demystify mixing and music production

in one hour

$75

Never in the history of recorded music has it been so within reach for the masses to produce polished, professional music. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas created a Grammy-winning album from their bedroom using a $99 microphone and launched the career of a global pop superstar! Gear and setup is no longer a barrier in music production and mixing. But a lack of knowledge and understanding will still hold you back in a big way. I’ve been producing music since I was 13 years old and I’ve had the good fortune of crossing paths with great producers who helped me tremendously along the way such as Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, Grammy award-winning engineer for Rufus Du Sol. I want to save you years of research by delivering the big picture understanding of music production tools/concepts I wish I had when I was starting out.

  • How to get a great home studio set up without breaking the bank - using my (minimalist) gear recommendations

  • How to record external audio (such as guitar, piano or vocals) into the computer

  • How to pick a DAW or recording software

  • How to set your preferences or settings in your DAW

  • How to simultaneously record your voice and instrument mics to capture your performance in real time

  • How to fix and prevent distorted and/or noisy audio recordings

  • How to “overdub” more tracks, parts, or layers over your original performance

  • How to know when and why to use a compressor

  • How to use the settings on a compressor - ex. Threshold, Ratio, Attack & Release

  • How to know when and why to use saturation

  • How to increase the “perceived loudness” of your mix

  • How to add depth to a dull mix using reverb, delay and Return Tracks

  • How to use limiting to prepare your mix for the “mastering” stage

  • How to treat the Master track of your mix and raise the overall volume to the appropriate level for streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and Youtube

  • How to understand the differences between MIDI tracks and AUDIO tracks

  • How to record drums and bass when you don’t have those instruments and/or don’t know how to play them

  • How to convert MIDI to audio and why/when you might want to do so

  • How to use volume faders and panning to find “a place in the mix” for every element of your track

  • How to avoid frustration and unnecessary difficulty in the mixing phase of the process

  • How to use EQ (equalizer) to enhance your mix

  • How to clean up the bass + kick relationship in the lower mid portion of your mix

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