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The Art of Audio Mixing: Techniques and Tips for the Aspiring Musician

January 21, 2024 / Music Production

Audio mixing is a nuanced, technical, and artistic process involving collecting raw tracks and transforming them into a cohesive and polished final product. This is where artistry intersects with technical expertise. For upcoming musicians and producers, mastering this art is essential to ensure their music achieves the desired emotional impact and clarity. This post will […]

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How to Produce a Song

September 21, 2022 / Music, Music Production

My Top 10 Home Music Production Tips for Singer-Songwriters. #1: Get Set Up Before you start, you’ll need a decent hardware and software setup with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) at the heart of it. Please visit my post How to set up a simple Home Recording Studio for all the info. #2 : Decide on

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Garageband iPad Review. The Blogging Musician @ adamharkus.com

GarageBand for iPad: 5 Missing Features.

March 20, 2022 / Music Production

After using GarageBand for iPad for almost 2 years, here are the top 5 missing features I’ve noticed along the way, with workarounds. Is it still the best DAW experience out there? GarageBand for iPad missing feature #1. No Track Routing or Grouping. Track routing (or bussing) is a really useful feature, for example, to

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3 VSTs Every Producer Needs

November 26, 2019 / Music, Music Production

If someone were to tell you 10 years ago that VSTs and virtual instruments were going to take over hardware instruments such as synthesizers, you would probably laugh in their faces. We are now living in the day and age where technology has become so great that VSTs are now able to compete and in

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Garageband: Is it time to switch? The Blogging Musician @ adamharkus.com

Garageband: Time to switch?

October 2, 2019 / Music, Music Production

For years I’ve stuck with the same home-recording setup of a PC running Ableton Live 8 and a BOSS BR-800. Is it time to switch to Apple’s Garageband for iPad? Bringing back the golden years of home recording. Back in the days before Garageband even existed, I used to work through most of my ideas

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Essential Kit for the Aspiring Producer

November 13, 2018 / Guest Posts, Music, Music Production

The popularisation of sounds from across the musical spectrum makes it easier than ever to become a music producer. In fact, several of today’s most notable and well-listened producers emerged with little equipment to their name. As the Guardian points out, some of the producers associated with the most successful modern genres emerged from producers

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