Mastering with Plugins Featuring: Warren Sokol
To many of us, mastering can seem like a mystical process but, it doesn't have to be. We know that it's a necessary part of taking a mix to the finish line, and making it ready to release to the…
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual with Jerry Hammack
I'm excited to sit down with Jerry Hammack to talk about the most influential band of all time: The Beatles! The Beatles have influenced music makers for decades, they are irreplaceable for the development of modern recording! So many techniques…
Home Studio Music Production with Joe Gilder
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! During our time at Summer NAMM, I was honored to be invited to Joe Gilder's Home Studio! Many of you probably know Joe through his website Home Studio Corner and also his…
Summer NAMM 2017 in Nashville, TN!
We recently got to visit wonderful Nashville, TN and attend the Summer NAMM show! It was a great trip and we talked to so many gear manufacturers, musicians, producers and engineers. The first day that we attended the show we…
Graham Coxon (Blur) & Thomas Gray Interview
Lovely people, I hope you're doing marvellously well! I'm very honored and privileged to sit down with the wonderful Graham Coxon, lead guitarist of Blur and Thomas Gray of Gray Guitars. Thomas is the son of Nigel Gray, who produced…
Win A Roswell Pro Audio Delphos Microphone ($899 Value)
Last week I visited Summer NAMM in beautiful Nashville, TN and had a wonderful time. One of the people I talked to at the show was Matt McGlynn from Roswell Pro Audio. Matt also runs Recordinghacks.com. If you have never visited…
Talking Drums with Blair Sinta at Sunset Sound
As many of you know I love to talk to engineers, producers and musicians. I find it incredibly fascinating when I find someone that is all 3. Blair Sinta the embodiment of all of the above. He's has recorded and toured…
Studio monitors automatically adjust to your room
Embracing the song as a whole, as well as being able to clearly hear each individual instrument is critical in recording and mixing. The speakers we use, along with our ears are arguably the most important tools in mixing and…
Win A Shure & Focusrite Drum Recording Package ($1719 Value)
I recently did a live recording session at the legendary Sunset Sound Studio Three, where Prince recorded three of his best albums and lived in for several years. We used all of the wonderful equipment Sunset Sound has to offer including…
$1700 vs. $100 000 Mic Setup – Recording Session At Sunset Sound
The challenge many people now face is how do we make amazing recordings on a limited budget? There's a minefield of gear out there! I decided I would ask two companies who make affordable equipment to lend us some gear.…
Bass Recording Setup & Pedals with Jon Button
Marvellous people! Please welcome the wonderful Jon Button. Jon is an amazing bassist who has toured and recorded with many of my favourite bands and artists such as The Who, Sheryl Crow and Shakira. Jon and I have been working…
Mixing Rock Kick Drums with Cameron Webb
In this video, Grammy winning producer/engineer Cameron Webb shows us how to use EQ, Compression and Samples to mix Punk Rock kick drums with just the right amount of polish and trashiness to them. Cameron is an amazing producer who…
Singer/Songwriter Louise Goffin Interview
Over 30 years ago I was a pimply kid guitar player with a home made electric guitar and a Seymour Duncan 60 Watt Amp who wanted to be Jeff Beck! I worked part time in music store selling guitars and…
Mixing Live Horns in a HipHop Track – Pete Woj
Hi Friends, I'm excited to share our latest tutorial with Engineer and Audio Educator Pete Woj with you: In this video, Pete shows mix a live horn section and get them to blend well with a big Hiphop track. Learn…
Remote Bass Recording with Nashville Bassist Steve Cook
From a $100 pawn shop bass guitar at the age of 13 to touring and recording bass with country artist Phil Vassar, Steve Cook’s story is not one of privilege, but rather a story about hard work paying off. Steve…
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…
Giveaway: Soyuz SU-013 Microphones (Matched Pair, $1200 Value)
Soyuz is a very special company: All of their microphones are handcrafted in Russia, using the original technology used to build microphones in the 40s and 50s. They're assembling and tuning their own capsules from the raw materials, winding their own transformers, and…
Mixing Hiphop & R&B with Irko
If you're a HipHop, R&B or Pop fan, there's a good chance you'll find the name of Mixing engineer Irko on the credit list of your favourite records: He's worked with Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Pitbull, Rick Ross, P Diddy,…
