Two Things for Creatives to Check Out ASAP

May 19, 2012

I rarely write anything on weekends, but these two things are too cool to not mention, and one is time sensitive, so here’s a heads up. “The Creative Hangover” with Dirk Ehlert Since starting the Creative Hangout on Google+ back in February, we’ve had hundreds of people trying to get into one every week

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Mixing & EQ Tips

May 19, 2012

It’s all in the EQ. Play music and solo all tracks but main track.

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Workshop #234: Manic for Mixdown by Atash

May 19, 2012

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. What useful feedback can you give the artist

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Blackspade UM25 Review

May 19, 2012

Blackspade is a new company with a small but growing line of mid- and high-end microphones. The company is a joint venture between Blackspade proper in Switzerland and AMI, Inc here in the US.

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Keyboard Shortcuts and the SONAR X1 LogicKeyboard

May 18, 2012
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Thing 19: Make it viral

May 18, 2012

Here are some key points I get from Thing 19: Make it viral from The 20 Things You Must Know About Music Online…

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What the Global Financial Crisis Can Teach You About Your Mixes

May 18, 2012

There’s this really interesting book by Michael Lewis called Boomerang. It talks about the global financial crisis and is sort of a tourist guide around the countries that got hit …

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The #1 Sign of an Amateur Mix (and how to avoid it)

May 18, 2012

Okay, so there are a lot of things that make a mix sound amateur. But you should know there’s absolutely NOTHING wrong with you if you’re not getting amazing mixes. If you could get great mixes on the first try, then it probably wouldn’t be that satisfying anyway, right? However, one of my goals is…

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Overworked Compressor Attacks Mix Engineer

May 18, 2012

It’s a “tale as old as time”…literally.

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After Switching Logic Pro To 64 Bit Mode: Workflow Changes

May 18, 2012

Ever since Waves updated all plugins to 64 bit versions, I switched to running Logic Pro in 64 bit mode. That was my turning point. Instead of the 4 gigs of RAM available (the widely known limit set by running Logic … Continue reading → Danski's Logic Pro Blog – The Logic Pro Blog For The Best Of Us

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Congrats to SONAR User Bobbi “Funkee Boy” Tammaro who Hit the Billboard Charts from his Home Studio

May 18, 2012

Congratulations to Bobbi Tammaro (aka “Funkee Boy”) who is seeing some great Billboard charting success with his new self-produced/mixed full-length album titled “Philosoulphy” which was created entirely in SONAR.  The album is also currently the #1 most selling Smooth Jazz CD in the world on CDBABY.COM.  Bobbi has an interesting SONAR story and is also

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How to Record Music on a Windows Computer – A Free Video Guide

May 18, 2012

Recording and making music on your computer can seem overwhelming when you are just getting started. You have the musical ideas in your head but you need to get them down and into a finished song format. This post will walk you through device setup, recording audio, playing virtual instruments, working with loops, and more. 

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Softube Interviews Mixing Engineer Tony Maserati

May 18, 2012

The people at Softube are at it: this time with an interview with Tony Maserati, who has mixed for artists such as Lady Gaga, Sting, Mariah Carey, The Notorious B.I.G., Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas, Whitney Houston, and Sean … Continue reading → Danski's Logic Pro Blog – The Logic Pro Blog For The Best Of Us.

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There’s Never a Perfect Time

May 18, 2012

Someday, I’ll… Pretty soon, I’m gonna… I can feel that this year will be the year that I…

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The Goal Of Every Mix

May 18, 2012

The goal of every mix you work on isn’t clarity, depth, punch, or even warmth (whatever that means), rather it is to illicit an emotional reaction from the listeners.

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A Couple Of Cool Mixing Tools

May 18, 2012

Here are a couple of tools that I’ve brought up before in other posts, but thought it was worth bringing them up again. The first is a learning tool and the second is a mixing tool. The Audio Mixing Bootcamp Video Course If your mixes aren’t what you …

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String Cheese Incident Takes On Ticketmaster

May 18, 2012

We all hate paying convenience charges when buying concert tickets.

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TEC Awards Set for NAMM 2013

May 17, 2012

The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio in Walnut Creek, Calif., announces that the 28th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards will be presented on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif. The TEC Awards is the professional audio and sound production industry’s most prestigious recognition of outstanding technical and creative achievement.

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TC Electronic Extends Warranty on Broadcast Products to Five Years

May 17, 2012

TC Electronic in Risskov, Denmark, is extending the warranty on its range of rackmountable broadcast processors from one to five years. The machines included in this significant warranty extension program are: DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII TV Transmission Processors, LM2 Stereo Loudness Meter, DB2 Loudness Correction Processor, D22 Broadcast Delay, P2 Production Loudness Processor and DBMax Broadcast Maximizer.

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Audacity Audio Recording Software

May 17, 2012

What does Audacity audio recording software do, and will it work for your recording needs?

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