We’ve all made mistakes. Missed punch ins, bad edits, a vocal tuning glitch. If you’re like me, then you’ve probably painstakingly edited and reedited a track once, twice or a hundred times because something wasn’t just right.
Well, as a reminder of the futility in perfectionism, here’s a list Read more...
As music evolves, reference tracks do too.
Everybody in music production knows that reference tracks are an essential tool for getting ears oriented within a critical listening environment. While some songs will never go out of style, new ones must constantly enter the canon to account for changing consumer tastes. Read more...
All artforms have their elitists, and music is certainly no exception.
Elitism in music production extends beyond the dictates of the listeners, to the writers, creators, technicians and even the tools they use to create.
For many of those behind the scenes, all the honor and prestige is in adhering Read more...
The evening before a tracking session, there are plenty of preparations to make, but none is more important than our focus here today: Prepping your “Tracking Template”.
Having an efficient template set up in advance can save time, money and energy—as well as help keep the focus of the session Read more...
Ryan Freeland is the classic audio triple threat: A recording engineer, mixing engineer, and producer.
“Each day is really different, which I really appreciate,” he tells me on a call from his personal studio. “I don’t know if I’d want to just do one or the other.”
His legacy to Read more...
