Production Tips

The Modulation Wheel
modulation

The Modulation Wheel

#AudiotentTip 302. The Modulation Wheel.There is one section on your MIDI keyboard that you might not be using often enough. The modulation wheel can be a great source for triggering various parame...

fletcher munson curveMonitoring levels using the Fletcher Munson curves

Monitoring levels using the Fletcher Munson curves

#AudiotentTip 301. Monitoring Levels.When mixing for long periods of time we have the tendency to increase the volume of our monitor speakers. The human ear is less sensitive to high and lows in th...

mixingRe-adjust in the mix

Re-adjust in the mix

#AudiotentTip 300. Re-adjust in the mix.Smaller issues, such as sibilant vocals, loud claps or harsh cymbals can be very tricky to fix in the mastering process. Make sure you re-adjust them in the ...

recordingKeep recording

Keep recording

#AudiotentTip 299. Keep Recording.When you produce a session musician, vocalist, guitar player etc... Make sure you keep recording, even if it's a warm-up or a practice play. Try not to tell they a...

band passUsing a band pass filter to find the sweet spot for your sound

Using a band pass filter to find the sweet spot for your sound

#AudiotentTip 298. Using a band pass filter to find the sweet spot for your sound.Low pass or high pass filtering it the most common processing tool to alter the frequency balance of a sound. Howev...

automationAutomated delays

Automated delays

#AudiotentTip 297. Automated Delays.So, you've built a killer 8 or 16 bar loop and it's time to stretch it out into a full arrangement. The problem is, when you listen for 32 bars or more, it doesn...

dawAdvantages of using DAW rewire

Advantages of using DAW rewire

#AudiotentTip 296. Advantages of using DAW rewire.An often overlooked and unused feature is Rewire. Essentially it allows you to pair up two separate DAW's. This can be very useful if there is a sp...

AnalogHow to remove the noise and hiss in waves and slate digital plugins

How to remove the noise and hiss in waves and slate digital plugins

#AudiotentTip 295. How to remove the noise and hiss in waves and slate digital plugins.Way before the digital audio workstations became available, producers used analog hardware, mixing desks and t...

bpmBPM Speed

BPM Speed

#AudiotentTip 294. BPM Speed.Every genre seems to have a specific bpm speed. Progressive House 127-128. Deep House 122-125. Tech House 123-126 etc... Speed plays an important role in the way your g...

drumsSlicing drum loops

Slicing drum loops

#AudiotentTip 293. Slicing drum loops.There are a few advantages when slicing drum loops into individual pieces. First, you can rearrange the groove and give the original drum loop a totally differ...