Delve into my audio mixing journey – tips, techniques, and musings from years in the studio.
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The Power & Emotion Next to structure, arrangement is a vital part of crafting a powerful and emotive song. We’re dealing with timbre (the sound of an instrument/voice), texture (layering of instrument and voices) and the interplay of those instruments and voices (melody, harmony, rhythm). It’s important to think of Read more
This checklist isn’t a list of requirements, it’s meant to help you step back from your song and check key areas so you can finish your song. I’ve gathered this list of items from my own experience as a songwriter, producer and mix engineer. These are things I check for Read more
It’s A Trap! I’ve been writing and recording new music for Doxkyn at the moment. I had a lot of unfinished ideas from last year that needed to be massaged into something I could release so I’ve been going through my “woodpile”. One song, “You’re Braver Than You Think”, was Read more
Better Craftspeople Living on a 22-acre farm in the foothills of the Sunshine Coast, I’m constantly reminded of how fortunate I am. Spending inordinate amounts of time in front of a screen, I am purposeful about taking an evening walk with my dog Reggie. The other evening I was pondering Read more
There are a lot of options when it comes to choosing an online mixing service for your music. Searching for “the best online mixing services” won’t really help either as, if you know how Google works, it doesn’t really order the results from the best to worse. That’s actually a Read more