Blog - Tips & Tutorials

Learn what it takes to quit your day job and work full-time as a beatmaker.

Learn how to mix electric guitar using a variety of the latest and greatest audio plugins.

Learn how to provide song feedback in a way that artists will be receptive to.

Learn the difference between a regular compressor and a sidechain compressor, and how to use sidechain compression in Ableton Live.

Learn how to finish writing and producing songs using 10 proven songwriting techniques.

Learn what makes a good studio monitor, how studio monitors work, and how to choose the right studio monitors.

Learn about music theory concepts like pitch, notes, intervals, major and minor keys, chords, and chord progressions.

Learn how to use transient shaping, gated reverb, glue compression, slapback delay, parallel compression, and more.

Learn about the benefits of mixing on headphones in addition to studio monitors.

Learn how to use compression to tame transients, highlight transients, and create space in your mix.

Learn how to correctly apply acoustic treatment to your music studio and build acoustic panels for as little as $25.

Learn how room modes, standing waves, nodes, and anti-nodes cause you to mix your bass too quiet/loud.