We all know the pain of a stiff neck, back and butt from hours of mixing and mastering our music. Coincidentally, gamers suffer from the same issue! Fortunately for us, there are companies out there like GTRacing who are designing and manufacturing chairs that are meant to be sat in for long hours at a […]
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Home studio set up – facing your drum kit
The above picture is how my home studio is set up. As a one-man-show most of the time, I find having the drum chair quickly accessible is more important than facing the computer screen, therefore I have my drums facing away from me and toward the wall. Am I the only one?? Does this sound […]
Cakewalk by Bandlab review
Cakewalk by Bandlab review In the world of DAW’s (Digital Audio Workstation), there are a lot of options to choose from. And without exception, each software forum you go to, there will be users claiming the one they use is the best. I am not going to claim in this article that Cakewalk by Bandlab […]
Sony MDR-V6 Headphone Review
Sony mdr-v6 headphones review Today we are going to review the Sony MDVR-V6 Headphones . The Sony mdr-v6 heaphones are considered a mid-grade studio monitor headphone and cost under $100 dollars. These headphones have been around for a few decades, for a reason. After having these headphones for several years I can say that they […]
Music and Martial Arts
Music and martial arts are two topics which I hold dear. They are also two topics which some people on the outside might not picture together. The uninitiated observer may view the musician as the classic introvert, who practices their instrument alone in their bedroom for years, while the martial artist engages in […]
Troubleshooting no sound from DAW
The most common problem which I troubleshoot for newcomers and beyond in the home recording field; Why do I not have sound?” I made a little video demonstrating and explaining my troubleshooting tips. Hopefully this video can reach more people than if I were to individually continue to assist. https://youtu.be/E6YNZblM-Tg
To connect your DAW to the internet or not
DAW computer offline or not? Most home recordists have multi purpose recording computers. Not only do we have all of our recording software and hardware installed on the computer, but we also pay bills, browse the internet and play video games on the same computer. In the past, many home recordists would scoff at the […]
Track and project templates in Sonar
If you’ve never used track or project templates than you are missing out on a huge time saver. Any time spent setting up tracks and routing is time taken away from our creative or mixing process. Life is short, let’s find way to do things more efficiently 🙂 This video will walk you through setting […]
Using Keybinds
STOP CLICKING! Ok seriously, it’s ok to click sometimes, but there are many windows and mac keybinds that perform actions much faster than if you use your mouse. For instance, to copy an object, many people highlight, right click, scroll down to copy, then left click. Did you know that you can simply highlight and […]
Mixing Secrets – Using Sends
Using Send effects in place of individual effects for each track can often be more economical and save horsepower on your computer to put elsewhere. There are many effects and creative options you have while using Send effects. The attached video will demonstrate how and why to use Sends with reverb. Get creative and try […]