Should You Be Hybrid Mixing? | FAQ Friday
We’re big we’re bad and we’re back for another Frequently Asked Questions Friday! Today’s featured question is "Given the choice, would you rather mix through a console, summing or in the box? Why would you choose any one of those…
REVV Generator 120 Demo | TGU
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Derek Eastveld from REVV Amplification! You all know I am a big fan of REVV gear and today we’re going to be talking about the REVV Generator 120. - This amp is their 4…
Dweezil Zappa: Grammy Winning Musician | Interview
In today’s episode, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dweezil Zappa in his home! This was rather exciting for me because the record "Dweezil" is about to tour is one of the greatest almost instrumental albums…
Kim Rosen: World Class Mastering Engineer!
We had an opportunity to sit down with Kim at Summer NAMM to talk about all things mastering and her new product the P331 Tube Loading Amplifier! Kim has a wonderful new product here the Whitestone P331 Tube Loading Amplifier.…
$20,000 Summer NAMM Gear Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway Today’s video features the final day at Summer NAMM 2019! We had a rather wonderful time as always but what makes our experience here even better is most of the people we have been talking to over…
What’s New at Summer NAMM 2019
If you’ve been following us over the last week you’ll know that we did a Masterclass at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, we attended Summer NAMM 2019! Summer NAMM was an amazing experience as always. We got to see a ton…
How to get better vocal sound- Summer NAMM 2019
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! We are going to do a slightly different FAQ Friday today since we're at day 1 of Summer NAMM, We’re going to walk around and talk to a whole bunch of manufacturers,…
Harmony Studio Tour and Setup by Pro Audio LA
As you most likely already know, we have two studios we work from. Most of the time I’m at spitfire Studios, but part of the time I’m at Harmony Studios. Over the last few weeks, we have upgraded the whole…
Fender Mustang GT100 Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway The lovely people at Fender have sent us a Mustang ST100, I’ve never tried it so we’re going to try it out. It has outputs that you can go directly into your interface, - that is pretty…
John Lennon’s “Imagine”: Inside the Song with Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas has worked on countless incredible tracks throughout his career with a long list of music legends. Today, Jack Douglas is back with us once again to talk to us about working with John Lennon and Yoko Ono to…
How do you protect your gear? | FAQ Friday
We’re back, I’m in black for another FAQ Friday! It’s 9 or 10 pm on Thursday and before we get into today’s featured question, I want to go over this brand new plugin from Waves! I’ve been in London since…
Bring the acoustic environment of Abbey Road Studios home with this new Waves plugin!
Waves Audio is releasing a brand new product today! We know this plugin will be a game changer in the pro audio industry. The Waves Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin is the next generation of Waves Nx technology and brings…
Sonible smart:comp spectro-dynamic compressor Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway In this episode, we’re going to be checking out Sonible's “smart:comp” There are quite a few plugins that we have looked at recently that have AI capabilities This one looks interesting because it’s doing a full spectral…
Open or Closed Back Headphones? | FAQ Friday
SEE ALSO: Samson SR850 Review: Best Budget Closed Back Headphones?
Lewitt Audio Tour & Interview with Founder & CEO Roman Perschon
As you know I'm a huge fan of Lewitt - both the company and products. Their microphones are made extremely well and they care about the music community. They're a company the industry needs and have made their mark making…
Looptrotter’s SA2RATE 2 Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway I’ve had a bunch of comments asking for us to try out the Looptrotter SA2RATE 2. So guess what we’re going to do, we’re going to try it out! I am told this is the first production…
Are Pro Tools Shortcuts Really Necessary? | FAQ Friday
We're back, I'm in black for another FAQ Friday! As always we have a bunch of marvellous questions so let get stuck in! Today's featured question is “How did you get so familiar with all the commands and shortcuts? Can…
Leapwing Audio’s DYNONE Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway In this episode, we’re going to take a look at Leapwing Audio’s DYNONE. You might remember about a month ago we did a live stream using all of Leapwing’s plugins. We’re going to focus on the DYNONE…
How to make money in music (and get paid!) | FAQ Friday
Happy Friday! Hope your week has been marvellous, as always we have a bunch of wonderful questions to answer for you today! So, let’s get into today's featured question! “How do you go about figuring out splits for publishing and…
Recording Drums & Grand Piano at Hansa Studios WITH LEWITT
As you know we were recently at Hansa Studios in Berlin. If you haven’t seen the Hansa Studio tour yet you can watch it here: The World Famous Hansa Studios in Berlin (Studio Tour) As I'm sure you’re all aware,…
Tegeler Headquarters Tour & Interview with Owner Michael Krusch
We have a very exciting video for you today! We’re in Berlin with Michael Kursch, the owner of Tegeler Audio Maufaktur! If you've been following us you know we’ve done a live stream with Michael which was a lot of…
iZotope Neutron 3 Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway In this episode, we’re going to be checking out iZOTOPE's latest iteration of NEUTRON “NEUTRON 3” I've never used the earlier versions, neutron and neutron 2 but I did watch a couple of videos by different people.…
Are You Using Too Many Plugins? | FAQ Friday
a Rafflecopter giveaway It’s always wonderful doing these FAQ Fridays I love doing them. There are some great questions, they make me think twice about many different things because they are for common problems for things we come across every…
Studio DMI Grand Opening & Tour with Luca Pretolesi
We have a very exciting video for you today! We were recently in Las Vegas at the DMI Studio opening party, It was lot of fun! In todays video we’re going to do a studio tour, talk to people who…
Nugen Audio Focus Bundle Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway Hello everybody! We have something quite exciting today! In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the Nugen Focus Bundle which has three lovely plugins in it including the Stereoplacer, Monofilter, and Stereoizer. We use these…
The Best Way To Learn How To Mix | FAQ Friday
Today I’m really thrilled to have Jon Connolly here with us for FAQ Friday! Jon is the closest thing to a ProTools expert that I have ever met in my life, he's an Avid Master instructor and Berkley lecturer! -…
Superbooth 2019 (Video Tour)
We have a very exciting video for you today! While we were in Berlin for our Masterclass we also had a chance to check out Superbooth 2019! If you don’t already know what Superbooth is, it’s an annual electronic music…
Recording with JZ Microphones V67 (Demo & Giveaway!)
