6 Tips for Finding Your Ideal Venues on Tour
Culled from our free online course on tour booking, promotion and management, this video explores tips on how to find the best venues for your music.
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21 Dos and Don’ts of Band Website Design
Just because it’s easier than ever to create a band website, doesn’t mean there isn’t a learning curve for aesthetics and user experience. Learn more here.
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How to Make Your 808s Punchier
Learn how to get a punchier sounding 808 with some simple tricks, like ADSR adjustments, layering synth sounds, and level alterations across your mix.
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How to Get Through a Show When Everything Goes Wrong
When your live show truly starts to go off the rails, remember these words of advice, and turn the gig around to finish strong.
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How to Take Your Baby to a Concert
Just because you had a baby doesn’t mean you have to give up going to live shows. It just takes a little more planning.
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Essential Tips for Orchestral Positioning and Mix Panning
Orchestral music doesn’t necessarily require EQ and compression to sculpt the sound you want.
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Ben Marshall’s Problem-Solution Approach to Mixing Vocals
+ Recording and mixing your vocals at home? Grammy-winning artist Kimbra explores how to harness the full creative potential of your music in her new course! To me, vocals are always the hardest thing to get right in a mix. I’m always looking for a balance between clarity and excitement. When the vocals are too forward, […]
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Our 8 Favorite Songs to Use to Test Headphones and Speakers
Here’s a playlist of songs meant to help you choose the right speakers and headphones for your mixing project, exploring dynamics, frequencies, and timbres.
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Ten Essential Pieces of Advice for Composers
Stuck in a creative compositional rut? Struggling to think outside the box musically? Here are ten essential tips to help you write something extraordinary!
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The “Green Apple Trick” for Recording Singers in a Session
The above video features recording engineer Tim Leitner, one of the star instructors of both our Faders Up mixing courses, I: Modern Mix Techniques and II: Advanced Mix Techniques, explaining a trick he uses to minimize mouth sounds in a vocalist’s performance in the studio. For more tips and techniques just like this, check out Faders Up I: […]
