On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with Tony Braunagel, one of the most respected drummers and producers in modern music. Tony has played on more than 200 albums, including Grammy-winning records by Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, and Buddy Guy. On stage, he’s performed with icons like B.B. King, Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, […]
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Some people are looking for a vintage sound while others want to take it to another level. If you’re in the latter category, then it’s time to take a look at KIT Plugins new NP A67 Altec Mixer plugin, a reproduction of the mixer/preamp used at the legendary Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. […]
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On this week’s podcast episode, I’m joined by Jenna LoMonaco, a digital marketing powerhouse who currently leads marketing at ONErpm. ONErmp is a global music company offering artists distribution, publishing, marketing, and content production across 43 offices in 28 countries. Jenna’s career spans roles at Glassnote, Kobalt, and Island Records, where she spearheaded the digital […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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