


16 Considerations for Naming New Instrument Presets

6 Tips for Taking the Bedroom Out of Bedroom Recordings

5 Most Popular Waves Audio Plugins (+ Mix Tips)

14 Free Sample Libraries for Music Production

7 Tips for Getting the Most Out of One Microphone

3 Habits That Are Affecting Your Productivity in the Studio

5 Strategies for Creative Discovery in Music Production

3 Epiphanies That Made Me a Happier Sound Engineer

7 Tips for Getting a More Dynamic Mix

8 Considerations for Creating a Live Performance Rig for Electronic Musicians

5 Ways Music Production Is Like Cooking (+ What That Means for Your Mixes)

50 Quick Tips for Capturing Great Recordings

11 Plugins for Adding Rhythmic Sophistication

Filepass Review: File Sharing Built for the Audio Industry

How to Make Your Mixes Sound Gigantic

8 Tips for Long Distance Music Collaboration

5 Things You Believe Make a Great Mix (That Don’t!)

Mellotron: The First Sampler Instrument

12 Experimental Approaches to Music Production & Composition

The Complete Guide to Mixing Low End

A Guide to Field Recording: Location, Hardware, Software & More

7 Guitar Amps That Defined Music Eras

How to Handle Harshness in a Mix (+ 4 Great Plugins)

6 Tips for Adding String Arrangements to Your Music

20 Pitfalls to Avoid When Recording Electric Guitar

How Clipping Became Today’s Sound

4 Tips for Preventing Over-Processing During Mixing

6 Plugins for Saving Unusable Audio

The Basics of Panning in a Mix

9 Time-Sucking Pitfalls To Avoid (Don’t Go Down The Rabbit Hole!)

Top 9 Mistakes I Hear In Amateur Mixes

A Guide to Buying Your First Pair of Studio Monitors

What is a Program-Dependent Compressor?

The Complete Guide to Recording & Mixing Cajon

5 Ways to Make Your Drums Punch Harder

7 Things I Learned Writing & Recording a Song Every Day for a Month

Review: Audeze LCD-1 Headphones and Reveal+ Plugin (w/ Interview)

3 Tips for Clearing up a Muddy Mix

Audio Design Desk — a New Paradigm for Audio Post-Production

Tips for Mixing Loud Without Destroying Dynamics

6 Tips for Taking the Bedroom Out of Bedroom Recordings

11 Free Synth Plugins for Your Collection

5 Free Plugins for Mastering in the Box

13 Plugins for Getting an 80s Vibe (+ Production & Mix Tips)

The Complete Guide to Audio Pass Filters

8 Awesome Drum Simulator Plugins

8 Places to Get Multitracks for Practice

7 Simple Tips to Mix Vocals Like a Pro

10 Must-Have iOS Synth Apps for Music Production

5 Different Types of Reverb Explained

8 Favorite Plugins for Mixing Vocals

Patchbays 101 — Layout, Signal Flow, Normalling & More

5 Awesome Compressor Plugins for Mixing

Ian Vargo’s Top 10 UAD Plugins (+ Mix Tips)

5 Great LA-2A Compressor Plugins

A Guide to the Different Roles in Audio Post-Production

8 FREE Drum Sample Packs

The Essential Guide to the Basics of Live Sound

5 Great Neve 1073 Emulation Plugins

6 Tips for Mixing Great Sounding Pop Vocals

5 Strategies for Improving a Thin Sounding Mix

Tips for Mixing Rap Vocals

3 Habits That Are Affecting Your Productivity in the Studio

5 EQ Plugins for Mixing Vocals (+ Mix Tips)

14 Free Sample Libraries for Music Production

7 Free Plugins That Will Improve Your Mixes

7 Tips for Getting the Most Out of One Microphone

6 EQ Plugins Modeled After Analog Hardware

10 Great Brass Sample Libraries

Tips for Mixing Vocals to an Instrumental

How to Achieve Stereo Width Without Fancy Plugins

8 Great String Libraries for Your Sample Collection

4 Headphone Tips for Better Vocal Performances

The 6 dB of Headroom for Mastering Myth Explained

The Complete Guide to Mixing Low End

4 Essential Tips for Mixing Guitar

9 Mics for Recording Electric Guitar (+ Audio Examples)

5 Strategies for Creative Discovery in Music Production

11 Things You Never Thought to Do with Your Guitar Effects Chain

4 Common Stereo Microphone Techniques

5 Common Recording Mistakes to Avoid

The Basics of Panning in a Mix

The Importance of Mono in a Stereo Mix

How Compression Affects the Timbre of a Sound

The Anatomy of Mick Ronson’s Guitar Tone

What Is Automation? (+ 5 Creative Tips)

8 Unusual MIDI Controllers for Music Production

Tips for Creatively Using Auto-Tune on Vocals

The Fundamentals of Phase Distortion Synthesis

The Complete Guide to Choosing a MIDI Controller

What is “Boundary Compensation EQ”?

