Hey Nerdz! So yesterday I said that when it comes to harmonics, plug-ins don’t come close to recreating the authentic sound of analog...

Hey Nerdz! Let’s talk analog vs digital compressors. I have experience with both, and this is just my opinion. I’d like to hear your...

Someone asked- If we listen to our song in the car as the final test… why not just do the whole mix in the car. Here’s how I answered:...

Hey Nerdz! With all the advancements in speaker, headphone and Bluetooth technology, it’s sad how many people listen to music on their...

Hey Nerdz Free plug-in that’s awesome- Voxengo MSED This is a mid/side decoder that allows you to monitor the mids and sides...

Hey Nerdz, Have you ever tried mid/side recording ? This is one of my favourite recording techniques for acoustic guitar. You need 2...

Do you need an external, stand alone mic preamp? There’s several reasons why you might need a stand-alone mic preamp 1- to upgrade your...

What’s the difference between studio monitors and a home theatre speakers? Studio monitors are designed for accuracy, while home theatre...

Hey Nerdz! If you are not using power conditioning… you should. This isn’t just hype, it will improve the noise floor of anything plugged...

Does your recording room need to be silent? It depends on the type of noise. There’s certain types of noise that will ruin your...

Let’s say you and you’re date are out on the town having fun. You’re hungry and there’s 2 hotdog stands across the road from each other....

Hey Nerdz, You can’t fix a bad room with EQ. Not for monitoring, not in the daw after recording something. There’s all these “room...

Hey Nerdz! Everybody knows tubes sound better. Everybody also used to know that the earth is flat. Just because it’s popular opinion,...

Hey Nerdz, A Neve preamp will make your vocals sparkle! A Neumann microphone will make your recordings sound like magic! Avalon preamps...

Hi Nerdz! I had an interesting experience recently with mixing a song. I was out of town, and had to mix a song for a client because...

The role of the mastering engineer is not to make a song sound better. There seems to be a lot of confusion about this. If the mastering...

The Apogee Duet is an expensive, and very high quality recording interface. It has 2 channels in, and 2 channels out, and is priced...

3 stages to creating a song. Sometimes I have to explain this to clients so they understand the process. Each of these can be further...

The Power of Mixing!!! So, a few days ago, group member Zoltan posted a song for mix critique. I was pretty hard on his mix. I'm not...

As promised, I’m going to share with you some of my strategies for saving time while mixing. A couple days ago, a group member named...