Universal Audio has announced their new line of interfaces and boy are we excited! If UA’s goal was to design an audio interface that paid homage to the analog days, they have done a magnificent…
Category: Music Creation Tools
Our technological partners, smartphones, have made tuning our guitars easier than ever. You can find an app or ask our trustee friend Google Assistant to find one for you. But Google wanted to take this…
Created to accommodate the electric instruments being born in the 1960s, DI (Direct Injection) boxes convert unbalanced high impedance signals into balanced low impedance signals. This allows us to route unbalanced signals such as a…
Patch bays allows us to route multiple pieces of outboard gear in one signal chain, while also allowing for us to create complex signal chains. Rather than climb behind your desk to rearrange your cables…
Both additive and subtractive EQ have their place in the mixing process. Additive EQ can add colour to a sound, but so can subtractive EQ. EQ’ing is a vital process in our production process, so…
A limp kick drum is one of the biggest fears for all music producers. A kick drum should be punchy, but shouldn’t dominate the mix (well, to in all cases). Untidy frequency bands can be…
To give your sample pack, and therefore your brand or producer alias, the furthest reach – sometimes you need to be selfless. Being selfless in this way will make its way back around to you.…
Third-party samples are a benchmark of modern music – for electronic music in particular, although samples have made their way into all contemporary genres. Samples can be used at any point in the music production…
Music business? All we know is the business of cables. Knowing what cables to use, what purpose different cables serve, and why we have different cables is some very handy knowledge – and you’ll soon…
Filters can be creatively and purposefully used to define and accentuate elements of your music. They can add movement, cut additional harmonics and tidy frequency groups. Both high and low pass filters can perform in…
