Parallel Compression on Vocals: How and Why to Do It
You may have heard of parallel compression before. It’s sometimes called New York compression. Parallel compression is a way of making an audio track sound…
Formant-Shifting: How It Works with Pitch-Shifting
I have heard about formants and formant-shifting from time to time over the past few years, but I never really thought it was a big…
How to Make a Vocal Chain for Music Production: A Beginner’s Guide
Even if you’re just starting off in music production, you’ve probably heard the term vocal chain. But what exactly is a vocal chain? That’s what…
How to Write a Song: 10 Songwriting Tips for Beginners
Successful songwriters have a songwriting process or framework that they follow. That is, they know how to write a song. Here are 10 songwriting tips learned from successful songwriters to help beginners get started.
Ear Training Can Make You a Better Music Producer
When you work with experienced musicians and music producers they often seem to have the instinctive ability to recognize things in the music that others…
How to Prepare Your Tracks for Audio Mixing: A 5-Step Guide
Once you have recorded the individual tracks in your audio production it’s time to mix the tracks into the finished piece of music. One thing…
How to Improve Your Songwriting Skills and Why It’s Important
One thing that will really help to make your recording studio a success is being able to write songs. Being a good songwriter will attract…
5 Pro-Tips for Recording Vocals in Your Home Studio
Whatever type of music you are recording in your home studio, sooner or later you are going to want to record some vocals. You might…