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Mastering Guide v2.0
The original version of my mastering guide was by far the most downloaded and shared production guide I’ve ever written, even though it was primarily geared towards “beginner” musicians. As time went...
View ArticleOctatrack Crossfader Transition How To Video
Quick tutorial showing people how to set up Scenes and the Record Buffers to help with transitioning between songs in a live setting. Based on comments and ideas found in this thread over on the...
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New and Updated Production Guides
Over the last few months I’ve had a number of people request PDF versions of my Production Guides and Tutorials, mainly for storing and referencing on their iOS devices. I apologize that it took me...
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Random Production Tips
Been awhile since I’ve written a more general purpose music production blog post, as some of my readers have been kind enough to point out to me. Sorry for the excess of Elektron related posts since...
View Article7 Quick Arrangement Tips
Just a few tips that some people might find useful when arranging or writing their songs: 1. If you have a drop or build up in the song, make sure there’s different instrumentation after the drop...
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Preparing For Gigs
Since my last post about nerves before a gig, I’ve had a lot of people asking what I do to prepare for my live shows. I’ve covered some of this in the past in my Playing Live Guide, but it’s worth...
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Your Best Production Advice?
As regular readers of my blog know, every once in awhile I turn things around and ask for YOUR advice. This time, I want to know what’s the ONE piece of knowledge you would share with someone just...
View ArticleRecording Audio from iKaossilator to the Octatrack
A couple weeks back I talked about how I’ve been using iOS groovebox-style apps to come up with new song ideas while out and about, and then transfer those to the Elektron Octatrack once I’m back in...
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Changing The Korg EMX-1 Tubes
A couple years back I wanted to change the stock tubes in my Korg EMX-1 to see how more expensive tubes would sound. I ended up recording and measuring the results for the Electribe forums over at:...
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Octatrack Slicing Tutorial
A quick tutorial on how to use audio slicing in the Octatrack, and how you can remix your own loops with it. Plus some other handy shortcuts along the way. Enjoy the video, and if you find it...
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Octatrack Recording Trigger Tutorial
Another quick video showing how to use recording triggers to speed up the process of capture loops and external audio. Also a few useful tips for getting MIDI tracks set up on the Octatrack....
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Roll With It
One of the more interesting things I see producers doing these days, is setting out to write a song in a certain style and then getting frustrated when it doesn’t sound the way they intended. It’s...
View ArticleWriters Block Article on DJTechTools.com
Just a heads up that my article on overcoming writer’s block is on the front page of DJ Tech Tools today. Worth a read if you haven’t seen it yet!...
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Studio & Stage DIY Ideas
Over the last few years I’ve shared some useful ways to improve your studio, or simplify your stage set up, all for not much money. I thought I’d compile some of the more popular ideas into one post,...
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Working With Less
I like working within limitations when I make music, often creating my own self-imposed restrictions as a means to help spur on creativity. It also has the nice benefit of really forcing you to learn...
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Play It Right The First Time
It’s been a long time since I actively had to study intensely for something, so it’s been a pretty interesting experience as I set out to do just that in order to improve my guitar playing. I’ve...
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Optimizing Sound Quality In Ableton Live
This is something I’ve had to keep under wraps for quite awhile now, and it’s something I’ve been pretty excited about. A long time ago, in a galaxy… well actually just a long time ago, I was...
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Promoting Yourself
Recently I had a friend send me an email to ask me how I went about attracting clients, as he was trying to get work doing audio engineering and was struggling a bit. It’s one of the many variations...
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The Recharge
Well, I’m finally back from a nice long vacation to Luxembourg, Paris, and London, and it was something I needed more than I realized. Though in a way vacation is a bit misleading, as one of the main...
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This Blog Has Moved!
In my move to consolidate everything under my studio website, alas this blog has finally met it’s end. At least here it has anyway, really all I’m doing is moving everything to:...
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