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What Sound Engineers Wished You Knew – Views From The Desk
This the first of, hopefully, many articles on my experiences in music and music technology. This is not a rant and I'm...
Making the switch to Ableton
Ableton - what?
Sometimes, it seems like there are just too many choices of good DAWs out there, making it difficult to decide which one...
Audio Restoration – a master class
Steve Rosenthal gives an audio restoration master class
In the latest instalment of the Gear Club podcast four-time Grammy Award winner Steve Rosenthal shares a whole...
Guide to creating the perfect mix revamped and released for FREE
Several years ago we wrote a guide that we felt answered the questions people who were new to the world of mixing might have....
Interview: David Booth, The Recording Booth
For the second of our series of interviews with leading industry professionals we're speaking to someone who offers something a little extra to everyone...
Interview: George Perks, Producer at The Crypt Studio
Nestled away in the leafy splendour of North London's crouch end lies 'The Crypt': a beautiful studio housed inside a converted stone church. It is here that George...
Computer Music – Getting Started!
All You Need Is A Computer!
Life can be so unfair. Just because you can't sing or play an instrument, why can't you be a...
Can you mix on headphones? 4 solid reasons why you should!
Headphones or monitors? The question used to divide much of the mixing community – and probably still does – but recent developments in music-listening...
12 Top Tips on how to get that Pro Sound
Mixing with the best
EQ
1) If you have a loose, muddy bass sound the best thing to do is to record it again properly....
Producing a Hit Song – A Step-by-Step Tutorial
If it's near Christmas, you might want to read this first.
This Tutorial was written using Steinberg’s Cubasis VST, the forerunner of Cubase SE 3....