Getting the right vocal take is an art form all in itself.

Pre-Production and Studio Time Preparation You’ve written your songs, you’ve been rehearsing and playing out live, now you’re ready to go into the studio, right? Well not quite. The studio is a different beast. Preparation, time management and working out all the details in advance will not only save you time and money, but give you peace of mind and make your recording experience more enjoyable. Here are a few tips: Be reasonable and realistic with your time and budget: Don’

Here's a guest Blog by Levi Seitz from Blackbelt Mastering, one of our featured partners: A lack of information is often what creates confusion in the realm of vinyl production. Let's clear some things up Seattle, shall we! Photo by Danny Gross 1. Every 12" and 7" record commercially available, like what you buy at at Sonic Boom or Easy Street, had an A and B side master cut on a lathe...no exceptions. The master parts were then electroplated and then the plates were used in

With the new generation of plug-ins there are many amazing digital reverbs available for most DAWs. Tip: People often put reverb plug-ins directly on each separate channel which is totally fine except this can eat up tons of processing power. In a traditional mix setting you would normally create buss sends that are routed to auxiliary returns with your reverb plug-ins on them. This way you can rout multiple tracks to one single reverb plug-in. Here are a few non traditional