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AI in Music Production: Creating Album Concepts

I’ve written a number of AI agents for assisting in my music production, and here is one that helps a music producer define an album concept and lay out the tracks for an album. Continue reading AI in Music Production: Creating Album Concepts

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Console Emulations - What are they doing?

I like the idea of console emulation plugins so that I can have the sound of a console in my DAW. It gives my tracks a more polished sound and implies I am using a hardware console which is more of a high-end mixing situation. Here are what I found console emulations are producing. Continue reading Console Emulations – What are they doing?

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Create Thematic Music Albums from Your Vault of Unfinished Tracks

I have a massive vault of tracks that are in various stages of unfinished. I’d like to make them into tracks and albums with common themes, but how to sort them? Continue reading Create Thematic Music Albums from Your Vault of Unfinished Tracks

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Make Softube Modular Usable on 4K Displays in FL Studio

Softube Modular is a fantastic synth but I’ve had trouble getting some sizing that I could actually see while using it in FL Studio. Here’s what you need to do to resize it to a workable level. Continue reading Make Softube Modular Usable on 4K Displays in FL Studio

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What AI Can Do For Your Music

Since AI is a pervasive part of our lives now, I thought I would share with you what it has done for my music. Maybe you’ll find the same. Continue reading What AI Can Do For Your Music

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How to Copy a Drum Track from a Song and Make It Your Own

Ever heard a song and liked the drum track in it? Ever wanted to use that beat in your own tracks but without outright copying it? You can convert it to MIDI and insert it with your own drums. Here’s how… Continue reading How to Copy a Drum Track from a Song and Make It Your Own

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How to Make a Continuous Mix Album in Your DAW

Ever heard those albums where one track melds into the next, and the next, and the next, seamlessly transitioning from song to song for the whole album? It’s like the old style mix tape. It’s not hard to make one in your DAW. Here’s how… Continue reading How to Make a Continuous Mix Album in Your DAW

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A New Chapter (Literally)

Writing is not easy, but it is a thing I’ve longed to do for years. Since I was a child, actually. I’ve always been good at writing according to my teachers and their comments to me, but I’ve never found the time to actually sit down and write. I’ve looked for ways to dictate and convert to words, but I think it was never about the technical aspects of writing. It was about the creativity. That’s…

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Hear What You’ve Been Missing in Music Production

Like most people, my hearing lacks in some frequency bands. But now I can hear what I’m mixing thanks to a plugin, and it’s changed my music production – for the better! Continue reading Hear What You’ve Been Missing in Music Production

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Master Field Recording: Techniques for Capturing and Organizing Sounds

Here are my techniques for capturing great-sounding field recordings.

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Free Headphone Adjustment for Accurate Mixing

Here’s a free (yes free) way to adjust your headphones when mixing and mastering so they are sonically neutral and you are getting unbiased results out of them. Continue reading Free Headphone Adjustment for Accurate Mixing

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Instrument Channels and Mix Bus Chains

My instrument channels feed into my mix bus before going on to the master, and here are some standard things I’m doing on them for every track. Continue reading Instrument Channels and Mix Bus Chains

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Pianos and Blade Runner Movies

The piano plays a significant role in the Blade Runner movies. Here are my observations. Continue reading Pianos and Blade Runner Movies

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Finding Your Musical Style - What I Did

I think some artists struggle with the question, “What is my style?” If that’s not you, then don’t read this, but if so, then maybe what I did could help you too. Continue reading Finding Your Musical Style – What I Did

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Intervals and Chords

Intervals in music are important for understanding the sounds of chords and dyads. Even melodies can benefit from a clear understanding of intervals. Unfortunately, a lot of the information I have found out there is confusing. I’m trying to unravel it for myself and you may get something out of it as well. Last updated: 22-September-2024 Continue reading Intervals and Chords

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Getting Beautiful and Realistic Sound From a Piano Simulation

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Master Chains

Everybody masters their music differently, but I thought I would share what I do with mine in case you could get some ideas. I also need this post for myself to remember why I have done some of the things I have done. I don’t want to go backward in my mastering and this should help me remember my methodology. But hey, it is here for you too if you want to peek in on what I am doing. Last…