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Quickstart Guide To Learning Any DAW Fast!
Quickstart Guide To Learning Any DAW Fast! When it comes to learning DAWs there are a couple of very humorous things I often hear from producers and composers that leave me a little puzzled. The first claim is that they have invested so much time into learning their DAW of choice that they could never […]
5 Tips For Fatter Low End In Your Production
5 Tips For Fatter Low End In Your Production 1. START AT THE SOURCE The first place to start, if you want a fat low end in your production is with the arrangement itself. In a rock track this might mean looking at the bass line to be sure it lends itself to producing the […]
8 Pre-Production Tips For Your Next Session
8 Pre-Production Tips For Your Next Session Recording in the studio can be a very stressful experience but with a little homework you can make your next session a lot more enjoyable. In this post I am going to give you some tips that can help you save time and money and make your next […]
5 Techniques For A More Polished Mix
5 Techniques For A More Polished Mix 1. TRUST YOUR EARS This may be perhaps the most overused and non-specific bit of advice I see tossed around in online audio forums and groups, so why I am leading off with it here? The fact is it can be good advice, but it needs some context. […]
10 Sound Design Tips For Producers
10 Sound Design Tips For Producers 1. DRY/WET SERIES PROCESSING Series processing is a method of audio processing in which the output of one effect is fed to the input of the next processor and so on (hence the name series). The most simple example of series processing is an fx chain on a channel […]
Ten Essential Key Commands For Any DAW You Need To Learn NOW!
Ten Essential Key Commands For Any DAW You Need To Learn NOW! 1. Save Almost every DAW around has a built in auto save feature, though before you can take advantage of it you may have to set it up as it may not be enabled by default. So, little use that will be to […]
Paris Sampling Developer Diary #3: Motion Cinematic Toolkit
Paris Sampling Developer Diary #3: Motion Cinematic Toolkit BACKGROUND In late 2017, I had the pleasure of working on an exciting feature film project directed by a very adventurous and talented director colleague of mine. I was given free rein to do as I wished with the film score (a rare and joyous experience for […]
Paris Sampling Developer Diary #2: The Paris Approach
Paris Sampling Developer Diary #2: The Paris Approach BACKGROUND When I decided to launch a new sampling company I knew that I wanted to do things differently than my previous attempts. My first company “Private Labs” was fairly successful, but ultimately suffered from lack of long term vision and ended in a broken promise. My […]
Paris Sampling Developer Diary #1: Introducing Argo Studios, Yerevan
Paris Sampling Developer Diary #1: Introducing Argo Studios, Yerevan YEREVAN, ARMENIA Many Westerners may mostly associate Armenia with being the country of origin of System of A Down, Cher and the Kardashians, but the country has quite a rich and ancient history dating back to around 600 BC. Armenia is located in the South Caucasus […]
Quick And Dirty Tips For Mixing With Headphones
Quick And Dirty Tips For Mixing With Headphones Conventional advice recommends to always mix with high quality monitors instead of headphones. But there are times when due to a number of reasons it might be impractical to mix with monitors and you will have to depend on headphones to get you through a project. So, […]