When designing a studio and purchasing the equipment for it you need to decide what you’re studio is going to be used for, what kind of music you are going to be making. This guide to studio equipment is the essentials for a singer songwriter looking to do release worthy recordings at home. So Where […]
Looking for the best Ableton controller can be difficult at times with the many types of MIDI controllers that exists in the market. As an Ableton user, your workflow would be a little different compared to using other DAWs as you’ll be primarily triggering clips and mixing live. That being said while there are many DAW […]
Beats are, without a doubt, one of the largest headphone brands in the world. As a result, many people default to them when it comes to purchasing headphones. After all, a big name and a big price, can’t go far wrong, right? Well, yes, you can. You see, Beats are a brand. When you buy […]
All songwriters at some point in their careers experience the songwriter’s block. It does not matter whether or not the songwriter in question is a successful idol or just an energetic individual starting out his or her career; it reaches a point where the ideas just stop flowing. Luckily, this is not a permanent state […]
What advice would an experienced music producer give to aspiring music producers? We were curious to find out so we sent out requests to music producers who runs their own studios and do serious work. We’re talking about real people who produces music for a living. We didn’t interview wannabe producers so rest assured, the tips […]
Microphones MIDI Controllers Headphones Acoustic Treatment Studio Mixer Your Music & Business Skills This is a continued post. If you missed out the last post, click here: 10 Things You need For A Kickass Home Studio Pt.1 Lets’ continue to build your awesome home recording studio shall we? 5. Microphones A recording studio that doesn’t […]
So you want to produce music from home and make great music. Good! Despite what many ‘industry pros’ will tell you, it is possible to create world class music from home studios. In fact, having your own home recording studio allows for more creative time, compared to recording in a commercial studio where you’ll be […]
You can have the best musical ideas and plugins on earth, but it isn’t going to do you any good if you are not mixing effectively because of your studio monitors. In this guide I’ll talk about the 5 tips you can take to monitor better in your studio towards a better mix. Tip 1 […]
Last week I got my hands on Whoosh Machine, a kontakt instrument developed by Sonic Faction that creates the risers, downrisers and noise that we so often use in electronic music. I found it to be pretty amazing – you can now create risers easily with correctly timed lengths and even dial up a knob […]