You Gotta Love Your DAW

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

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A DI Signal, A Mic, One Stereo Track

Daily Blog - June 23nd 2021 You're probably recording each of your inputs to a mono track, right? Try this trick next time you're recording a DI signal

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#70: Collaboration Best Practices – How To Make Sure That Others Can Work On Your Song

Are you making this record all by yourself? No? Good. You need this episode. If you are working on it alone now, will you at some point bring

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Keep The Faders At Zero

Daily Blog - June 9th 2021 What does your song sound like if you bypass the plugins and put all the faders at zero? Hopefully like a well

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The Final Master Files You Need (One Master To Rule Them All?)

Daily Blog - June 8th 2021 Do you need a separate master for each streaming platform? Which format goes where? What about vinyl and CD? Read on as

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Can any stranger work on your song?

Daily Blog - May 27th 2021 Could you send your session or multitracks to a stranger for collaboration and they would immediately know what's up? No? Please read

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Systems, Processes And Creativity

Daily Blog - May 20th 2021 Using systems, processes and a streamlined workflow doesn't sound very creative, right? For me, those are my number one creativity enhancers. I

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#66: Software Configuration Explained – How To Set Up Your DAW

Have you ever wondered whether you chose the right settings in your recording software? Do you fully understand what they all mean?  Which sample rate is recommended?  What

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The Record Is What Matters, Isn’t It?

Daily Blog - May 12th 2021 I got a great comment on a video in my online course, The Self-Recording Band Academy, the other day. One of my

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#56: How Much Does It Cost To Make A Record?

How much does it cost to make a record? It's kind of like the old question: "How long is a piece of string?" These are both questions with

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