Does Your Song Really Need This?

How intentional are you when you're adding layers to your songs?What's The Purpose Of Each Layer?It's tempting to add layers just because you can. DAWs are powerful. And,

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Home Studio Mastering – Viable Option Or No-Go?

Mixing yourself is hard enough, right? So should you even try to learn mastering? Is it worth it? Can home studio mastering lead to great results at all?I

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Joe Barresi On Recording Bass For Tool’s “Fear Inoculum”

Daily Blog - July 23rd 2021I don't have much time these days, as I'm mixing record after record while working on new things to help you make better

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Jay Maas On Buying Gear To Fix Problems

Daily Blog - July 22nd 2021I don't have much time these days, as I'm mixing record after record while working on new things to help you make better

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75: The One Engineering And Mixing Skill That Will Give You 80% Of The Results

There's one thing that we immediately pick out as listeners... ...even if we don't have very trained ears and even if we're not very experienced or familiar with

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74: Interview Episode With Grammy Nominated Producer And Mix Engineer Jacob Hansen

Jacob Hansen Is Joining Us For This Episode! Jacob has worked with some of the biggest names in metal and alternative music. He's produced and or mixed records

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Different Parts, Different Mics

Daily Blog - July 8th 2021Who said you should use one microphone for the whole song, let alone the whole record? In fact, there's often a good reason

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#72: Speed Writing Challenge: Record A Brand-New Demo After Every Session

Today we have a challenge for you that will help you learn and grow faster than ever before:Write a new song each jam. Record what you have at

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You Gotta Love Your DAW

Daily Blog - June 28th 2021I don't care which DAW you use. What you use doesn't matter to me. But it definitely matters to you. And you should

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What’s on your playlist? (Look for the weird stuff!)

Daily Blog - June 25th 2021Some of the most exciting records have been created by artists who transitioned from a completely different genre to what they're doing now.

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