Not me though, I’m excited because I’m going to be answering as many as I can on FB Live this Friday at 10 am PST. We’ll be celebrating the launch of the second...
Making a living as a freelance audio engineer can be tough. One of the hardest parts is creating a consistent stream of work. We recently published a piece on how to find more clients by focusing on a specific niche. But in order for those clients to actually find you, you’re going to need a...
I mistakenly thought GoodReads was just a social network for readers enthusiastic about their favorite fiction authors and “real literature.” Little did I know that when I searched for my Step By Step Mixing book it would not only come up in the search results, but it was getting great reviews as well! Here are...
Today, making your music as loud as you possibly can in your studio is pointless. If you go overboard, the streaming services will simply turn down your music so that it sits at the same level as the rest of the songs you listen to. So, in a way, it’s a lost opportunity to enjoy...
Mastering music can seem like some scary voodoo magic. And that’s because that’s what it is. If you’re someone who’s never mastered a song, mastering might as well be magic. But if you can’t afford a mastering engineer or an automated mastering service, there’s a workaround. I’m not at all saying you shouldn’t master your...
If you’re wondering whether you can produce full-sounding songs in the home studio, just take a listen to the song “Stay” by Ed Elefterion, your instructor in the Bedroom Producer Program: Just listen to the arrangement and production: Groovy beats made with virtual drums Funky bass lines throughout the arrangement weaving in and out Staccato...
Here’s a typical day in the life of a home studio musician who produces their music…see if you can relate: You’ve got a great idea for a song, so you rush into your studio and fire up your computer, plug in your instruments and open up a fresh session in your DAW. You put down...
Saturation is one of the most misunderstood and underused plugins in mixing – it adds warmth, punch and depth to your mix, and can give it a high quality, “expensive”- sounding sheen. At some point in the music production journey, EVERY successful producer and engineer I know has at some point stumbled across the revelation...
I’m proud to open the registration to our brand-new Bedroom Producer Program. I’m teaming up with Audio Issues contributor extraordinaire, Ed Elefterion, to bring you a series of workshops on songwriting, arranging, and production. He has blown me away with his advice in the last three months and I personally am super pumped to attend...