3 Tips for Clearing up a Muddy Mix
Audio Design Desk — a New Paradigm for Audio Post-Production
5 Ways to Simplify Your Arrangements
21 DIY Kit Sources for Pro Audio, Synth Modules & Instruments
Top Virtual Instruments for Composing and Scoring to Picture
A Guide for Producers Preparing Files for Mix Engineers
Plugins for Audio Post-Production: What the Pros Are Using
4 Overused Instrumental Production Techniques (That Aren’t as Cool as You Think)
3 Overused Vocal Production Techniques (That Aren’t as Cool as You Think)
5 Common Recording Mistakes to Avoid
6 Common Reverb Mistakes
11 Things to Do with Guitar and Reverb
A Guide to Bussing in a Mix (+ Processing Tips)
A Basic Guide to Microphone Specifications
6 Strategies for Taming Midrange in a Busy Mix
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10 Plugins for Mixing With Headphones (+ Production Tips)
15 Best Chorus Effect Plugins (+ Mix Tips)
8 Exciter and Saturation Plugins for Mastering
9 Great Plugins for Enhancing Stereo Width (+ Mix Tips)
20 Favorite UAD Plugins (+ Mix Tips)
6 Earplugs for Musicians, Engineers and Concert-Goers
How to Tune a PA System for Live Sound
8 Great Compressor Plugins for Mastering
5 Great Neve 1073 Emulation Plugins
Tips for Noise Reduction in a Home Studio
AI in Music Production — Tools, Terminology and Implementation
Digital Audio 101: The Basics
7 FREE Drum Sample Packs
10 World Instruments Worth Knowing
18 Synth Parameters That Are Often Misunderstood
13 Great Plugins for Mixing Vocals (+ Mix Tips)
9 Must-Have iOS Synth Apps for Music Production
5 Ways to Create New & Unique Sounds for Your Productions
What Is Knee on a Compressor (+ 3 Mix Scenarios)
Mixing with Mastering in Mind: Tone
6 Quick Mixing Tips from Jon Tidy
7 Effective Techniques for Minimizing Plosives
4 Essential Tips for Mixing Hip-Hop
5 Legal Mistakes to Avoid in the Studio
5 Tips for Getting Huge Drum Sounds
5 EQ Plugins for Mixing Vocals (+ Mix Tips)
Interview with Score Mixer Phil McGowan
The Complete Guide to DI Boxes for Recording and Live Performance
6 Great Vocoder Plugins (+ What is a Vocoder)
9 Best De-Esser Plugins (+ Mix Tips)
An Introduction to Ambient Music (+ 12 Favorite Plugins)
How to Set Up a Home Recording Studio: A Guide to the Essentials
9 Tips for Recording Strings
31 Microphone Tips from Recording Hacks
4 Tips for Perfect Digital Gain Staging
A Brief Guide to Guitar Amps in the Studio
The Importance of Lacquer Cutting for Vinyl
10 Great Abbey Road-Inspired Plugins (+ Hardware)
Things to Consider When Evaluating Your Master
Tips for Keeping Your Live Mix Interesting
Things to Consider When Buying a PA System
Understanding Performance Rights
5 Ways to Ensure Your Mixes Sound Great Everywhere
The Fundamentals of Phase Distortion Synthesis
8 Things to Consider for Recording Acoustic Guitar
4 Types of Compressors Explained (+ Mix Tips)
How to Set Compressor Attack & Release Times
10 Favorite Tape Emulation Plugins (+ Mix Tips)
17 Great Desktop Synths Under $1000
Studio Rates: Charging an Hourly Rate vs. Charging per Song
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10 Plugins for Mixing With Headphones (+ Production Tips)
13 Great Plugins for Mixing Vocals (+ Mix Tips)
15 Best Compressor Plugins for Mixing (+ Mix Tips)
11 Great Delay Plugins for Mixing (+ Mix Tips)
14 Free Synth Plugins for Your Collection
Digital Audio 101: The Basics
The Mastering Guide to Audio Formats and Delivery Mediums
What Are Equal-Loudness Contours? (+ Why It Matters)
The Beginner’s Guide to Signal Flow for Mixing
4 Tips for Perfect Digital Gain Staging
6 Favorite Ways to Use Parallel Compression in a Mix
34 Favorite Kontakt Libraries of All Time
6 Mistakes to Avoid for Layering Drums
10 Mistakes to Avoid When Recording Electric Guitar
4 Types of Compressors Explained (+ Mix Tips)
The Basics of Sound Design (+ Essential Software)
16 Favorite Reverb Plugins (+ Mix Tips)
14 Best EQ Plugins for Mixing (+ Mix Tips)
The Complete Guide to Recording Dialog for YouTube, Podcasts & Streaming
6 Easy Things You Can Do Right Now To Improve Your Mixes
The Basics of Dynamic EQ (+ 4 Mix Tips)
30 Favorite Saturation Plugins (+ Mix Tips)
13 Free Sample Libraries for Music Production
7 Tips for Getting a More Dynamic Mix
How to Make Your Mixes Sound Gigantic
12 Experimental Approaches to Music Production & Composition
A Guide to Field Recording: Location, Hardware, Software & More
How to Handle Harshness in a Mix (+ 4 Great Plugins)
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
A Guide for Producers Preparing Files for Mix Engineers
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
49 Glitch-Inducing Plugins & the Search for Error
4 Tips For Doubling Instruments (+ 3 Pitfalls To Avoid)
What is Stem Mastering?
