So, I’m in the final round of a DJ Battle in the Metaverse called Beat Trekkers. It’s run by Metatrekkers and features some really big DJs doing some really cool (and somewhat wacky things). One DJ, a platinum selling artist…

After a lot of research and deliberation, I have chosen the Rane One for my portable set up. 

I always wanted the Rane One but, when the Rev 7 came out a few months back, it threw a bit…

Vocals are the hardest thing to mix IMO. They are the most complex, the most dynamically wild, the most susceptible to poor acoustics instrument in my mix. I have finally settled on a process that works for me every time…

Low end is everything in a mix. If you don’t get the low end right and tight, you won’t be able to balance the rest of the mix properly. It will just sound muddier than a Glastonbury reveller. And actually…

Our job in mixing is to make everything sound great, yes, but it is actually more about making sure no-one spots any mistakes (by correcting them!) as these are the things that will make someone think that a track sounds…

EQ is a simple tool that is incredibly versatile. It generally serves 3 purposes and you may use several different instances of it on one signal chain to serve these purposes. Generally it can be use for: 

1. Cleaning up -…

This is a real buzz killer. I make a lot of my synths in headphones and as you raise that unison or spread dial, the result is lush. But as soon as you hit mono…

"damn! Where the frig is…

The story of the world famous genius who humbly started out in their garage has been told many a time. For most of us in the music biz, however, we’re at the beginning of that journey; making our music in…

If you want vocals to sound good, you need to record them in a space that has minimal reflections from walls and other objects. Reverb can sound really cool in the initial recording but when you start to process the…