Let's talk about the value of exercise and how that relates to re-learning audio tricks.

As you might already know, my exercise of choice is running.

I started it as an excuse to listen to podcasts and audiobooks but now I can run 6 miles without much trouble.

It's easy for me and it's become rather addictive.

As far as addictions go I'd say that's a pretty positive one.

However, I also live in Tucson, Arizona. In the summer time that means that if you want to run you have to wake up at 5 am, or run in a 100°F heat.

I don't want to do either of those things but I thought I needed to keep in shape. I also didn't want to spend any time on this exercise because I've got other shit to do so I followed this "super efficient 7 minute scientific workout."

A full-body, bodyweight exercise in only 7 minutes? Yes please!

Cut to the day after and I can hardly move!

Sure, give me six miles to run and I'll be done before you get out of bed.

But give me 7 minutes of bodyweight training after a really long break from anything other than cardio-training?

Brutal!

I haven't trained like that in a while so my muscles simply forgot how to deal with it. But now that I've reminded them that we're starting this again I'm sure they'll fall into place soon enough.

Sometimes you just need reminded of what you can accomplish. Or even just reminded of something you've already done that you can try again.

Take random mixing tricks for example.

There's no one way to mix a song. There's plenty of things you can do in each session to get to where you want, sometimes you just need reminded of a trick to try.

That's why I like sending you these emails. It's not because I think that you don't know how to mix, it's that you don't always remember every single mixing trick, even if you've done them in the past.

For instance, in the past few emails I've given you tricks on:

• Blending backing vocals
• EQ'ing reverbs
• The importance of compression types (VCA, FET, Opto)
• How to EQ to reduce masking in the vocals

So I hope that my emails are helpful to you, even if they don't always talk about something brand new and exciting. Let's be honest, I've been doing this for seven years so I've pretty talked about audio in a million different ways.

But these near-daily emails are fun for me and I hope they are enjoyable to you. 

Personally, I think it's a win/win situation. I get to write about audio in a roundabout way and you get the occasional audio reminder to try something out you might not have done in a while.

So just like I'm going to remind my muscles that they used to be stronger in the past, I'm going to keep reminding you of all the audio tips you can try out in your next session. 

If that doesn't work for you I apologize in advance. I don't want to waste your time. There is an unsubscribe button at the bottom of every email if you don't like what I'm sending you. 

But if you do I'm lucky to call you a subscriber and I hope you stay on.

Björgvin

P.S.

If you want something that's really practical and simple to use that gives you a bunch of cool ideas to try in your productions, check out my Recording & Mixing Strategies tutorials. They're filled with quick tips that help you record great instruments and create interesting mixes.

www.audio-issues.com/strategies