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Music Producer & Sound Designer Thank you so much Matthew for participating in this interview My name is Llane, the founder of Musixon. Here at Musixon, we always search for finding inspiring people in the music industry to share their knowledge and experience with other music p…

    OKTAVA MK012 A little-known company from Russia called Oktava has made a silent entry in the recording gear industry and are crushing the competition with surprisingly high quality and low costs. In this article, I’ll be reviewing a set of unique small diaphragm co…

  I am on the hunt for new monitors for my home-studio and I’d like to share my experience during this process. In this article, we’ll discuss my process of picking new monitors and I’ll compare speakers from: • Yamaha • Dynaudio • Munro • Focal • KRK • Adam • Genelec • Neumann If

Far too many people write on how to set up a recording environment at home but exclude the mixing side of it. In most cases when people record at home, chances are they mix on their own because they are on a budget. In this article, I will explain the basics of setting up a

  It’s hard to use words to describe how a reverb is going to sound. We use reverb on everything from guitars to clave to audiobook dialogue, so it’s difficult to recommend what’s going to sound good for you. I can, however, explain the extremely thought-out interface of Ve…

  Hi Ivo, thank you for taking the time to chat with us. 1. What is your Daw, and why that choice specifically? I’m a ProTools guy, but I tried different DAWs and some are really good. I prefer ProTools above all because it provides me the highest degree of freedom and choice. When I’m

Nathan Kidd from Method Music Productions Describes the Basics of Mic'ing a Guitar Amp in depth.   Nathan Kidd – Mix Engineer and Music Producer Production/mixing Inquiries: [email protected]  

  Before I downloaded the Equalize plugin, I was a complete newbie to Acon Digital. They’re a Norwegian company based out of Oslo that specializes in audio software products. My first impression? These guys mean business. There's a very polished and professional feel to thi…

  In modern music production, drum layering can be highly beneficial for poorly recorded drums in the home-studio or just as an enhancement for top quality recordings from a high-end project. Benefits include: • Full control and manipulation over the end result • Sculpting t

  I had heard a lot about Output products but never got to try them. Until I got the opportunity to try Output's Analog Brass & Winds. I was blown away by the quality of the sounds. what I really liked about this virtual instrument is the simplicity of the design. It’s stra…

  Creatively speaking, parallel compression is an effect. Technically speaking, you’re controlling the dynamic spectrum of a sound while simultaneously preserving its authenticity in your mix. The creative concept is far easier than the complicated process it’s made out to…

  Let’s talk about everyone’s favorite: Bottom end! No, not big booties, I mean bass, sorry. It can be deceptively impressive when playing mixes with a lot of low end on big speakers. However, would you be surprised if I told you, your low end may be the very thing that is…

  This is a game changer! I always tried to get my tracks to sound as good as possible, but it was taking forever to get it right. I had to test the track several times in a club or car to get all the frequencies balanced. I didn't have an accurate visual analysis other

  Let’s talk about equalizers. I know you already know how to use one, so I’m not here to bore you with the technical details. Rather, through this short article, I hope to leave you with a creative new perspective on how to approach an EQ. If you are an audio geek like me,…

  Tape Saturation Ok so let's start off with tape saturation. Tape Saturation is an effect that was originally created by recording “Hot” mixes onto tape to make a natural compression / limiting effect. When the tape is driven in the analog world it creates what is known as…

  In any genre, the snare drum is almost always one of the most dominant sounds in the mix. Changing the snare drum sound can change the entire feel of a song, whether it be rock, country, pop, metal, etc. I’m going to go through some techniques that I use to make the snare sound