It’s Monday, and you know what that means! Ed Elefterion is back with another part of his One Man Production Machine column. Today’s well be talking about one of his favorite parts of the arrangement. What is it? Keep reading to find out. If you missed the previous columns, check them out below: One Man...
Welcome to part 4 of our One Man Production Machine series, where fellow Audio Issues contributor Ed Elefterion shares his experience with songwriting, arrangement, and production. If you’re a one-person home studio musician, this series for you. Check out the previous posts below if you haven’t read them already: One Man Production Machine Introduction OMPM...
It’s Monday and you know what that means? It’s the newest installment in the One Man Production Machine series by Ed Elefterion. If you missed the previous posts, check them out below: One Man Production Machine Introduction OMPM Part 2 – Capture the Audience With Your Songwriting OMPM Part 3 – How to Write Lyrics...
Welcome to the third part of the One Man Production Machine series by Ed Elefterion. If you missed the previous installments, check them out below: One Man Production Machine Introduction OMPM Part 2 – Capture the Audience With Your Songwriting When I have words in front of me, things come quicker, and I don’t struggle...
Welcome to the second part of our weekly series on production and arrangement with Ed Elefterion. Take it away Ed! – I don’t care what style or genre you write in – or whether you use lyrics or not – one thing that everyone from Quincy Jones on down agrees with is… It Ain’t Easy....
This year I’ve decided to bring some new voices into Audio Issues to share their expertise with you guys. You’ve already read some valuable guest posts in the last couple months, but I wanted to introduce you to a new regular contributor, Ed Elefterion. No, Elefterion isn’t a character from Game of Thrones, but in...
The arrangement is probably the most critical element of any piece of music ever created. It is the process of transforming individual musical components into one complete, smooth-sounding track, but it is always the last hurdle where a lot of artists fall flat, making excuses and avoiding it for as long as possible. Here are...
If you’re a musician who works on your own songs or helps other bands in the studio, then you’re gonna like today’s message. If you’re worried your songs aren’t good enough and you want to make sure you’re confident in knowing that your songs are the best they can be, you have to make sure you...
Here’s a cool vocal mixing trick for when you want a lot of space around the vocal, but you don’t want to clutter everything up with reverb. Step 1 – Mix the Dry Vocal Make the dry vocal sound as good as you can with: Analog emulation or tape saturation EQ Compression Step 2 –...
I’ve got a great story today that I REALLY hope you can learn from. If you can’t use this strategy exactly because your country or state doesn’t have these “loopholes” then I hope I’ve at least taught you to think outside the box to reach something you previously thought was impossible. Here’s the story: I...