Category: Music Production

Regardless of genre, there is no overstating the importance of having well-mixed vocals in a song. For many listeners, a song’s lyrics are the element they most strongly identify with and listen for. For that reason, making sure your vocal tracks maintain their presence and clarity in the overall mix should always be one…

When monitoring your latest mixes, we believe that a set of the best studio headphones should always be present. Any good music producer will tell you that they monitor with whatever system they can get their hands on, whether it’s a pair of studio monitors, a Bluetooth speaker, or even a vehicle radio. And,…

Exploring new plugins is a great way to inspire creativity and find new ways to set your sound apart from others. But sometimes they can be tough to find. When it comes to audio plugins, the big brands take up most of the attention. Brands like FabFilter, iZoptope, Waves, and Xfer Records (Serum) are…

I think every music producer can agree that starting a new track is a lot easier than finishing an existing one. Putting together a few bars while jamming is a great way to get started, but turning it into a full track can sometimes seem like an impossible task. Getting stuck on unfinished tracks…

Across all genres and styles of recorded music, a pro-level, polished mix makes all the difference to the success of a track. And if the music you’re working on has vocals in, the vocal mix is absolutely paramount. So if you want to learn how to mix vocals, read on… Let’s agree on some…

Wandering how to record vocals at home and make them sound great? Not long ago, recording professional quality vocal tracks from a home studio used to be a difficult and expensive undertaking. Now, with so much easily-accessible information at our fingertips and lots of affordable equipment on the market, anyone can achieve industry standard…

Have you ever thought about trying to create a new song with only one VST/instrument? For example, imagine if all you could use in a song is a bass guitar, how could your song sound complete with that? Can you see a way how this limited scenario would actually boost your music creativity? Or,…

How to make a song from a single beat? Thanks to technology, beatmakers and producers have given us an enormous library of beats. This wealth of creativity has become the backbone of our ability as songwriters to do our work without relying on a full band.  While we can always find a beat for…

How to make beats for free and check beats sound quality at home? When I first started creating beats, nothing I made had that “radio-ready” sound I was after. No matter how hard I tried, my beats still sounded amateur. Sounds familiar? Music is highly subjective, but there’s a clear distinction between amateur productions…

So, you have written and tabbed out the next hit album, you have found a recording studio near you that fits your budget, and you are excited to start recording. That is awesome! But, if you want to make sure that your album ends up being just as awesome and you don’t burn more…