What Is A Ghost Producer? (And How To Become One)
Over the last few years, ghost-producing has become a popular method of collaborating and creating chart-topping hits. However, with so…
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Dynamic Range, Headroom and Nominal Level
Let’s put the whole thing together today. How Noise, Distortion and signal level all fit together. How it all works.…
How To Use Modulation To Elevate Your Mixes
If your tracks sound boring, narrow, or are lacking in dimensionality, modulation effects are a great way to make them…
Making Music: The 6 Stages of Music Production
New to the world of music production? This article will explain the various steps involved when making music and help…
10 Common Mistakes To Avoid As A Sound Designer
One thing to emphasise before diving into this article….. Making mistakes is a good thing. We learn from our mistakes,…
9 Ways To Get More Space Into Your Mix
There are many elements that come together in a great contemporary mix, and space is without doubt one of the…
Speaker Calibration Software: Is It Worth It?
Over the last few years, speaker calibration software has become an increasingly popular solution for creating a more neutral listening…
How To Beat Writer’s Block
There’s nothing worse than sitting down to work on music and staring at a blank page or screen. Writer’s block…
Harmonics and Harmonic Distortion
This article is a simplified explanation of harmonics and harmonic distortion. Knowing this stuff is essential if you want to…
7 Ways To Add Interest To Programmed Drums
Whether you’re programming overtly electronic beats for dance music, pop and hip-hop, or emulating ‘real’ drums in MIDI, there are…
How to Create Texture in Your Mixes
Texture in music is a blend of mix decisions and production tricks that combine to form the heart and soul…
5 Overlooked Things About Recording Studio Design
We all know that for the majority of home and project studios the big issue which needs confronting is acoustics.…
Frustrated With Your Studio Monitoring? Read This Now
As producers, as opposed to consumers of audio, we need an awareness of the havoc wreaked on the carefully designed…
What the Heck is Bias?
Bias is a critical adjustment that often makes all the difference in the proper operation of analog audio equipment. This…
Are These The 7 Keys To Success In Post Production?
Are there things beyond the basics you need to know in order to have a successful career? In this article,…
How To Create Your Signature Sound
With more than 8 million artists on Spotify, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. But artists…