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A great EDM production tip is to listen closely

Improve your EDM production skills with close listening

September 21, 2016February 5, 2019 Niall McCallum

Whatever your style of music, understanding how great music is crafted, layer by layer, will help you become a better producer. The technique of close listening can help. Read more.

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Actively test – and improve – your listening skills

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 John Greenham

Making decisions that improve the quality of your final product – based on what you’re hearing – is the basic skill underlying all successful music production. Here are some strategies for improving your listening skills. Read More.

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Introduction to Audio Mastering

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Lucy Briggs

In our July Disc Makers Twitter chat (#DMchat), Brian Lipski, mastering engineer and manager of The SoundLAB, gave us an introduction to audio mastering for musicians of all genres. Read More.

A record producer’s pre-recording prep work

September 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Michael Beinhorn

record producersIt never fails to amaze me that many people who identify themselves as record producers commence work on recording projects without knowing anything about the songs or artists they’re going to record. Yep, people are getting paid to make records without knowing a single note of the music they’re going to be working on. Read more.

The record producer and pre-production

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 Michael Beinhorn

record producerRecord production is comparable to a wide variety of jobs – from office manager to school teacher to film director to lion tamer (and clinical psychologist). But at its core, record production is mainly about being a conduit that helps the entire creative process flow – a record producer’s primary directive is to help the artist excel. Read more.

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Pre-production and your studio recording

December 7, 2009August 12, 2016 Andre Calilhanna

Whether you’re entering the studio for the first or fiftieth time, embarking on a full-length album or a soundtrack one-off, successful recordings start with some form of pre-production, a process that allows the artists and production team to define things like which songs will be recorded, the key of each song, and their tempos. Read more.

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