The music industry has a plethora of home production tools. And most people know the big ones, like Pro Tools, acoustic panels, and the Shure SM58. But there are three tools that, I think, are highly underestimated. Three tools that will make your home productions surprisingly better. Modern Tools Have Changed The Game Modern technology...
With so many microphones on the market, it can be tough to know what mic is best for recording acoustic guitar. Condenser or dynamic? Large diaphragm or small? Cardioid pickup pattern or something else? In this post, I’d like to answer those questions and also go over the best microphones for recording your acoustic. Why...
Instrumentals aside, vocals are the most important part of any song. Through lyrics and melody, they connect directly with the heart of your audience. If your song is supposed to deliver a lasting impression, the vocals need to be spot-on. Back in the days, bands recorded the same song over and over until they got...
There are certain things that separate great tracks from clearly amateur tracks. And bad engineering is one of them. If there are plosives in your track, that could ruin the whole experience. So how do you remove plosives? In this post, I’ll go over what plosives are, how to keep them out of your recording,...
When I got a MIDI controller, it changed my home-producing life. It opened up all these opportunities. I could make beats easily. I could record piano parts. Playing synths became so much smoother and quicker. And I want you to have those same opportunities. So I want to share what I think are the best...
Yeah, you could just throw out a random number. $100. $250. $25. But you could be seriously underselling or overselling yourself. What should you actually charge to license your music? That’s exactly the question I’m here to answer. First, Some Questions To Ask Yourself Before you do anything else, ask yourself these questions. Your answers...
As a home studio owner, I’m continually trying to find “that sound”—the lively yet polished character of my favorite records straight from the hands of the best mix engineers in the world. Through years of learning and practicing professional audio recording, one thing is certain: the better you can capture a quality sound at the...
Technology is amazing. We can do today what the best audio engineers couldn’t do 70 years ago. We can record, edit, mix, and master pro-level music all from our bedroom — thanks, in large part, to audio interfaces. So to help you get this amazing technology into your bedroom, we’re going to look at the...
There’s no excuse for you to “not know how to do something” nowadays. For example, if you want to be a successful home producer, there are tons of YouTube videos, blog posts, and music podcasts for you to devour. You can learn. The content is out there. You just have to know where to look...
As a modern music producer, you’ve got a lot of tools to choose from. Even a low-budget home studio can offer almost unlimited possibilities… Want to multi-mic your guitar amp? Good microphones and multi-channel audio interfaces are cheaper than ever. Need the sound of an SSL console? There’s a plug-in for that. How about an...