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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

What is audio automation? In music production, automation is the process of making changes in your mix occur automatically over the course of the song. One of the most common uses of […]

Setting the levels of the different instruments in your song is a fundamental part of the mixing process. Whilst exactly how you should set your levels is very subjective, there are a […]

In this lesson, we’re breaking down the role of panning in a mix. We’ll cover all the key topics like how panning works and how to use it in your DAW to […]