Brainworx Masterdesk Review

Aug 15, 2018 | Technics

I’m a sucker for all in one mixing and mastering plugins. So when the Brainworx Masterdesk came out, I was one of the first to download the trial. This plugin is an all in one Mastering chain. I think its geared towards the home studio owner who needs to polish...

25 Inspirational Music Quotes for Musicians

Aug 11, 2018 | Technics

Working in the music business can bring its fair share of ups and downs. I need more than one hand to count the times I wanted to give up. However, the love of music has always won out. If your going through one of those periods or wanting to give up, here are 25...

How to Prepare your Vocals for Mixing

Aug 8, 2018 | Technics

Mixing your song can be an overwhelming challenge. It’s hard to know where to start. Should you mix the drums first or start with the vocals? What effects should you put on?? Ugh! I think it’s best to try a minimalist approach. The less plugin and...

How to Pick a Online Mixing and Mastering Service

Aug 5, 2018 | Tutorials

One might think I’m a bit bias writing this article seeing how I run an online mixing and mastering service. However, I started this company five years ago with the idea of helping upcoming artists, not trying to scam them. I’ve had clients tell me about...

The 3 Best Mastering Plugins

Aug 2, 2018 | Technics

Plugins. Plugins, Plugins…. So many to choose from these days, I can’t even keep track! However, I seem to always come back to a few workhorses over and over again. The Fab Filter ProQ is an all-time favorite, as well as the UAD 1176. ( Or any 1176 plug...

Mixing and Mastering with Acustica Audio’s Water Tutorial

Jul 31, 2018 | Technics

As many of you know, I am a big fan of Acustica Audio’s Plugins. So, of course, I had to review the Water plugin. The Water plugin is an emulation of the German WSW (Wiener Schwachstrom Werke) equalizer and compressor. It was the Austrian branch of Siemens...

Acustica Audio Ruby Tutorial

Jun 18, 2018 | Technics

Acustica Audio’s Ruby is an emulation of the D.W. Fearn VT-5. According to their website, the equalizer uses passive LC circuitry with class-A triode vacuum tube stages for the input and output. I found this EQ to be super musical and loved the fact that you...

Trinnov ST2 Pro Vs Sonarworks

Jun 18, 2018 | Technics

The Trinnov ST2 Pro and Sonarworks are both room correction equalizers. The Trinnov ST2 comes as a piece of hardware whereas Sonarworks works on your host computer. They both are great products but the Trinnov costs about $5000 more than the Sonarworks. Why, might you...

3 Hits and Misses in Studio One 4

Jun 18, 2018 | Technics

We all know that I am a super fan of Presonus Studio One. ( You can see the reason I switched from Pro Toos to Studio One Here.) So when they released Studio One 4, I was like a kid waiting for Christmas. But after it was released, I felt like the kid who didn’t...

3 Pultec EQ Tips With Acustica Audio’s Purple

Jun 18, 2018 | mixing

Introduction: Why the Pultec EQP-1A Still Reigns Supreme There’s a reason the Pultec EQP-1A has stood the test of time. It’s been on everything from Motown classics to modern pop hits—and for good reason. There’s just something about the way it shapes sound: it...

Top Stereo Width Plugins

May 12, 2018 | Technics

Making a mono instrument stereo can help add new dimensions to any song. It can be guitars, keyboards or even percussion instruments. In mastering a common technique is to widen the side information to make the overall mix sound bigger and larger than life. Two of my...

Acustica Audio Cream Tutorial

May 11, 2018 | Technics

Acustica Audio Cream is an amazing plugin. It gives the classic console sound that was made famous at studios such as Abby Road’s back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. This is a great plugin to use for both mixing and mastering. The plugins divided into 3...