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 moreNailing Your Metal Bass Tone with Parallel Processing – Video
The standard of processing metal bass is to split it into three parallel tracks based on frequency, and treat those three tracks differently. When they are merged back together, they will make the perfect bass tone that glues with your guitars and with your drums. This video teaches you how!
Read moreThe World’s First Viking Metal Song with AI-generated Lyrics
I made an AI listen to 5000 hours of viking metal, and then I made a song from the lyrics it came up with.
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 moreMaking Programmed Drums Sound Real
Even with great-sounding VST drumkits, it can be tricky to make them sound real – here are some great tips!
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 moreFocusrite Scarlett 2i4 Review
The most important piece of hardware in any home studio is the audio interface. The audio interface is the connection between the analog world and digital, and contains the preamp that brings the low signal of an electric guitar up to line level. The excellent Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 has to instrument/microphone inputs with preamps, balanced and unbalanced stereo outputs for monitors and MIDI connectors.
Read moreFocusrite iTrack Solo – an External Audio Interface for iPad, Mac and PC
Focusrite has released an audio interface with their award-winning preamp for guitar and microphone that has a special connector for iPads. For the mobile musician this could be the perfect compromise, but be aware of the limitations compared to Focusrite’s other interfaces.
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