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In order to improve your DAW production, there are two things you must do. If you're bogged down without good equipment, buying technology and expanding your horizons with your hand held devices will help. Some recommended equipment are extra monitors and an external mixer. The second thing to do is to get out of a rut(whether or not you get new equipment). Bad habits and routine habits need to be noticed and weeded out, new habits and techniques cultivated.

Key Takeaways:

• Are you having issues with production using a DAW? If so, there are a couple tips that you can consider to take things up a level.
• For one, consider addressing your monitors – using multiple ones will give you a better perspective on your sound.
• Then, try focusing in on your usage of the existing DAW – you might not need a new one, just a new perspective.

“Sometimes just sitting in on a fellow producer’s recording session can give you a whole new perspective on using (or reusing) your existing sequencer.”

Read more: http://www.musictech.net/2018/03/10-tips-better-daw-production/

Feel like you’re wasting time during mixing? If so, there are some simple pre-mix steps that you can take to up your prep game and cut down on the non value-additive time. First, before you do anything, delete empty tracks – they will just get in your way and slow you down. Then, reorder and color code the tracks so that you can get to what you need quickly. This will be sure to improve your efficiency in the studio.

Key Takeaways:

• Just getting started in production? If so, there are a couple simple things you can do to get ahead.
• First, clean up your tracks – cut out the needless or blank ones, and color-code others.
• These simple steps will instantly make you much more efficient in the studio.

“Deleting or hiding these tracks and then putting the rest in a logical order can be the single most useful thing you can do while prepping your mix.”

Read more: http://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/2018/03/07/prep-mix-steps/

Those who partake in any aspect of the music industry, perhaps most importantly those who are producers of music themselves, know that creating a track is a multiple step process that takes time to complete effectively. One aspect that is often dreaded for those who are seasoned veterans is that of quantization, because it is nearly all automated, however it is crucial for producers to do this step properly in order to get the results that they are hoping for.

Key Takeaways:

• Interested in music production in the 21st century? Well, if so, you'll need to understand quantization.
• This technique consists of breaking the tracks down into small, discrete chunks, or quanta.
• Quantization is in line with the fundamental theories underlying all aspects of digital production.

“Quantizing is incredibly useful but there's more to it than just whacking on some random value.”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/a-music-producers-guide-to-quantizing-midi