Preparing Your Mixes For Mastering
Today, more and more self-recording musicians and studios are catching on to the value of using an independent mastering engineer to master their finished mixes. At a minimum, an independent mastering engineer provides an additional, objective set of “ears” in a...
45-degree Angle When Recording Acoustic Guitar
I often recommend that people use a “45-degree angle” on the neck microphone as a starting point for recording acoustic guitar. Just describing it in words can be a little confusing, so I put together this quick video to illustrate what I mean. I...
Re-learning The Art of Listening
When I was a kid, listening to music was a ritual. Whenever I got the chance, I would take a vinyl record out of its sleeve (yeah, I know, I’m showing my age!), place it on the turntable, and listen to it from start to finish, usually with my eyes closed, and often...
Slow Down To Speed Up
We live in a face-paced society where everyone seems to want everything RIGHT NOW, if not yesterday. “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!” “Get 10,000 fans in 1 week!” “Make a Million dollars in 15 minutes!…while you...
UPDATED: Cakewalk Lives!!!
UPDATE, 2018-02-23: Cakewalk SONAR has been rescued from Gibson, and will continue to live on! See the article here. On November 17th, 2017, musical instrument conglomerate Gibson shocked the music-making community by announcing the total shutdown of one of their...Connect with us…
