7 Bad Music Producer Habits and How to Fix Them
Bad music production habits creep up on us. They begin rather innocently. You start with a small offense, like nudging up the volume during a production...
Music production
Music production is an artform that evolves with new technology, workflows, and techniques. Browse through our music production tips below to help you adapt and stay innovative.
White Noise, Filters, and Effects: How to Use Them Together
White noise is one of the most common sounds used in music production. It’s an even mix of all audible frequencies, but we often perceive it as being...
5 Essential Songs Using the Vocoder
The vocoder has a strange history. Today we associate it with robotic vocals in music, but it was originally designed as a speech coding tool by Bell...
Live Drums vs. Sampled Drums: When to Use Which
Everybody wants a great drum sound, but what exactly does that mean? And how do we go about getting one? Hiring a drummer and booking primo studio time is...
9 Songs that Changed the Way We Produce Vocals
Music recording history is full of songs that triggered paradigm shifts. Ones that shifted the very nature of songwriting, like Bob Dylan’s oeuvre, or...
7 Tips for Adding Life to Dry, Boring Audio
Has this ever happened to you, friend? Have you ever received a mix with a central, leading element lacking in excitement or intrigue? Say it’s a...
Don't Blend In: 9 Ways to Create Unique Sounds
I've worked on and written music for plenty of Hollywood movies and TV shows, including NCIS and Arrested Development. With so many episodes, so many...
4 Ways to Get a Shoegaze Sound
Shoegaze is predicated on gauzy walls of sound. There are reverb-laden swells, blistering distortion, and lots of delay, often all at once. My Bloody...
How to Learn a Synthesizer in 3 Easy Steps
With new synths coming out all the time, how could one be expected to keep up? It can be especially hard if you’re not a synth-person by nature. Indeed,...
11 Tips for Budgeting Your Production
This article references previous versions of Ozone. Learn about the latest Ozone and its powerful new features like Master Rebalance, Low...
Swing and Syncopation: Understanding DAW Groove
What is groove, exactly? As music producers we talk about groove all the time, but it can be difficult to explain in great detail. Groove is a feeling, a...
How to Write Better Song Arrangements around Vocals
Whether you're a beginning songwriter recording a simple demo, or a seasoned music producer working on your next hit, sooner or later you're bound to...
