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Do I need a mixer in my studio?
A lot of recording studios have a mixer set-up in their control room. You know, those things with tons of
Melvin Rijlaarsdam
27 March 2020
A lot of recording studios have a mixer set-up in their control room. You know, those things with tons of
DJ mixing is an art. You need to master the skill with consistent practice and learn from each performance. Adopting
This is the last part of the series on how I made my first DIY Eurorack setup. In Part 1
Part-1 of this modular journey series was about orientating myself into a new modular world. In this part, I’m going
I have always been intrigued by Eurorack or modular synthesizers in general. The ability to pick and choose your own
Foley is an artform where ordinary sounds are recreated in the studio. Things like footsteps, opening, and closing doors, moving
My graduation research project from the HKU was about collaboration methods for applied music productions. During my research, I interviewed
Computers are machines I couldn’t live without. But sometimes they tend to get in the way of creating music. That’s
Have you ever heard that annoying buzz coming out of your speakers? I certainly have been listening to that same
Have you ever wondered how that one track you absolutely love was made? A producer won’t give away his secrets
Making the perfect kickdrum always seemed like an impossible task to me. How do professional producers create kicks that sound
Since I learned a lot from music production blogs, I decided to make a short list of music production blogs that produce good quality content. […]
Everybody listens to different kinds of music. Just like some people love to eat sushi when others can’t stand it, there are people who love your music when others hate it. Giving feedback to other people’s music can quickly escalate into an argument about why that kind of music fights with your own musical taste. There is an art in giving feedback as much as there is an art in creating the music itself. […]
It has been stated millions of times before but I will say it again. Backup the backup of your backup. If a digital file isn’t backed up 3 times, it doesn’t exist! A hard disk doesn’t care if you have important files to deliver to your client this afternoon. A hard disk will crash eventually and all your work is gone. […]
Recently I started getting into deep house music. I’ve always liked deep house music, especially the more melodic kind. A problem I ran into with my own music, however, is that I began with great sounds and melodic ideas, but I didn’t know how to finish the track. It was time for me to study a bunch of tracks in terms of structure. […]
A lot of artists have a certain sound. Something which differentiates them from the rest. Having your own unique sound doesn’t mean you need to work in only one genre. Your own unique sound will shine through anything you do. It is in your blood, your experience, personal interests, and your view of this world. […]
Almost all of the great mix engineers in this world use a mix template. I wanted to make one myself for a long time but I couldn’t get my head around it at first. If you are just starting out with mixing music, the thought of creating a go-to mix template can be daunting. […]
You have been playing guitar for a while now and wonder how your favorite artists come up with all these wonderful tunes. After fiddling around with licks, scales, and chords you start to feel the urge to start writing songs yourself. Writing songs on guitar isn’t all that hard, you probably already have the skills to get started. […]
The last couple of weeks I took a closer look at electronic music, specifically house music. While house music has numerous sub-genres, all longer forms of house music ranging from 4 to 9 minutes, actually have a way of keeping the listeners interested. […]
Each DAW is bundled with a huge amount of different audio processing plugins. With all these plugins at hand, why are people still buying third-party plugins? Don’t they have enough tools to play around with already? […]
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