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PreSonus Monitor Station V2
Over the years, I have continued expanding my recording studio, Multiple studio monitors and audio interfaces, more analog hardware, and a ton of plugins, sounds, and samples. However, at some point, I needed a way to control all my studio monitors and passive analog amplifier, and Cerwin-Vega VS-150 floor speakers [...]
Denon DJ LC6000 PRIME Product Overview with Jay Cunningham
Over the years, Denon DJ has released some of the most interesting DJ products on the market. From the Denon Prime 4, SC6000(m), and the SC5000. Today, Denon DJ released the LC6000 Prime Performance Expansion Controller, a Dedicated Layer Controller. When connected to the SC6000 or SC5000, the LC6000 Prime [...]
Top 5 Desktop or Tabletop Audio Interfaces Under $300
Most companies in the recording studio space offer audio interfaces below $200 and are considered “desktop” devices. So you’re probably asking yourself, audio interfaces under $300...why not the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 or the PreSonus Studio 24c, which are both under $200 and considered desktop audio interfaces. Well, those interfaces have [...]
Here’s How The Pandemic Has Affected The EDM Industry, Yet DJs Are Still Profiting
Perhaps many didn’t estimate 2020 to turn out this way. 2019 had given an insight into how the Electronic Dance Music industry could be in the next one year. An increase in festivals, more streaming income, and also a surge in revenue for the DJs. Everyone was gassed up. DJs [...]
How to setup the Rodecaster Pro Multitrack Recording with PreSonus Studio One
Crossfadr is getting into the podcasting space…makes sense right. We have a full recording studio with audio interfaces, microphones, keyboards, etc., but decided to go another route when recording our podcast (show title coming soon). We ended up purchasing the Rode Rodecaster Pro and four Rode Podmics. This setup is [...]
Ghost Producing, Part III: How it Is and How it Could Be
In 2013, nobody was talking much about the ghost production industry. The DJs, artists, and performers who used ghost producers never admitted to it, and when rumors surfaced that someone was using a ghost producer, it was treated a scandal. By 2015, a few big-name DJs like Tiesto and Benny [...]
Serato & Tidal Streaming…Thoughts After One Month Of Use
Remember when Pulselocker just got up one day and shut down its service. That was back in November of 2017. Serato, RekordBox and Virtual DJ users were FUCKED! Beatport later purchased Pulselocker and will inevitably launch a similar service, let’s call it “Beatport LINK” LOL. I did use the Pulselocker [...]
In The Studio Tips – How To Properly Use Pink Noise
I’m really excited about this In The Studio Tip. It’s all about Pink Noise. How to properly use pink noise when setting up monitors, mixing and mastering. Everyone should know what is Pink Noise and how to use it in your studio environment. Check out the video below.
In The Studio Tips – The Do’s and Don’ts of Mastering Music
In our last In The Studio Tips, we explored The Do’s and Don’ts of Mixing Music. Today we will dive into the Do’s and Don’ts of Mastering Music. Mastering is an art form. Everyone probably has the tools to master music, but not everyone understands the technicality of mastering music. [...]
In The Studio Tips – The Do’s and Don’ts of Mixing Music
Which part of music production do you consider fun...Production, Mixing, Mastering? It’s all fun but mixing has a special place for me. It’s the beginning process of giving your track character. However, sometimes we get this wrong by not understanding how to mix. In this video, we go over some [...]