There are three types of recording problems that are most common. Luckily, they are easy to fix if you know where to look or what to do. Problem #1 – Bad From the Source You have to start from the source. If you don’t even like the instrument as it sounds in the room, it’s...
We’ve been talking about EQ’ing quite a bit this last week because of the new EQ Strategies – Your Ultimate Guide to EQ, but I wanted to make sure you were aware of the two new podcast episodes we’ve released over at Tales of the Homestead. Episode 6 – The Purple Door In the 1800s,...
This is an excerpt from chapter 8 of EQ Strategies—Your Ultimate Guide to EQ. It discusses how to EQ all the instruments together in your mix. If you’d like a faster way to EQ your mixes, my Speed EQ System will help you out. Chapter 8 – How To EQ Your Mix Together Knowing where...
There’s a book I read every year called the Go-Giver. It’s a fantastic business book and directly influences how I run my creative ventures, whether that’s producing for bands, writing articles or selling my courses. One of the five laws the book talks about is the Law of Compensation: “Your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives...
You can read as many newsletter and blogs as you want to help you improve. But the thing is, you’ll never get a full plan of what to do to improve your productions. It’s just impossible to put such an extensive subject into one email or blog post. So you read this and that. You put snippets of EQ...
I’m happy to announce that my updated and completely revamped edition of EQ Strategies – Your Ultimate Guide to EQ is finally available! I’ve been working on the new version for what feels like forever, so I’m ecstatic about sharing the new version with you today! The new version includes: 300% More Content! The previous EQ Strategies...
Man…I’m wiped out today. Writing an article for each podcast episode this week has been quite the adventure, but an exhausting one nonetheless. So…today I’m going to take a break and just let you enjoy the newest episode we uploaded. Listen to it on iTunes here. Listen to it on Soundcloud here. This episode talks...
This week we’re going to talk about the new podcast, Tales From the Homestead. It’s Inception’esque to write an article about a podcast episode that’s about a song on the new album. But stick with me, and you’ll learn a lot about the creative process behind the album. As someone who’s done a fair amount...
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the creative process behind a full-length album, you’re in luck. Last month, I recorded a full podcast season with my latest musical project, The Carnivaleros. Our podcast, Tales From the Homestead, takes you behind the scenes of Tallsome Tales, the sixth release from The Carnivaleros. Here are...
Today’s tip is a quick one about reverb. More specifically, it’s about understanding the flexibility of using pre-fader sends on your reverbs to create effects. Many DAWs default to a post-fader or post-pan send setting. So, once you’ve found the fader balance of the dry track and decide to send the track to a reverb,...