How do you really make time for mixing?
Published: Thu, 12/07/17
One of the scarcest resources we have is time.Everybody shares the same frustrations when it comes to managing their time: there never seems to be…
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Unfortunately, Benjamin had it right all along...
Published: Wed, 12/06/17
There’s an old, clichéd quote from Benjamin Franklin that says,“By failing to prepare, you are planning to fail.”I’ve seen that quote so often I’m…
The Best Resource for Improving Your Mixing Skills
Published: Tue, 12/05/17
Yesterday we talked about how inspiration and motivation are meaningless factors for productivity.The power of taking action reigns supreme for…
Your #1 Productivity Tip for Better Mixes in Less Time
Published: Mon, 12/04/17
Do you ever feel scattered and spread thin with too many projects?Or feel like you have so many things you should be doing that you can't decide which…
The saturation trick for tighter kick drums
Published: Fri, 12/01/17
We got a great comment from Joao Bem, a regular member inside the Home Studio Musician Community, about saturation on the kick drum:Kick: After…
Could you help me choose my next book cover?
Published: Thu, 11/30/17
A while back I added some productivity tips to my Quick Mi ing course, the Mi ing Template video and my Productivity Playbook.If you already have…
6 Different Frequency Problems and How to Solve Them
Published: Wed, 11/29/17
If you can listen to a sound and say to yourself, “Oh that needs a little more 250 Hz,” or “I think a cut at 1.2 kHz would do the trick,” then you are…
Here's a different method for punchier drums with parallel compression
Published: Tue, 11/28/17
If you've followed any of my drum mi ing advice inside the Drum Mi Toolkit, you know that I tend to bus and group my drum tracks to simplify my…
Some Zen Haikus for Your Cyber Monday Stress
Published: Mon, 11/27/17
I'm in Japan over the long Thanksgiving holiday so I thought I'd make you some haikus to remind you of the Black Friday/Cyper Monday deals that are…
The mysterious transformation of Black Friday deals into Cyber Monday deals...
Published: Sun, 11/26/17
Hey there,I saw that you might not have seen my reminders for the Black Friday deals last week, but luckily, most of them mysteriously morph into…