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In two days, Iâm going in for brain surgery.
The only thing I know for certain is this:
When I wake up, I will be 100% deaf in my left ear.
Thatâs the best-case scenario.
Everything else is unknown.
Thatâs a pretty wild futu
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Some synthesizers are polite.
Some are elegant.
The Korg MS-20 is neither.
It growls.
It screams.
It pushes back.
Where other synths feel smooth and refined, the MS-20 feels like electricity fighting to escape its cage.
It empowered producers who wanted tension, grit,...
Drum tuning is one of the most overlooked skills in recording and music production.
Well-tuned drums sounds bigger, clearer, and easier to mix.
A poorly tuned drum fights the song no matter how much EQ or compression you add.
If youâre recording and tuning real ...
Many producers believe creativity lives on the other side of a bigger room, better gear, or a perfect setup.
But history shows the opposite.
Some of the most influential music ever made came from:
bedrooms
basements
tiny rooms
minimal gear
The TR-808 wasnât built to be famous.
It wasnât built to be trendy.
It wasnât even built to sound âreal.â
It was built with transistors that were considered mistakes.
And those mistakes became magic.
At first, nobody wanted it.
Then everybody needed it.
Its low-en...
Every music producer touches the same tools.
But not every producer thinks the same way.
Some producers hear performance first.
Some hear sound.
Some hear emotion.
Some hear systems.
Some hear people.
Your strongest instincts reveal your producer type â the ...
Anyone can make a mix sound clear.
Few can make a mix sound exciting.
Excitement doesnât come from buying new plugins or chasing louder masters.
It comes from contrast, motion, variation, and intentional changes that keep the listener engaged from star...
In the mid-80s, music was drenched in warm analog pads, drifting oscillators, and chorus-soaked nostalgia.
Then the Yamaha DX7 arrived.
Sharp.
Precise.
Digital.
Cold in the most beautiful way.
It didnât behave like analog.
It didnât sound like analog.
It didnât want to...
LUFS exists because peak meters kinda lie. đ
Two tracks can peak at the same level and feel wildly different in loudness.
One feels calm. The other feels aggressive.
LUFS measures how loud audio feels to humans over time, not just how high the waveform goes.
If you understand LU...
If your mix feels muddy, weak, or unfocused, thereâs a good chance the problem lives in the low end.
Specifically:
the kick and the bass are fighting.
This isnât a plugin problem.
Itâs not a loudness problem.
Itâs a relationship problem.
When kick and bass work to...
Some machines make beats.
The MPC60 made musicians.
It didnât just trigger samples â it captured feel.
It didnât just sequence patterns â it shaped groove.
It didnât just crunch audio â it preserved attitude.
The MPC60 was the moment sampling and performance ...
Most mixes donât fail because of dozens of mistakes.
They fail because of one unresolved problem.
It might be:
a vocal thatâs slightly too quiet
a bass masking the kick
too much reverb on the wrong element
a harsh frequency pullin
...
Some machines make beats.
Others start revolutions.
The SP-1200Â didnât sound clean.
It didnât sound polished.
It sounded true.
Dusty, punchy, grainy â like the concrete it came from.
It didnât try to imitate real drums. It carved out a new musical universe, one chopped...
Layered guitars are the backbone of rock, pop, metal, indie, and cinematic production.
But big guitar tones donât just âhappen.â They come from a repeatable, organized workflow that keeps everything tight, in tune, and mix-ready.
This 10-step process is a standard ...
Some songs connect in the first few seconds.
Others never quite land â even if theyâre well-produced.
Instant connection doesnât come from complexity, perfection, or expensive gear.
It comes from clarity, emotion, and human alignment.
Across every genre, culture,...
Not every legendary synth is complex.
Not every classic is expensive.
Some machines become iconic because they make everyone sound good.
The Roland Juno-106 is that machine.
Warm pads.
Punchy bass.
Velvety leads.
A chorus that turns simple notes into cinematic nostalgia.
It d...
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