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Screaming Vocals Mastery with Britta Görtz
Take Your Vocal Distortion To The Next Level! In Rock and Metal, there is hardly anything more powerful, abrasive and expressive than screaming vocals. Unfortunately, screaming isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Get the Screaming Vocals Mastery with Britta Görtz…
What Is Stereo Imaging & Why Is It So Important?
What makes a great recording and mix is oftentimes personal preference and subjectivity on behalf of the artist, producer, and engineers. It’s usually a series of small decisions along the way that amount to something great at the end, combined…
The Riveting Singularity of John Martyn’s Solid Air
By the early seventies, John Martyn had already begun to showcase his remarkable fusion of electronic and acoustic instrumentation, alongside captivating folk-rock songwriting. But it was his 1973 album Solid Air, which truly showcased the singular sound he had created,…
Mixer, Producer, & Sound Scientist: Eva Reistad Interview
Eva Reistad is an audiophile and sound scientist known for getting amazing guitar tones, wrangling in the largest of mixes and sessions, and being able to patch together most recording studios. Located in the entertainment hub of Los Angeles, she…
Kali Audio’s LP-6 2nd Wave Is Here! Review & Giveaway
Kali Audio has announced the 2nd Wave of their best-selling LP-Series studio monitors. The lineup consists of the LP-6: a 6.5-Inch 2-way monitor available in both black and white, and the LP-8, an 8-Inch 2-way monitor. Kali Audio has generously…
4 Powerful Reaper Features with Adam Steel
Today we have our good friend, Adam Steel from Hop Pole Studios with us, sharing 4 Powerful Reaper Features! Adam is known for the amazing work he is able to produce using Reaper, which as you may know, is one…
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: “The Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll”
Little Richard credits his own discovery to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, when in a 1945 show in Macon Georgia, she invited him up onstage. He called it “the best thing that ever happened to me.” For two decades before rock ‘n…
Cato Zane’s Favourite Plugins
Cato Zane is a full time audio engineer providing services in Southern California. Cato is fascinated by all aspects of the audio industry, especially sound texture work, and horror/suspense soundscapes. She has joined us to share her Top 5 Favourite…
Universal Audio’s Feature-Packed Audio Interface: Volt 276
Universal Audio created Volt 276 for collaborators, from musicians and producers to livestreamers and content creators who want to easily record audio with big studio sound. Plug right in to your Mac, PC, iPad, or iPhone and Volt just shows…
Ecoplate ULTIMATE Plug In Review Feat. Hot Pole Studios & Paul Third
The Ecoplate Plug In is a BRAND NEW plug in modeled after the original Ecoplate I, delivering authentic true-to-life sound with functionality through a simple, clean design with modern features. Get the Ecoplate Plug In here! We also are giving…
Artists Who Changed Music: Charlie Christian
By Paul Tingen. Charlie Christian was to jazz what Jimi Hendrix was to rock. Both guitarists were at the forefront of a new musical genre, came up with a revolutionary approach to playing their instrument, and ended up becoming the…
Mixing Cinematic Rock with F. Reid Shippen
Today we have excerpts of the wonderful F. Reid Shippen's new mixing course. When it comes to Pop-Rock and Country, Nashville is the capitol of the world. In fact, the music scene in Nashville is so competitive that, in order…
The Future of Audio with Dolby Atmos with F. Reid Shippen
Over the past few years, Producer/Mixer F. Reid Shippen has engineered and produced countless legendary artists, such as Death Cab For Cutie, Cage The Elephant, Neil Young, The Jonas Brothers, Backstreet Boys, Eric Church, Johnny Lang, and Chris Tomlin, mixed…
2 Steps To Wider, Deeper And Fatter Mixes
In this episode of MakeMineMusic, Marc Daniel Nelson shows a two step trick to bringing out the best in your mixes. Follow along as he shows you how to get Wider, Fatter and Deeper mixes. Sounding Huge! Marc Daniel Nelson is…
Interview with Jared James Nichols
Hello friends! Today we are sitting down with the amazing Jared James Nichols. Hailing from East Troy Wisconsin, Jared James Nichols is a guitarist of incredible caliber. Nichols moved to Los Angeles in 2010. He won the Gibson Les Paul…