Tim Ferriss asked Rick Rubin, one of the most successful producers in the world, a question some people might wonder about. What does a producer really do? He said he didn’t know, and that he could only tell Tim what he did and what’s worked for him. I can relate to that because I don’t...
If you’ve read the Pros and Cons of Working for Free as an Audio Engineer, you already know what you’re juggling: When the benefits of free work include: It’s easier to get a portfolio started You’ll gain experience faster. You eliminate some of the barriers to entry into the music community because you’re not bringing...
Now that we’re looking down the barrel of the rollercoaster of an international trade-war, I wanted to make a statement from the Icelandic Embassy of Audio Issues. Ahem…*clears throat* — Begin Statement — “I, Björgvin Benediktsson, rightful ruler of the dominion of Audio Issues, a descendant of the Vikings, eternal student of audio education and...
Hey there, Hope you’re having a good day so far. I wanted to let you know that the Jedi Mentor of Mastering, Ian Shepherd, is at it again and he just came out with a brand new course about everything you need to know about compression and limiting when you’re mastering in the home studio....
I have a strained relationship with fashion. It’s like that relative that lives just a little bit too far outside of town. You like the idea of hanging out, but the act of driving all the way out there is just too much of a hassle. I can say the same thing about shopping for...
As far as successful careers go, Paul Thomas Anderson has one in the bag. He’s a respected filmmaker who’s directed academy-award winning movies. That’s the upper echelon of success as far as creatives go. But when I heard him being called a “solid three-star guy” on a podcast, it made me think about what such...
If you’re ever worried about your mixes being turned down by streaming services like Spotify or Youtube, you’ll love this new free tool. It’s a loudness penalty analyzer, and it will tell you instamagically whether your music will be turned down by YouTube, Spotify, TIDAL, Pandora and Apple Sound Check. You’ll get a so-called Loudness Penalty score, and...
I’m proud to introduce the first animated cartoon from Audio Issues, talking about the mythical Step By Step Mixing System 1,000: Of course, the Step By Step Mixing System blender only exists in the video, but I can offer you something even better, the best-selling mixing book, Step By Step Mixing: How to Create...
Have you ever thought about what makes you stand out as an engineer? Why would anybody hire you instead of any of the thousands of engineers rolling off the conveyor belt of audio school this year? Being in a category of one is a great place to be. You’re not a small fish in a...
One of my favorite lines from the new Avengers movie, Infinity War, is when my god Thor is talking to the Guardians of the Galaxy. In fact, the whole scene where they’re interacting with each other on the spaceship is fucking hilarious, but this one line really made me laugh. On the spaceship, they’re talking...