My step-by-step process chronologically outlines the steps I follow when producing a song. By focusing on the essential elements of a track […]
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Why you should produce with a limiter on the Masterbus
Incorporating a makeshift limiter into your production workflow offers numerous benefits. Firstly, you have a clearer understanding of how your mix will translate in a limited environment. Secondly, you can ensure that your mix retains its intended balance and dynamic range after being limited.
Additionally, using a limiter during production enables you to make more informed decisions regarding arrangement and sound selection. All of this helps you create a more cohesive and professional-sounding production.
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How to make money as a music producer
There are many ways to make money as a music producer by participating in the production. Whether your strong suit is songwriting, recording, mixing or mastering, there are many areas to excel in and even more ways to go about it!
Owning a studio, making beats, offering your services as a freelancer, talking and sharing about your passion on social media, becoming an artist, songwriter, DJ, session musician or mixing and mastering engineer – my post tries to help you find your way!
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Back up your data: Don’t miss a beat!
Backing up your data is always a good idea, but for work, it’s essential. Arguably, losing your data as a music producer is one of the worst scenarios imaginable. While losing old mixing or mastering sessions can be quite the inconvenience, losing your productions is an even bigger loss. It’s a fact: At some point, all drives fail – spare yourself the heartache and invest in a trustworthy backup system as soon as possible! Read this post in order to learn about the different options, my recommendations, and how I do it. What could be more important? Don’t miss a beat: Back up your data!
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Analog fairy dust vs digital harshness
Not many topics divide the audio community as much as the war of “analog vs digital”. One reason for this is that there are many myths surrounding the “magic of analog” and the “harshness of digital”. It is time to explain where those stem from and whether they are still relevant today. Can we hear differences – even now? Or are “analog sound” and “digital sound” just terms that describe what used to be characteristic differences, that technology and engineering knowledge have long overcome?
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Plugin pandemic: Stop wasting money!
The Plugin Pandemic is real: Every artist, producer, mixing- and mastering engineer owns far more plugins than he uses and thus is wasting his money. So why do we still buy into plugins, that eventually do nothing but take up space on our hard drive? In order to truly understand it, we need to take an honest psychological look at ourselves, as well as the different pricing and sales strategies of audio plugin developers. Finally, we can figure out how to escape the mindless chase of a monetary fix – for a skill and knowledge-based deficit. Let’s stop wasting our money!
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AI in music – potential and limitations
AI does not feel nor perceive and thus has no intention of expressing anything on its own. Therefore it needs to be prompted to do so. AI only executes commissioned work like a skilled craftsman that doesn’t care. Consequently it can be a tool, an inspiration or an assistant, but it can not be an artist. Check out the blogpost in order to learn more about how you can use AI and why not to use it too much!
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The nature of music business
The entertainment industry has a big impact on what people think, feel and do. Consequently music is very powerful and important – both for politics and the economy. It gets used and abused by powerful people and corporations to support a narrative that suits their ideological or financial interests.