The trap References are meant to guide, not dictate Easy to slip from “informed by reference” to “forcing mix to match reference” Two mindsets Instrumentalist: only hears own part, copies reference note for note, ignores that arrangement/tracking/instrumentation differ, boosts highs just because reference curve is bright, ends up harsh/brittle Musician: hears whole piece, knows where Read More …
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The Week I Switched DAWs
I had a few short pieces finished. I was into a fourth: “Haunted House”, and the music was already set in my head. The hard part was never going to be the writing or figuring out the melodies, chords, whatever. The hard part was getting a video file into Ableton without it choking. I spent Read More …
Shout Out – Bedroom Producer’s Blog
Really been getting into this blog a bunch lately, that I want to give a shout out. Also are a couple of links to some lists I found super useful from this site. Free Compressor VST Plugins Free Limiter VST Plugins