What NOT to Do When Mixing Your Own Music
Engineers and producers: do you make any of these thirteen common mistakes when mixing your own music? We bet you do.
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7 Tips for Staying Inspired When You’re Feeling Off
The last few years have been hard for all of us, arm yourself with these creative strategies and never lose momentum again.
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5 Tips for Getting Punchier Kicks (That Sound Like Com Truise!)
Want your kick drums to cut through your mix more aggressively without making a muddy mess? Here’s how to get that Com Truise-esque punch!
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7 Songwriting Rules and When to Break Them
There are many unwritten rules songwriters tend to treat as the Gospel, but when the innovative break them, incredible things happen.
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10 Tips for Making Your First Trap Beat
Practicing your skills as a hip-hop producer? Here’s my best advice for how to start writing trap beats to shop around with vocalists and rappers.
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How to Create Headroom: 7 Tips That Will Save Your Mixes
Keep your mastering engineer happy by providing a decent chunk of headroom for them to work with, and don’t over-compress your mix too early.
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8 Great Music Video Techniques Anyone Can Borrow
These classic music videos feature thought-provoking concepts and communicate the message of their song perfectly, in ways that we can borrow ourselves.
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How to Execute a Great Looking Music Video on a Budget
Thinking of making a music video for your band but don’t have the cash for a Steve Buscemi cameo just yet? No problem, we’ve got you covered.
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Don’t Let the DAW Zap Your Creativity: 5 Tips for a Smooth Songwriting Process
Mastered the art of songwriting but struggling to find your creative voice when working in a DAW? Here are some tips for managing your process.
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How Rihanna, Bruno Mars, and Meghan Trainor Make Retro Sound New
Learn about how producers today take “timeless” sounds and warp them in mixing to give their tracks retro familiarity, but also fresh modernity.
