New Music Gear Monday: iZotope FXEQ Multi-Effect Plugin

Gone are the days when one or two effects are enough for a mix. Today every mix has a load of them, sometimes even on the same channels. While this is very versatile, it does take a toll on your computer’s CPU power, as some effects (especially reverbs) are resource hogs. iZotope has a solution […]

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The Arrangement And Performances Are The Overlooked Intangibles Of A Mix

It’s easy to think that getting a good mix is just a matter of pushing up some faders, getting a reasonable balance, adding some effects, and you’re finished. Although that might work for a rough mix, there are still a number of intangibles that are vitally important to a great mix. Awareness is always the […]

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Lucie Burns: Overcoming Stage Fright & Mastering Live Performance On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode, I’m joined by Lucie Burns, a performance coach and music artist also known as Lazy Hammock. With 25+ million streams, 11 albums, and four #1 tracks, Lucie brings deep experience from both the stage and the studio. She now helps professional performers and creatives build confidence, stage presence, and authentic […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Kali Audio HP-1 Multi-Reference Headphones

I own 9 sets of headphones and I find that I only use one most of the time, so when I see a new headphone come on the market it usually elicits a “Been there, done that” sort of response. But every once in a while something comes along with a new approach that deserves […]

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In Case You Think Your Subwoofer Can Never Be Too Big. . . How Does 100 Inches Sound?

There’s no question that people love it when low frequencies shake them when listening to a concert. Live engineers love it because you can never get a sound system powerful enough until you engage those subs. Subwoofers are now an essential component of just about any fixed system because people can’t seem to get enough […]

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Inside the Future of Music Marketing with Jay Gilbert On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode is label consultant, music photographer, and co-host of the Your Morning Coffee podcast Jay Gilbert.  Jay has always been on the cutting edge of Digital Music Marketing during his time with Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music Groups. In fact, he was VP New Media and Online Marketing for […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Focusrite Sonnox Soften Harshness Reducer Plugin

A number of automatic resonance reduction plugins have come to market recently and most engineers have found them useful. That said, sometimes you don’t need help across the entire frequency spectrum. The Sonnox Soften harshness reduction plugin from Focusrite only concentrates on the mid and high frequency areas, and is specialized for just three applications, […]

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This Mix Checklist Will Get You Better Mixes

A modern mix can be sophisticated and complicated, so it’s very easy to overlook something in the heat of the moment that can be important to the integrity of the mix and that can help take it to the next level. The Ultimate Mix Checklist provides a number or questions to ask yourself as your […]

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Mixing Old School With 17 Time Grammy Winner Benny Faccone On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode, my guest is my old friend 17 time Grammy winner Benny Faccone. Benny has a rich credit history with artists like Mana, Santana, Ricky Martin, Luis Miguel, Sting, and so many more. He’s a veteran of the old A&M Studios when it was one of the hottest recording facilities in Los […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Royer Labs R-12 Ribbon Microphone

If you were to ask most home studio owners the piece of gear that they were missing that they wished they owned, there’s a good chance that they’d say a ribbon microphone. Many studio owners are hesitant to buy a ribbon mic mostly because of the persistent myths about how fragile they are that have […]

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Finally, Some Useful Music AI Tools

Whenever musicians hear the words ‘music’ and ‘AI’ in the same sentence, they immediately think of a kid in his bedroom with no musical knowledge cranking out AI-generated versions of the music legends. Yes, that happens, but AI used to alleviate musicians from some simple tasks can actually be quite useful. Case in point, the […]

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Music And Audio Companies Begin To Feel Tariff Pain – Musicians Are Next

I think most of us have been reading the news and wondering how the newly imposed tariffs could be a good thing, but we haven’t been directly feeling the effects yet. That’s about to change as manufacturers are now beginning to see the increased costs as a result of the tariff, which means that consumers, […]

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Recent Music Business News You Might Have Missed On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode I cover some recent overlooked audio and music industry news. We’ll look at: You can listen to it at bobbyoinnercircle.com, or via Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Mixcloud, Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn Radio, or RadioPublic. Also, a video version of this podcast is now available on YouTube as well. Enjoy the show! […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Stam Audio 600 Series Module Rack

When 500 series racks first came out they took the audio world by storm. Now you could load your favorite modules inside a small lunchbox-sized rack and take them with you wherever you worked. The problem is, the 500 series modules didn’t always sound as good the standard rack version of the same module due […]

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Bassist, Author, And Music Marketing Consultant Carter Fox On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode my guest is bass player, author and music business marketing consultant, Carter Fox.  Known as the Soulful Traveling Spaceman Bassman, Carter has toured with R&B legend Freddie Jackson and Grammy-winner Regina Belle, while also collaborating with artists and producers such as Skrillex, Leon Huff, David Ivory, Adventure Club, and more. […]

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