Capture Powerful Bass Recordings
We're back with our Recording Connection apprentice Alex to track some bass!  While bass is only subconsciously perceived by the average listener, it is one of the most crucial parts of any production. It glues the song together and ties…
Licensing Music for Film & TV with Jon Mattox
In my recent 'How To Make Money In Music?' blogpost, I touched on a lot of different ways we can make an income as musicians and producers. One topic that peaked special interest with a lot of you was Music…
Producer & Film Composer CJ Vanston Studio Tour
I'm excited to share our latest studio tour with Keyboardist, Producer and Film Composer CJ Vanston. CJ has a fascinating and multi-facetted music career: He's recorded and toured, written and produced records for major artists like Prince, Celine Dion, Jeff…
Recording Bass with Amos Heller
Making a living in the current music industry requires diversity. The days of big budgets and taking months or even years to make a record are nearly gone. Instead of an individual having just a career as a recording engineer,…
Drum Recording & Miking Techniques
Hi friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Have you ever wondered how you can achieve big drums sounds in your home studio? That's what today's video is all about! I've been recording drums in major L.A. studios, such as…
Damian McGinty – Ed Sheeran ‘Photograph’ Cover
Hey Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well. I'm excited to share this special goodie with you: 'Celtic Thunder' Singer and 'Glee' Actor Damian McGinty and I have put together a cool cover of Ed Sheeran's hit 'Photograph'! Damian is…
Mastering Music with Howie Weinberg
To this day, mastering has been a black art to many engineers and producers: What is the voodoo they're practicing to make everything sound bigger and more polished, and how do they get records to translate so well across multiple…
Nashville Pedal Steel Guitar Recording
Producing music is challenging, fun, and exciting but let’s be honest, sometimes daunting.  It takes a mixture a incorporating musical talent with interpersonal communication. Music producers must be able to effectively communicate their ideas to the artist during each session.…
De-constructing Hendrix, Queen and more!
Today, I've got a very special treat for you! Have you ever wanted to get an inside look into the sessions of all time classics like Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze', Queen's 'Killer Queen' or Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love'? – Well,…
Giveaway: Wes Audio Dione SSL-Style Bus Compressor
I've always been a fan of innovative companies who combine the beautiful analogue sound with modern technology and ease of use. With their _DIONE Bus Compressor, Wes Audio is pioneering the field and setting trends for what easily could become the…
5 Tips For A Successful Audio Career
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! There are many key ingredients to building a successful career in music. In this video, I want to share the top 5 things I've found to be the most important over the…
Mixing Classic Rock Drums with Matthew Weiss
Mixing drums can be a daunting task and leave even the most tenured mixer feeling inadequate.  There can be as few as two mics to as many as a dozen or more that need to be blended together.  This task…
Boulevard Recording Studio Tour
Hi friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! My friend and legendary producer Shelly Yakus recently hit me up and told me:  'Hey Warren, for your next studio tour, you need to check out Clay Blair's studio 'Boulevard Recording'. And I'm so…
Mastering Music with Warren Sokol
Being able to master your own songs has become a crucial skill to mixing engineers, producers and home studio recordists: Often times, budgets don’t allow to hire an external Mastering engineer anymore. So in order for our music to compete…
Singer/Songwriter ‘The Workday Release’ Interview & Live Performance
David from 'The Workday Release' is an incredibly talented Artist, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist, who I've produced 2 albums for and about to start a third! He recently got endorsed by Yamaha, firstly because of his outstanding talent, but secondly because he's very…
What’s new in Studio One 3.5?
PreSonus Studio One is a relatively new DAW which has gained a lot of fans over the last couple of years. It was developed by the head engineers of Cubase and I've heard quite a few engineers call it 'The DAW of…