There’s one thing that I know you can do to poison your chances of having a career in music.
…And we all do it sometimes.
The more I finally STOPPED this bad habit, the more I succeeded in my goals in music production.
Today, I’m a gold and platinum certified Read more...
Watch as 2 mics travel around Montreal on a skateboard to record a full production. The lead vocal for “Foundation” was recorded in the hollowed-out remains of a once great...
Read MoreI just interviewed Alan Parsons, legendary engineer for Pink Floyd and The Beatles, and the prolific producer behind the Alan Parsons Project and many others.
We had a wide ranging conversation in which he talks about his favorite classic effects—including his own new Wobbler plugin with PSPaudioware.
I asked questions Read more...
There’s good mixing advice, there’s bad mixing advice, and there’s distracting mixing advice.
Today, I’ll go over my list for what has to be the most overrated tips, tricks and focus points in mixing.
Not all of these tips are bad—but some of them are ones we put FAR too Read more...
Reverb or delay? Check.
Compression? Check.
EQ? Check.
Does a vocal need more than this?
YES.
…Especially if we are talking about multitracked vocals with stacks of doubles, triples and harmonies.
A huge component in the sound of modern styles of pop, hip hop, electronic and rock vocals is vocal Read more...
Is there a “right order” for your processing and effects in your mastering chain?
I say yes!
But here’s the tricky thing:
I recommend that you put in the LAST processor in your mastering chain FIRST.
…And, while you’re at it, you should probably put the first processor in your Read more...
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