Haters gonna hate. But do they hate you? Only famous and successful people have haters, right? So if people don’t hate you and your music, should you be worried? I want to dive into what haters are and what to do if you don’t have any. What Are Haters? For the sake of this post,...
If you think you can’t produce a pro mix without fancy premium plug-ins, think again. But don’t take it from me, Chris Selim over at Mixdown Online has a great perspective on why all you need are stock plug-ins…and also when it makes sense to invest in premium plug-ins. Check it out below: Chris just...
I made a special Halloween video for you walking through some of the mix of Joby’s “Just a Dream.” I talk about managing a lot of drum tracks, thinking about the mix as a combination of only a few elements instead of a ton of tracks, and getting a vibe from the bass guitar. Check...
You will never reach perfection as a musician. Because here’s the thing… If you’re a driven person, what you want your music to sound like will always be at a higher level than where your music is today. And I say that to encourage you. This means you’ll never stop getting better. Year after year,...
When I started in audio, I thought, who am I to do this? What do I know? Who would listen to me? Follow ME?!? Maybe you feel this way all the time? This is Imposter Syndrome, and it’s alive and well in all of us. A disease of the creative mind that never leaves. It’s...
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...