
RODE NT1 Review: The Condenser Mic for You?
When you’re first starting out, finding the right microphones for your home studio is nothing short of intimidating. I’ve been there. You go into the

When you’re first starting out, finding the right microphones for your home studio is nothing short of intimidating. I’ve been there. You go into the

A question I’ve been asked a lot by my students is this: “What’s the difference between gain and volume? They seem like the same thing.”


Piano is tough to get right. It’s got the greatest range of any instrument, making it more complicated than most. By the end of this

The drums are the foundation of a song. They’re one of the easiest ways to tell a pro mix from an amateur one. Today we’re

When you’re first starting to learn to record and mix your own music, one of the HARDEST parts is something that would seem the most

Since the 80’s, computers have slowly taken over the recording scene. Gone are the days of massive consoles and control rooms. Now, any musician can

Here’s something we all know: The vocals are the hardest thing to mix. That’s because they are so important. The entire song is built around

One of the tricks pro mixers use to “glue” their tracks together is mix bus compression. It’s frequently used, but rarely done right. A well-tuned

It’s hard to think of a more foundational instrument in modern music than the acoustic guitar. So many songs are written on the acoustic guitar,