Today we’ll answer the question on every musician’s mind: What can Anna Kendrick teach you about music production? I’m sure you were wondering the same thing, and today you’ll finally learn that the answer is: Unsurprisingly, a LOT. If you haven’t seen the Pitch Perfect trilogy yet, you’re missing out. I might be oversharing, but...
I used to have a morning routine. Then my daughter showed up, took one look at my calm, zen-garden of productive writing, and threw a dirty diaper all over it. It didn’t matter how early I got, her ninja spider sense alerted her to me carefully tip-toeing to the living room. As soon as I...
I believe mixing should be fun. You’ve recorded your tracks and you’re ready to make them shine. But if you don’t do the necessary prep work, or pay close enough attention to the technical details of your tracks, your final mixes will suffer. So in this guide, I’ll guide you through an important series of...
If you’re a musician, producer, or audio engineer, and you’re struggling to grow your creative career, here are the two levers you need to pull to build a successful audio business. Lever One: Time 🕰️ It all started in a cockroach-infested apartment in Madrid, Spain. When I was starting my audio business that became the...
Whether you’re a musician making music in your home studio or a digital creator making online content to promote your brand, your recorded audio must sound great. You cannot get away with crappy audio quality if you want people to pay attention. People may forgive low-quality videos with sloppy edits but they’ll NEVER tolerate bad...
Remember when you were a kid and wanted to be an astronaut? No? Me neither. I was too into music to be interested in the cold vacuum of space. However, astronauts have the right idea when they’re blasting off into space because they use a pre-launch checklist to ensure they don’t kill themselves during liftoff....
A Step By Step Mixing reader and Audio Issues EQ user just wrote in: “What five plug-ins would you recommend for someone on a tight budget? I need an EQ, a compressor, reverb, delay, and saturation” If you have a similar question, it’s an easy answer. Just use the stock plug-ins in your DAW. Why...
When you’re mastering your mix, the linear phase EQ is the tool for achieving the perfect equilibrium between the highs, mids, and lows in your music. Today, we’ll discuss why it’s so important, how it works, and when to use it. What Is Linear Phase EQ? Linear Phase EQ is the same as any other...
When you look at those successful musicians with 100,000 subscribers, super-loyal fans, and exploding six-figure music careers, it’s hard not to feel dejected. It’s hard not to compare yourself with them and think that you’ll never get there. That path is so long, and you don’t know how to start. So you kill yourself with...
Want to get rid of nasally and harsh vocals but don’t know where to EQ? Is your voice sounding honky but you can’t figure out why? Or maybe your vocals sound buried under the rest of the mix, and you can’t get that present, clean, and clear vocal sound you hear in your head? If...