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 [...]
iZotope Tonal Balance Control Review
iZotope Tonal Balance Control An industry first, Tonal Balance Control is an analysis tool that visualizes your audio against a reference target, helping you achieve balance and clarity in your projects. Compare your work with track references and genre standards informed by analysis on years of popular masters. Remotely control [...]
iZotope Ozone 8 Advanced Review
Mastering just became a whole lot easier thanks to iZotope’s latest version of Ozone. Industry professionals widely use this acclaimed software and regarded as the standard when it comes to mastering. Their most recent release sees some significant upgrades that make an already powerful tool, even better. There are three [...]
iZotope Neutron 2 Advanced Review
Only released a year and a half ago, iZotope’s all-in-one mixing plug-in has already been making waves within the industry. Neutron 2 helps you achieve a clear and well-balanced mix thanks to innovative mixing and analysis tools. From a visual soundstage to the overall tonal balance, you can view all [...]
9 Tips for Mastering Your Own Mixes
One of the first rules of music production has been to never to master your own mixes. But some rules are meant to be broken: Learn how to polish off your finished mixes without losing your perspective. The common wisdom of the pro audio world has always been that you [...]
Pioneer Rekordbox DJ Software
If you’re an experienced DJ, Pioneer's Rekordbox design will surely ring a bell. Its interface is incredibly similar to what you’d see while using Native Instruments’ Traktor, Virtual DJ or Serato. The approach that the developers had taken appears to be the safest and the surest one possible in their [...]
Album Review – Dusk Till Dawn EP by Muskidd
The 43rd release from Just Move Records is a modest little EP containing three smooth house tracks produced by Muskidd. Overall, it has a nice cumulative effect, just under twenty minutes of crisp production and a tasteful sense of restraint. It carries just enough melody to satisfy the listener, but [...]
SoundCloud, Will It Survive?
The faults of the modern music business are coming full circle. In short: no one, outside of a few top-level artists, business men, and promoters, are making any money, and it’s coming back around to bite the industry and the fans in the ass. Nowhere is this more visible right [...]