People often ask me, “can I mix and master with just headphones?” Yes. 100% yes. But don’t take this lowly writer’s word for it, Andrew Scheps, the mixing engineer behind superstars like Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, and Beyoncé told the crowd at a NAMM show once that he predominantly mixes completely in the...
As a creative, you’ll understand the pressures that come with being creative. Being this mentally engaged non-stop through the week will inevitably lead to feeling burned out; similar to writer’s block, where you can’t think of any ideas, and you just feel exhausted. This will happen to all creatives at some point or another, and...
If it weren’t for all the tools I use to help my business succeed, I’d have checked myself into an insane asylum a long time ago. Hi, it’s Björgvin and we’re in the fourth installment of the 5x’ing Your Studio’s Success. If you missed the first three posts, check them out below: Part 1 – Strategy...
Today is the third day in the 5x’ing Your Home Studio Success series. If you missed the first two parts, check them out below: Part 1 – Strategy and Goals Part 2 – Habit and Routine A lot of you shared your stories of self-doubt and uncertainty, and I’ll be the first to tell you...
Welcome to the second part of 5x’ing Your Home Studio Success. Yesterday we talked about setting a strategy based on your goals. If you didn’t read that part, check it out here before you continue. If you’re following along, you already have your goal broken down into three parts: Your finish line Your halfway point...
Welcome to a brand-spanking new series I just cooked up over the weekend called 5x’ing Your Home Studio Success. It’s your 5-part series that lays out a simple program for achieving anything, even if you’re lazy and would rather have a drink. If you’ve felt stuck with your studio goals in the last year and want...
Can you guess what these people are talking about? “It’s the sort of thing that you don’t’ realize how good it is until you’ve got it.” “It’s a very simple plug-in, but a very powerful one. And extremely useful.” “I’ve been super excited about it, and I just had to tell you” “So that’s really,...
If you’re worried that your mixes are too loud…even if they sound fine to you. Or confused about how loud you can make your music before streaming services like Spotify and Youtube start turning your mixes down (!), then you’ll want to take a look at the dynamic metering plug-ins from Meterplugs, especially Dynameter by Ian...
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EQ and compression are two processors that go hand in hand. They’re like peanut butter and jelly, pizza and beer, burgers and fries. However, because they treat the audio in such a different way, your sound may be different depending on whether you start by EQ’ing a signal, or add a compressor to it first....