In the past weeks, the number of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases has exploded, with the world in lock-down mode. Almost every industry is affected, let alone the music & recording industry – with canceled shows, gigs, events, album launches and more. If you’re breathing and reading this, consider yourself lucky. This is not another post to […]
There’s nothing quite like the sensation of roaming the street on your very own set of wheels, with a groovy Anderson .Paak track to go along with it. Now imagine you’re Anderson .Paak, and you’re hearing Dang! for the first time since it was polished in the studio (sidenote – Mac Miller, you’ll never be […]
The world of rock music has changed more since 2013 to now than I can ever remember before. In 2013, we saw a rise of the 80s synth-pop music and over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a huge push towards hip-hop and electronic production in rock. With this push towards music production, we’re […]
The way most major label executives panicked when song and album downloads started to hit the mainstream in the early 2000s shows how crucial it is for music industry professionals to stay updated about the latest technologies that could affect their work. And the latest industry shift to take notice? Big data. Big data is […]
Seen more as a starter’s DAW with an affordable price, the company is now offering Magix Music Maker Free for producers who want to make music. Can’t wait to get your hands on the free DAW? Get Magix Music Maker for free here Mac users are out of luck as Magix Music Maker only works […]
The weekend has finally arrived, and you hurry to your DAW with the excitement of a schoolboy to start arranging some tracks. You even decide to record a vocal track and suddenly its time to do some mixing. So you insert an equalizer plugin, add some reverb to the tracks and just as if on […]
Music streaming has forever changed our relationship with music. In the past, we had to visit a record store, go to a live concert, or turn on the radio to listen to our favorite tunes. Fast forward to today, most of the world’s music is available everywhere, all the time. People these days rarely even […]
In every music producer’s quest to monitor more accurately, this question comes up a lot. Are monitor isolation pads essential? After all, if they were, why don’t speaker companies make them match the speakers they sell anyway? And if they work, which type should you get? High-density foam pads or isolation desktop legs? Do Speaker […]
What’s the better way to improve your mixing skills by taking in part in a competition? LEWITT Microphones, a Vienna-based microphone company is running a mixing contest, featuring Saint Agnes – where you get a chance to win brand new microphones worth $2500. The five best mixes will be chosen by the judges, with one […]