Just heard a great story from a friend of mine last Friday. He’s kind of goofy and does random things for no reason, but this one thing was particularly funny. So he was walking around downtown and was feeling especially bored. He’s studying for the bar exam to be a lawyer but last week he...
In Iceland, we have 13 Santa Clauses. They’re called Yule Lads and they’re all brothers. They all have weird names and do quirky stuff. Hit the link above and check them out. It’ll be a strange read 😉 Last year I wrote a short eBook about their distant cousins, the 10 Yule-Tide Tricksters of Audio....
Usually I write about how you can improve your productions. Today, I’m just going to write about me. You might get something out of it though. It’s been a rough six weeks. With everyone that’s been going on I’ve been spread so thin it’s been hard to really focus on one thing. That’s why I...
Way back in the day my band was recording a demo. I wanted my lead guitar part to sound really weird, like a plunky, glass-brittle’esque sound. That’s a weird description I know but I couldn’t figure out how to make my electric guitar sound like that. I even went so far as to put the...
Did I ever tell you the story when Tom Lord-Alge asked me for money to get home from London? If you don’t know who Tom Lord-Alge is, he’s a big-shot mixing engineer with credits such as Green Day, Marilyn Manson, The Rolling Stones under his belt. He’s the younger brother of Chris Lord-Alge, another superstar...
Did I ever tell you the story of when got super annoyed at this fratboy at the gym and his entitled exercise routine? It’s a short story but it made for a good analogy about EQ so I’ll tell you again: I was at the gym and this guy was using two machines at the...
I’ll be interviewing Jedi Mastering Engineer Ian Shepherd this week about his awesome new product, Home Mastering EQ. I like calling him a Jedi Master, and he likes it so much he even put it on the cover of his I wanted to give you a chance to ask any question you have about EQ...
I post guest posts from time to time. I like getting a different perspective on audio and I love sharing it with you. Some of my favorite guest posts lately have been about very diverse subjects from all aspects of audio production. Here are some of my favorites: 5 Bullet-Proof Ways to Become a Better...
It’s time-tested advice. There’s always a point where the more you add the worse it becomes. It’s true with music production but it’s also true for other things. Too many ingredients in a meal won’t make it taste better. Sometimes you just need some salt, pepper and garlic. The same things goes for your music....
I’m going back to this project of mine in a few days. The singer wants to re-record all of her vocals so we’re going back into the studio to do exactly that. But it got me wondering about the session in general. Since I’m redoing the vocals, I’ll probably have to redo some of the...