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May 6, 2014
Questions regarding Analog vs Digital Compression

Hi Stephen, I am a third year music tech uni student. I was wondering if you prefer to use analogue hardware compression or a digital plug-in? Do you think that digital is taking over in studios when it comes to mixing? Every recording & mixing engineer is going to have their own opinions on the […]

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April 28, 2014
Expanders and their uses

Stephen - over the years you've answered several of my questions and have taught me a lot. I have another question if you've got the time. I hear everyone talking about compression for dynamics, but I never hear anyone talking about using expanders. Why do people use them? Are they used frequently? Do you use […]

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April 27, 2014
WordPress web sites for Musicians

"Do you have a web site?" As a band or artist of any type, that is a question you may get asked often. These days it is more important than ever to have a strong web presence to promote your music or art.  Sure, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites are important, but they […]

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September 9, 2013
Getting Started as a Mixing Engineer or Music Producer

Here's a question I got via email this morning: What one piece of advice would you give to someone starting out at producing/mixing music? I can't quite decide if I'd rather wear the producer's hat or the mixing engineer's hat. I ask because I want to take music production more seriously, but I am a […]

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August 21, 2013
Must Have Tools - UAD Cambridge EQ (High pass filters)

Haven't written for a while, because I've been super busy in the studio with several big mixing projects, as well as some remixing/reworking type projects. However, I just wanted to add a quick article to my "Must Have" series to point out the UAD Cambridge EQ, which I use on somewhere around 80% of the […]

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April 11, 2013
Words of inspiration from Young Guru

Tuesday night we had the opportunity to attend an inspirational presentation from Young Guru.  This was an event put on by the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Recording Academy, and their Grammy U program. I was able to bring a guest, so I brought my wife along.  Although my wife has nothing to do with […]

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March 10, 2013
Questions from a university student

Hello Stephen.  I’m studying for a Bsc(Hons) in Sound Technology at the University of Glamorgan.  Would it be possible for you to participate in a quick questionnaire with regards to the working methods of current producers/mix engineers? Let the interrogation commence… Happy to try to help.  You can find lots of articles and answers to […]

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February 18, 2013
MIDI and Audio - Connections

If I'm going to MIDI my Korg Extreme to an audiobox 44VSL interface to do everything one needs to in order to record...Am I still going to be using 1/4" (phono) cables as well? (from Korg to interface) Also, while I got'cha, could you Please turn us dummys onto a site showing the ORDER in […]

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January 20, 2013
Mix Automation - Beyond Volume

Using mix automation for more than just volume. In this article I want to share with you how I used automation for my award winning mix of Bo Bice's song November.  This mix was done for the Sennheiser/Nuemann Bo Bice mixing competition, which was judged by a panel of top producers/engineers, including: Al Schmitt, Tom […]

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January 2, 2013
How to prepare for your recording session

  Barry Gardner is the sole mastering engineer at SafeandSound online mastering So you have booked your recording dates and hopefully they are a few weeks off so you can make preparations to get the most out of investment. Preparation for recording makes a lot of sense because it means you will get better value […]

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