If you aim to keep your head on straight—while tilting your ears over just so—then Decapitator is a powerful plugin.
The analog saturation modeler from Soundtoys is noted by mixers early and often during interviews with SonicScoop. This plugin’s unique ability to bring desirable tube/transistor sound—from subtle to extreme—as won Read more...
Every weekend in March, we’re posting some of Justin Colletti’s best free music production videos to help spread the word about his new course, “Mixing Breakthroughs”—which is filled to the brim with the kinds of valuable lessons Justin wishes he had learned years ago.
This week, we’ve got Read more...
Anyone who has worked with me knows I am a nut about distortion. I love it. There are many different options out there when it comes to adding a bit of fuzz, grit, dirt, shred, warmth, fizz, buzz, aggression, gain, drive, color, saturation or whatever it is you are looking Read more...
They say first impressions are everything.
But today, it’s often not you, but your website that makes the first impression.
The bottom line: If your site isn’t up to snuff, you may be scaring off potential clients.
The good news is that crafting a top-tier site is easier than ever. Read more...
Every so often, audio developers come along with a truly out-of-the-box idea that can change the creative processes for artists and producers.
Eventide, a company whose history is rich with these kinds of forward-thinking developments, have recently released Fission—a new plugin that separates transients from tonal information, providing individual Read more...
In upstate New York, there is an old church with stained glass windows and vaulted ceilings where worshipers used to congregate for prayer.
In the 1980s, the building was forever changed into a world-class recording studio that has as unique of a sound as it does a look.
Dreamland Recording Read more...
Every weekend in March, we’ve been posting some of Justin Colletti’s best free music production video tutorials to help spread the word about his new course, “Mixing Breakthroughs”—which is getting rave reviews from readers.
This week, we’ve got some of his best tips on the most crucial, fundamental, Read more...
The dictionary definition of “collaboration” is “the action of working with someone to produce or create something.” But that’s clear just from looking at the word: “Co” + “labor” is right there, assembled in the finest Latin tradition.
Today, the whole point of music production teamwork is to take the Read more...
Jesse Klapholz‘ analysis of Rudy Van Gelder’s place in recorded music history is excerpted and adapted from his upcoming textbook, The New Cyclopedia of Jazz Recording Techniques.
It offers what may be considered a controversial take on the legendary recordist, but one worth considering and debating. These are the Read more...
Upon first glance at the new Brainworx bx_rooMS plug-in I thought to myself: “Just what we need, yet another reverb plug-in.” However, being a curious person who is always looking for new creative tools, I decided to give it a try, and now bx_rooMS just might be my go-to reverb. Read more...
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