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Recording studio control room
December 22, 2017 Tips & Tricks

How to calibrate your studio monitors

Monitoring is arguably the most important part of mixing. Without being able to hear the music properly, you won’t be able to mix it. Your...

Ear with protection from loud noises
November 28, 2017 Tips & Tricks

8 things you can do to help preserve your hearing

Be aware of noise levels in your environment Loud noises are everywhere. The construction site across the street, the local bar on a Friday night…...

Home studio desk with Pro Tools
November 14, 2017 Tips & Tricks

Does zipping audio files affect the sound quality?

I’ve been recording and producing music for almost 15 years now. I’ve sent clients files in every form possible: USB drives, hard drives, WeTransfer, Dropbox,...

Racks of audio gear
August 7, 2017 Gear Tips & Tricks

What are the different types of compressors?

FET, Opto, VCA, Vari-MU…..you’ve probably heard these names to describe types of compressors, you sort of know which type is right for what, but what...

Drums
July 3, 2017 Tips & Tricks

How to properly check the phase when recording drums

Phase, phase, phase. Ahhh, what can I say about phase? We all love phase! Not. In my earlier years of recording, I used to post...

md421
June 9, 2017 Gear Tips & Tricks

What’s more important microphones or preamps?

What do you buy first, a good mic or a good preamp? If you’re a new engineer looking to start building your studio, this is...

June 1, 2017 Tips & Tricks

8 things that will help your mixing that have nothing to do with mixing

Having a clean workspace An organized space reduces stress and helps you to focus entirely on the task at hand…. making good records. Clean up...

Audio Console
May 23, 2017 Tips & Tricks

The “your mixes sound bad in the car” phenomenon

We’ve all had this problem: we finish a mix that we spent 20 hours fine tuning & tweaking, made every .5 db adjustment that needs...

Audio engineer at recording console
May 9, 2017 Tips & Tricks

8 personality traits of a great audio engineer

This job can be hard. It can make you want to curl up and cry yourself to sleep, but it can also lead to some...

Audio engineering students
April 21, 2017 Tips & Tricks

5 things they don’t teach you in audio school

Networking I hate the word “networking.” Having a lot of friends, being popular, having a good reputation, whatever you want to call it, it’s important...

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