A Guide to Field Recording: Location, Hardware, Software & More

How to Handle Harshness in a Mix (+ 4 Great Plugins)

How Clipping Became Today’s Sound

Top 9 Mistakes I Hear In Amateur Mixes

A Guide to Buying Your First Pair of Studio Monitors

5 Ways to Make Your Drums Punch Harder

21 DIY Kit Sources for Pro Audio, Synth Modules & Instruments

Plugins for Audio Post-Production: What the Pros Are Using

A Guide to Bussing in a Mix (+ Processing Tips)

A Basic Guide to Microphone Specifications

6 Strategies for Taming Midrange in a Busy Mix

5 Ways to Compress Drums in a Mix

4 Tips For Doubling Instruments (+ 3 Pitfalls To Avoid)

What is Stem Mastering?

What is Sidechain Compression? (+ 5 Ways to Use It)

8 Things to Consider for Recording Acoustic Guitar

5 Tips for Increasing Loudness in a Mix

4 Tips for EQ’ing Acoustic Guitar in a Mix

The Complete Guide to Recording Vocals

The Mastering Guide to Audio Formats and Delivery Mediums

6 Great Vocoder Plugins (+ What is a Vocoder)

The Complete Guide to Choosing a MIDI Controller

How to Use Reverb on Vocals in a Mix

How to Mix Reggaeton

Orchestrating Synths: Layering, Stacking and Blending

The Fundamentals of Designing Sound to Picture

8 Tips for Creatively Processing Vocals

Audio Engineers: You Care About The Wrong Stuff

10 Great Brass Sample Libraries

Tips for Creatively Using Auto-Tune on Vocals

The Fundamentals of Subtractive Synthesis

Can Home Recordings Compete with Major Releases?

11 Free Synth Plugins for Your Collection

6 Tips for Mixing Pop Music

The Fundamentals of AM Synthesis

8 Tips for Building Synth Sounds from Scratch

7 Important Lessons Learned Throughout My Mixing Career

5 Plugins for Adding “Glue” to Your Mixes (+ Mix Tips)

Tips for Mixing Drum Overheads

The Complete Guide to Vocal Production

5 Interesting Ways to Use Delay in a Mix

7 Things That Limit the Full Potential of a Mix

15 Free Videos from Grammy Winning Mix Engineers

The Fundamentals of Amplitude and Loudness

8 Non-Audio Apps to Help Run Your Audio Business

How to Become a Pro Tools Vocal Tracking Ninja

7 Tips for Working Remotely as an Audio Engineer

The Complete Guide to Mixing Bass Guitar

A Philosophical Guide to the Role(s) of an Audio Engineer

4 Effective Ways to Use Tension in Your Productions

The Complete Guide to Recording Electric Guitar

6 Essential Tips for Using Reference Tracks

The Complete Guide to Mixing with EQ

The Complete Guide to Mixing with Compression

Understanding Performance Rights

Music Royalties Explained

Music Publishing 101

How Music Copyright Works: Sampling, Covers, Mixtapes & Fair Use

58 Quick Mixing, Producing and Sound Design Tips

12 Awesome Sound Design Tools for Music Production

Mixing: Peering Beyond The Bullsh%#

A Guide to the Different Roles in Audio Post-Production

5 Things I Miss About My First Tape Recorder

The 6 dB of Headroom for Mastering Myth Explained

12 Tips for Composing Music for TV Shows

The Complete Guide to Mixing Vocals

The Fundamentals of Sampling Instruments and Libraries

6 Favorite Saturation Plugins + Mix Tips

7 Compressor Plugins Modeled After Analog Hardware

Tips for Making In The Box Mixes Sound Analog

5 Secrets to Recording Vocals at Home

8 Ways to Use Reverb as a Special Effect

5 Trends We’ll See In “The DAW of the Future”

The Complete Guide to Mixing Drums

Patchbays 101 — Layout, Signal Flow, Normalling & More

How to EQ Vocals (+ 10 Problems to Look Out For)

The Basics of Plate Reverb

The Fundamentals of Waveform Editing

5 Ways to Use Reverb on Drums in a Mix

5 Different Types of Reverb Explained

Tips for Mixing Loud Without Destroying Dynamics

7 Crucial Mistakes Engineers Make Running Live Sound

The What, Why and How of Modular Synthesis

How to Get a Job at a Live Music Venue

How to Book a Gig for Your Band at a Live Music Venue

Analog, Tubes, Vinyl and the Future of Retro

Mastering in 2017 — Where Do We Go From Here?

The Benefits of Self-Imposed Limitations

7 Essential Traits of a Great Record Producer

9 Easy Ways to Use Multiband Compression in Your Mix

Content, Form and the Empty Container

How to Improve Acoustics in Your Home Studio

5 Ways to Use Imaginary Collaborators in the Studio

The Luxury of Procrastination

9 Mix Bus Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making

10 EQ Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making

9 Compression Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making

6 Essential Limiter Plugins for Mastering

5 Tips for Getting Better Sounding Masters
