8 Alternative EQ Tricks For Better Separation In Your Mixes
Published: Tue, 06/16/15
If you've been reading my ramblings for any length of time you've probably noticed that I stretch the power of analogy pretty far.Here are some e…
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The day I wore a dress to a wedding (and other comfort zone troubles...)
Published: Mon, 06/15/15
Two weeks ago I went to a wedding in Sri Lanka.In case you don't know where Sri Lanka is, it's basically a 25 hour trip to the other side of the world…
Simplify Your Decisions And Get Things Done
Published: Fri, 06/12/15
You may disagree, but I think that most people tend to over-complicate things and make them more scary than they really are.Whenever they're talking…
How fixing your car helps you learn more about mixing
Published: Thu, 06/11/15
I have a confession to make.I don't know squat about cars.That manliness is severely lacking in my skill-set. Anytime something goes wrong with the…
Mixing With Headphones? Use This One Trick For Better Translation
Published: Wed, 06/10/15
Got a question about mi ing with headphones the other day.To be honest, relying solely on headphones to mi instead of monitors might be a bad…
How To Make Your Guitar Mix Sound Larger than Life
Published: Tue, 06/09/15
When I was in my teenage rock band(this is a rite of passage for any guitarist I think), I was obsessed with making my guitar sound larger than…
How to Avoid Being Over-Critical of Your Mixing Skills
Published: Mon, 06/08/15
Attention to detail is good.Being sloppy is bad.But e tremes on either sides are even worse.Sloppy editing calls for a tedious mi, but if you're mi…
How to Find a Starting Point...
Published: Fri, 06/05/15
Music production is so different depending on who's doing it.There are so many things involved: arrangement, instrumentation and pre-production.For…
Less is More
Published: Thu, 06/04/15
It's time-tested advice.There's always a point where the more you add the worse it becomes.It's true with music production but it's also true for…
How to Take the Pressure Off Your Vocal Recording Session
Published: Wed, 06/03/15
At the end of the day, it's all about the vocal.And because of that, there's intense pressure to nail that vocal. The pressure goes both ways, to the…