Jake Weston

A guide to creating a music studio to fit your needs based off of the advice provided by 20 professional producers. Contains recommendations on the favorite hardware, software, and techniques employed by these pros in addition to advice on how to go about just getting started up, and helpful tips and advice on stuff the aspiring producer may need they.

Key Takeaways:

• Just to try to keep it simple. You don’t need tons of equipment to make good music, or create a good mix of your music.
• Read, read and read. Also, if you’re tired, go to bed because you’re not hearing everything.
• Think about what you want to achieve and about what space you have. Never give up on your dream.

“Stop what you are doing immediately. Use your brain and think. What is the purpose of the studio? What are you trying to achieve? If you don’t know, then restart the next day. It’s important to let things take time.”

http://www.musictech.net/2016/12/20-pro-studio-tips-2/

Guitarists who want to know how to EQ out distorted guitar from getting in the way of vocals need to read this article. You’ll learn the best EQ strategies for eliminating drowning out those quiet vocal parts while still keeping your wanted distortion. This is the way to become the EQ guru at home or in the studio.

Key Takeaways:

• Teaches how to make a “distorted guitar fit better with a vocal in the mix”
• Four ideas include: panning them out of the way, filtering the highs of the guitar, cutting the guitar where the vocal sits, and helping the guitar cut through somewhere else
• Making the distorted guitar sound better with the vocals can be achieved through manipulation of different aspects of sound

“Sometimes all you need is to give the vocal its space in the center. Pan the guitar out of the way and let the vocal take charge.”

http://www.audio-issues.com/music-mixing/how-to-eq-distorted-guitars-out-of-the-way-of-the-vocal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AudioIssues+%28Audio+Issues%29