In a Ted Talk in 2005, psychologist and author Barry Schwartz talked about “the paradox of choice“. Put simply, the paradox of choice states that the more options you have, the harder […]
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In early 2010, I bought a set of used studio monitors on eBay for £180. As the price that I paid for them suggests, they’re not the world’s most top-end monitors, though […]
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When you first start producing music, it can be hard to get your tracks to sound as good as the songs you listen to by your favourite artists. Let’s face it, there’s […]
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There are all sorts of things you can do to improve your mixing skills. You can read books, watch YouTube tutorials, and take courses. If you’re really serious, you could even get […]
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You might be surprised to know that two of the most common things that we’re taught about compression, regarding the attack and release settings, are incorrect. In this lesson, we’ll shed some […]
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There’s no worse feeling than opening up a session to mix a song, only to find a problem that you didn’t notice when recording. Unfortunately, given that most of us are recording […]
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When you apply reverb to a mix, you can go one of two routes. You can either use your reverb to give the impression of a group of instruments playing in one […]
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