I Finally Released a Song on Spotify
I’ve wanted to publish a song on Spotify since forever. And now I’ve finally made a song I think is good enough to do that.
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Quantizing Metal Guitars with Stretch Markers in Reaper
Learn how to fix off-beat metal rhythm guitars with Reaper’s flexible quantizing mechanic stretch markers.
Read moreFinding a balanced low end
In my struggles to get levels right in my mix I found this interesting video. Unfortunately it doesn’t actually adress the problem I want to solve: the balance between lows, mids and highs in a mix when you don’t have access to a conditioned room and perfectly flat monitors. It does however have a good […]
Read moreGet your Bluetooth headset to work properly in Reaper
I got a fancy new Marshall MID headset for my phone. I’m really happy with the sound, but it’s kind of pressing to hard on my ears causing a lot of fatigue. But that’s not what this post is about :-). I wanted to check my latest mix out i the Marshall MIDs. It’s always […]
Read moreTSE X50 v2.0 Full Stack Amp Sim in the Works
Popular amp sim TSE X50 becomes a paid product and is released in a completely new version with integrated overdrive, cab loader and guitar effects rack.
Read moreHow to Get a Great Tone from Bass Plugins
With no bassist and no bass guitar, you can still make bass tracks for your songs using a plugin in your DAW. Learn how to apply the mixing tips in the Systematic Mixing Guide bass chapter to a bass plugin to get a great bass tone.
Read more62 Short Videos On How to Make a Better Mix
Mixing and studio blog The Recording Revolution released a very popular series of 5-minute instructional videos about recording and mixing. Now they’ve released a second series of videos – 31 fresh 5-minutes video, all worth every second of your time.
Read moreConnect Your iOS Music Apps with Audiobus
Audiobus is a revolutionary app for iOS that lets you chain multiple audio apps. Select one app for input, route it through multiple apps processing the signal on its way to say a multitrack recording app serving as the output.
Read moreHow to Use a Compressor – with Great Power Comes…
The compressor is one of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal when mixing your tracks. Almost all DAWs come with at least one compressor plugin. At the same time it’s probably the most misused. If you’re like me, you probably have a basic idea of what a compressor does, but no clear […]
Read moreHow to Create Great Drum Patterns for Your Songs
If you do most of your playing at home and don’t have a band (my band is currently just two guitarists jamming on Sundays for instance, on break for the summer at that) but still want to make songs, you are going to be using virtual drums. You should consider yourself lucky, because nowadays there […]
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