Category Archives for "Production"
New Music Gear Monday: Accusonus ERA Audio Clean-Up Assistant
We all have those tracks that require cleanup to make useable. Excessive noise, too much room, too many S’s, lots of breaths – the list goes on. Most post pros will use one or more of the iZotope RX tools for cleanup, but that can be expensive and there’s a learning curve that many music […]
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5 Reasons Why Music Creation Today Is Better Than Ever, And 5 Reasons Why It’s Not
As 2021 comes to a close and we look forward to what 2022 might bring, now is a good time to reflect on some of the good and not so good points about music creativity. I’m old enough to have seen music and gear go through many changes so I think I have a good […]
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Having Trouble With Self-Mastering? These 8 Tips Will Help
The mastering tools available today are so powerful that it’s easy to do more harm than good when self-mastering. Yes, you’re better off using an experienced mastering engineer, but for many artists, bands and songwriters, that’s just not in the budget. Here are a few self-mastering tips from the 4th edition of my Mastering Engineer’s […]
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Create Mixes That Work On Different Playback Systems With The 3 Level Balance Technique
One of the problems that most new mixers have is creating a mix that sounds great in their studio, but not so much when it’s played in a car or another playback environment. While playing your mix on different monitors is one option, that can get confusing if you’re not careful. You may be thinking, […]
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Session Musicians Win Suit Against The Musicians Union
I can remember growing up in rural Pennsylvania, gigging in my cover band, where I couldn’t wait to join the Musicians Union (or American Federation of Musicians – AFM – as it’s officially known). I was under the mistaken impression that as soon as I joined, the union would get me and my band a […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Eventide SplitEQ Plugin
If you’ve followed my New Music Gear Monday’s for any length of time, you know that plugins are rapidly changing away from emulating the analog processors of the past to something much more modern and capable. If we don’t depend upon the constraints of the past, we’re freed to experience the future more easily, and […]
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Here’s How Much Audio Pros Are Making
Everyone is always curious how much money others are making. It’s a good gauge as to your potential, and if your pocketbook is a lighter than it should be. Pro Tools Expert recently conducted a survey to discover just what audio pros are currently making, and as with most surveys, some things were shocking and […]
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Fender Is Coming And PreSonus Users Are Scared
If you’ve not heard the latest big audio news by now, here it is – Fender is buying PreSonus. In a press release sent out on November 1st, both companies announced their intention, although not many specifics were provided. The deal will not be final until it earns various U.S. regulatory approvals. Users Are Scared […]
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A Look At Reverb Diffusion And When To Use It
Most reverb plugins concentrate on the 3 parameters that count the most; type (hall, room, plate, etc), predelay and decay. If you really want to get tweaky with your effect though, there’s often another parameter that can be as important, and that’s reverb diffusion. What Is Reverb Diffusion? Natural reverb is made up of reflections […]
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So You Want To Do Game Audio – Here’s What You Should Know
If you’re like many people in the music business, you love audio and you love gaming. You might have thought to yourself, “Why can’t I combine the two?” Yes, you can, and it’s more possible than ever to make a career out of game audio than ever before. Before you make the leap though, here […]
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This Is The Sound Of A Black Hole, And It’s Really Scary
Scientists are able to mathematically extract sound information from just about any natural event these days, from the weather to even Covid. Even if you know nothing about astronomy, you’ve no doubt heard of a black hole. It’s the ultimate destroyer of stars and planets, that still has astrophysicists scratching their heads. What happens to […]
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Understanding The Compressor Knee Parameter
I’ve received quite a few questions lately on the knee parameter of a compressor and what it does, so hopefully this post will provide the answers. You don’t see this control on all compressors (especially the vintage favorites), but it can be quite useful in getting a dynamics processor to do what you want. What […]
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Why The EU’s Mandatory USB-C Proposal Is Especially Bad For Musicians And Artists
If you’ve not heard by now, the European Commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union, has announced a proposal to force electronics manufacturers to make USB-C ports standard on all devices. Yes, that means smartphones, computers, televisions, handheld gaming devices, portable speakers, cameras, headphones, and by default, anything that’s connected to them will need to […]
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Identify The Groove Of A Song With These 3 Exercises
For beginning musicians and engineers, it’s sometimes difficult for them to find the groove of a song. That’s usually because they haven’t been exposed to a groove-monster player who makes everything sound better just by laying it down. That experience will forever stick in your brain and you’ll always know a groove the second you […]
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The Secret To Smooth Song Endings
One of the problems that I consistently hear in the song and mix critiques that I do is uneven song endings. The majority of them have endings where the tail of the reverb or the fade is cut off, or the fade on the last note isn’t smooth. The problem is that anyone that listens […]
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