Do you ever get frustrated that you don’t own the virtual instruments that you know will make the ultimate difference to your music production? I understand your frustration but I’m also here to let you know that you don’t need premium plugins or virtual instruments to create great music. Almost every DAW these days comes… [Read More] How to produce music with Xpand!2 (Part 1 – Drums)
The first step towards making money as a mixing engineer
Feel free to replace “mixing engineer” with anything you’d like to “become” or something you love that you’d like to have generating an income stream for you. There’s a fundamental first step that most people skip over, end up wasting a lot of time and move no closer to achieving their goal. This first step… [Read More] The first step towards making money as a mixing engineer
Breathe new life into your mixes
Have you hit a point with your mixes where they just doesn’t sound the way you want them to? A lot of the time, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the music you’re writing and working on and sometimes the difference is in our approach towards maximising the mix. This video focuses on a beat that… [Read More] Breathe new life into your mixes
Why collaboration creates success
He’s all over the radio again, dropping singles straight into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and landing a fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. When I was younger, I would never have thought I’d be writing this article but today’s post rather heavily features the work of non other… [Read More] Why collaboration creates success
How to use unconventional samples in your music
With the current technology at our disposal, sampling has never been easier. It’s mind boggling to think about the multitude of digital and analog samplers out there – as well as the endless number of sample libraries. Creating a beat with samples or being able to sample replace a kick or snare drum on the… [Read More] How to use unconventional samples in your music
My main mixing secret…
We’re always looking for the silver bullet to get our mixes sounding professional, polished and pristine on a consistent basis. As you can see from that first sentence, my search for ‘p words’ is complete, but the hunt for that mixing silver bullet seems never-ending for a lot of us. Personally, I don’t feel there’s… [Read More] My main mixing secret…