Recording Drum Overheads with Matt Weiss
When I was 19 I worked at a local music store, I sold guitars and recording equipment. I befriended one of the clients that came in who had a studio. I got a call one day saying: 'I'm on tour and…
Shaping Your Guitar Tone
Thank you so much for all of the positive feedback on Tuesday’s Rock Production video! Some of you have asked me to do more Rock production and recording tutorials. Well... ask and you shall receive! ;-) We’re back with our…
How To Produce Rock Music
Hi Friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! Over the course of my career, I've been blessed to work with many incredible producers and engineers, such as Jack Douglas, David Foster, Rick Rubin, Michael Brauer, Mark Endert and many more. Now…
Show Us Your Studio Compilation Pt. 4
We're back again with 'Show Us Your Studio' Part 4. Thanks ever so much for all of your amazing submissions and for showing us your personal approach to making music. I am so glad we have such an amazing community here,…
Drum Micing with Grammy Winner Cameron Webb
Over the last couple of weeks, we've created a series in which all of our followers show off their studios and share their approach to recording music. It's been a blast seeing all of your different workflows and we're open for…
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell's death hit me incredibly hard today. Many of us grow up unable to communicate our feelings, music becomes a huge outlet for us, a way to feel connected to each other. Chris had real pain in his voice,…
Show Us Your Studio Compilation Pt. 3
We're back again with 'Show Us Your Studio' Part 3! It's been inspiring to see your recording process and showing everybody what it's really like to make music: From the humblest to some of the most sophisticated setups and everything…
How To Figure Out Chords To Songs – Jeff Lorber
Download Jeff's Charts Of The Songs We Analyzed: Download The Jeff Lorber Songcharts If you are a producer, songwriter or composer, studying and analyzing the song structure of your favourite songs and world-hits can be a huge help. Chords and…
Show Us Your Studio Compilation Pt. 2
We're back with part 2 of our 'Show Us Your Studio' series. You've submitted hundreds of wonderful videos and pictures of your studios all over the world. Thank you ever so much for taking the time to share your workflows and setups. Seeing…
Artist & Songwriter Mandi Perkins Interview
Over the last 30 years of making music I had met an enormous amount of amazing people! Many of these have turned into long lasting working relationships and great friendships. One of these is my good friend Mandi Perkins. Mandi…
Show Us Your Studio Compilation Pt. 1
I feel so blessed to be a part of this amazing community! Everyone has been so supportive of what we do on the YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and of the Social Media platforms we are involved in! The positive way…
Finetuning Vocals with Melodyne Part 2
Hi friends, I hope you're doing marvellously well! As you know, vocals are the most important part of the song – especially in modern pop music: A great vocal performance is key for any song to be successful. Today, we're back…
FL Studio: A Beginner’s Guide
Hi Friends, I hope you are marvellously well. As musicians, engineers and producers, we are living in an amazing time: There is a lot of amazing software and equipment available, which allows us to make great of music on a budget. I often…
Jerry Jemmott Interview: Talking Bass
Hey friends, I was honored to sit down with the 'Groovemaster' Jerry Jemmott. Jerry is one of the greatest session bassists of all time and his style has majorly influenced modern bass playing. With credits ranging from BB King, to Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, Aretha…
Tony Franklin – Bass: Session & Interview
Today, we have my friend Tony Franklin with us, also known as "The Fretless Monster". As the name suggests, Tony's chops on fretless bass are outstanding and his intonation is second to none. He has played along side some of the best…
Ableton Live Pt 3: Sampler & Drum Rack
Hey Friends, in Part 3 of our Ableton Live series our Recording Connection apprentice Alex Valente shows you how to use the Drum Rack and Sampler in Ableton. Ableton's sound manipulation features are absolutely incredible and intuitive – for Midi…
Top 5 Metal Production Tips – Gear Gods
If you’re a Metal fan, you’re into shredding high-gain guitar sounds, hard hitting, in-your-face drums and aggressive vocals. While these characteristics are what makes Metal great, working all of them into a great sounding production can present quite a challenge. …