RELATED: JZ Vintage 67 Review: High-End Performance in a Vintage Style Mic
Making Programmed Parts Sound Human | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! We have a lot of great questions today! Let’s get right into today’s featured question: “Would you consider cutting program parts to match what a Human is playing and bring a little more…
IK Multimedia SampleTank 4 Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway In this episode, we’re going to be taking a look at IK Multimedia’s SampleTank 4! This is a pretty huge one, SampleTank 4 has a total of 260GB worth of information, that’s 8,000 Instrument presets! - A…
I can’t thank this community enough!
a Rafflecopter giveaway Hi Friends! I can’t believe it. I’m truly at a loss for words. I can’t thank each and every one of you enough for being a part of this incredibly supportive and helpful community. In the last…
Steinberg AXR4 Demo & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway Hello everybody! This is going to be a very fun video! Today we’re trying out the Steinberg AXR4! The best thing about this is that not only are we reviewing this wonderful interface but they’re also letting…
How Much Should You Charge To Mix A Song? | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! We have a lot of great questions today! Some about mixing and some related to business, which is always a nice balance! Let's get right into today's featured question: “You suggest getting…
Audient Sono Review & Giveaway (Recording a Full Band)
a Rafflecopter giveaway Today we’re going to review Audient’s new product the “Sono” This is a wonderful device because it’s an interface geared towards guitar players, and as we say in the United Kingdom it contains a “valve” or as…
How much time should you spend on each part of the creative process? | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we received tons of marvellous questions this week! Before we get into the questions for this week, I wanted to take a minute to thank Stealth Sonics for my very…
Recording a Full Band with a $99 Mic (Blue Ember)
a Rafflecopter giveaway We recently did a video on the iZotope Spire, which is a lovely device that singers and songwriters can use to record without using a DAW. We had the artist Laura Padaratz here who is Brazilian singer…
Is Success in Music Determined By Your Location? | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we received tons of marvellous questions this week! Our featured question this week: "Do you think a certain amount of success as a producer mixer or engineer is determined by…
Andrew Scheps: 3X Grammy-Winning Audio Engineer & Producer
Andrew Scheps is a 3-time Grammy-winning audio engineer, producer, and record label owner based in Los Angeles and the United Kingdom. Scheps is known for his balanced, modern sounding and often loud mixes. He’s received Grammy Awards for "Best Rock…
Recording a Song with the iZotope Spire (Giveaway)
a Rafflecopter giveaway Today we’re going to do a little demo of the iZOTOPE Spire! This is aimed specifically at people who want to record quickly and easily and don't have a huge knowledge of recording, so what we have…
Top 10 Albums Released in the Last 20 Years | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we received tons of marvellous questions this week! Unfortunately we ran out of time after answering just two! Our featured question this week: "What are your top 10 best Engineered/Produced…
Mixing Pop w/ Ariel Chobaz – Mix Contest
I recently had the chance to sit down with my rather good friend Mr. Ariel Chobaz! Ariel has graciously agreed to be part of our remix competition and complete the mix the song himself using the same Multitracks that you…
Recording Rock Guitars With Bradley Cook
Today’s video is an excerpt from our newest course called “Recording & Mixing Punk Rock with Bradley Cook” In this excerpt we take a look at some of Bradley's recording techniques when it comes to recording rock guitars. Get Recording…
Stock Plugins vs. Third Party Plugins | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we have a ton of marvellous questions this week! Our featured question this week: “What are your thoughts on and have you mixed a song completely with stock plugins? Do…
Stems vs Tracks What’s the Difference? | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we have a ton of marvellous questions this week and this is a huge one! Our featured question this week: “What is the difference between stems and tracks?” A lot…
Foo Fighters “Everlong”: Inside the Song
I recently had a chance to sit down with my good friend Bradley Cook and all I have to say is that it was a rather exciting chat! If you don't know who Bradley Cook is, he is an engineer…
Upgrading your interface: Does it improve sound quality? | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we have a ton of marvellous questions this week! Our featured question this week: "I am currently recording using a 15-year-old M-Audio USB Interface, do you think buying a newer…
Getting a Track Ready for Mastering | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we have a ton of marvellous questions this week! Our featured question this week: "When mixing down a multitrack song recorded at 24-bit/ 96kHz, what is the best method to…
Waves PRS Plugin Demo with Paul Reed Smith
Hello everybody! Today we have something quite exciting! I love where technology has allowed us to go in regards to making music. As a guitar player and producer, I'm constantly after new guitar tones, and it's never been easier! In…
Produce Like A Pro Remix Contest with Michael Wynne from In the Mix
Hi friends, I’m amazed on a daily basis by the level of talent and creativity you all bring to this community and It’s time to share it with the world! We’re hosting a new mixing contest where you can show…
Protecting your work until you get paid | FAQ Friday
We’re back with another episode of FAQ Friday! As always we have a ton of marvellous questions this week! Our featured question this week: "How do you protect a final mix that you’re sending to a client if you’re sending…