8 Things to Consider for Recording Acoustic Guitar
4 Tips for EQ’ing Acoustic Guitar in a Mix
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
15 Awesome Transient Designer Plugins
Orchestrating Synths: Layering, Stacking and Blending
The Fundamentals of Designing Sound to Picture
8 Tips for Creatively Processing Vocals
10 Great Brass Sample Libraries
Tips for Creatively Using Auto-Tune on Vocals
The Fundamentals of Subtractive Synthesis
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)
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
The Fundamentals of Amplitude and Loudness
7 Tips for Working Remotely as an Audio Engineer
5 Tricks You Need to Try with Your Aux Channels
The Complete Guide to Mixing Bass Guitar
The Complete Guide to Recording Electric Guitar
6 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
16 Great Sound Design Tools for Music Production
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
5 Trends We’ll See In “The DAW of the Future”
The Complete Guide to Mixing Drums
Patchbays 101 — Layout, Signal Flow, Normalling & More
The Fundamentals of Waveform Editing
5 Different Types of Reverb Explained
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
The Benefits of Self-Imposed Limitations
9 Easy Ways to Use Multiband Compression in Your Mix
The Basics of Synth Envelope Parameters, Functions and Uses
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
5 Tips for Getting Better Sounding Masters
7 Reverb Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
7 Simple Tips to Mix Vocals Like a Pro
5 Tips for a Better Sense of Space in Your Mixes
5 Reasons Your Mixes Don’t Sound Like the Pros
How to Harness the Power of Improvisation in the Mixing Process
Rehab for Musical Perfectionists
6 Mixing Mistakes That Are Destroying Your Tracks
5 Things to Listen for When Using Compression
Tips for Visualizing Compression
5 Tips for Better High End in a Mix
11 Tips for Better Mastering Results
Your Ears Are Colorblind, and Other Analogies for MP3 Compression
5 Reasons to Put a Microphone in Front of Your Monitors
How Compression Affects Harmonic Distortion
30 Songwriting Tips to Overcome Writer’s Block
5 Essential Ways to Listen to Your Mixes
Arnold’s Six Rules for Success That’ll Make You a Better Producer
15 Essential Tips for New Audio Engineers
72 Music Production Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started
What’s the Brain Got to Do With It?
7 Tips for Creatively Processing Drum Loops
A Guide to Preparing for Mastering
How Insecurity Can Halt Your Career
4 Headphone Tips for Better Vocal Performances
The Importance of Mono in a Stereo Mix
6 Ways to Get Creative with Vocal Doubles
5 Ways to Use a Gate for Synth and Vocal Effects
5 Tips for Controlling, Filtering and Shaping Reverb
Why Amp Volume is a Secret Ingredient to Getting Great Guitar Tone
19 Brian Eno Quotes for Studio Inspiration
9 Things That Shouldn’t Derail Your Record
5 Music Production Secrets of The Beatles
5 Mistakes New Audio Engineers Make
7 FREE Drum Sample Packs
11 Things You Never Thought to Do with Your Guitar Effects Chain
5 Dynamic Ways to Think About Masking
5 Common Mixing Mistakes to Avoid
7 Effective Techniques for Minimizing Plosives
The Complete Guide to Mixing Voice: Dynamics
The Complete Guide to Mixing Voice: EQ
Mixing with Mastering in Mind: Tone
Mixing with Mastering in Mind: Dynamics
Audio Phase 101: Timing Difference or Polarity?
Tips for Controlling Vocal Sibilance
4 Essential Tips for Mixing Guitar
Tips for Mixing Toward Loudness