Introduction

If you're a reader of my blog, there's a good chance you use software plugin effects. Digital effects are an integral part of making music in this decade and decades to come, and they're likely your only choice…

If you've been following along, I dropped a healthy dose of theory on which acoustic problems your room is likely to have and how to cost-effectively solve them. Then I began to do the very same for myself.

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In part one of this guide on improving mix translation, I covered five aspects of how equipment, room acoustics, and speaker positioning are compromising the effectiveness of all but the most ideal setups, and more importantly, what you can…

So you've just finished your final mix, and it sounds amazing on your monitors or headphones. Excitedly, you play it for your friend on his stereo, and the mix just falls apart. Maybe the frequency balance is all…

In an earlier post, I wrote about how mastering isn't a process. It's definitely worth noting that a mastering engineer has to approach each song differently in order to make it sound its best. That said, of course there…

Last week, I wrote about acoustics for the first time in this blog. Everything I wrote about was theory, based on the books I've read, my first-hand impressions of various rooms and arrangements, as many podcast episodes on acoustics as…

We all want to make mixes that sound cleaner, clearer, have more slam, more power, and more color. We all want interesting, professional sounding mixes, right? What can we do to close that gap between our mixes and the songs…

You know the drill. The song you're working on sounds amazing while you're working on it. But when you hear it the next day, or on a different stereo, it just sucks. What happened??

A number of things, to…

The Big Misunderstanding

I wanted to share this because there is so much confusion around the internet on what mastering really is. "Mastering is making your track loud." "Mastering is part of mixing; the engineer always mixes and masters."…

To some, reverb doesn't seem like that exciting of an effect. It's a very old effect. But to be honest: all effects are old. We really don't have that many unique processes to manipulate audio. With rare exceptions, ingenuity surfaces…

Hey, guys. Another week in the life of a producer. Another week learning to better do what I do, as I'm sure all of you are doing as well.

I recently switched DAWs from Pro Tools to Studio One for…

Introduction

I'm just going to be up-front on this one. I don't believe in prodigies. In fact, I'm not 100% sure that one person can innately have more talent than another. I think our ability to create and create…