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From the latest hypes, to tips on musical composition, production or mixdown and mastering. And from music business insights, to the newest strategies to promote your track and your artist brands. Our blog is more than just words; it's about sharing our love for music production and audio engineering. Whether you're a budding artist or an industry veteran, there's something here for everyone
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Hot & Hyped
February 2021 – The Hypes
I often get the question what sort of tracks are currently being hyped. What kind of sound works right now,…
Michael
January 2021 – The Hypes
I often get the question what sort of tracks are currently being hyped. What kind of sound works right now,…
Michael
December 2020 – The Hypes
I often get the question what sort of tracks are currently being hyped. What kind of sound works right now,…
Michael
November 2020 – The Hypes
I often get the question what sort of tracks are currently being hyped. What kind of sound works right now,…
Michael
Tips & Tricks
Get that perfect kick & bass glue! – Tip 25
Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates and tips & tricks the last few months. While 2020 has already…
Michael
Essential Music Business Information! – Tip 24
This time it’s a bit of a different ‘Tips & Tricks‘ blog than usual. Instead of the typical production tips,…
Michael
Free plugins – 2021 edition! – Tip 23
Happy New Year everyone! May 2021 be a year full of positive vibes. Hope you’re all ready for a new…
Michael
Tip 22 – How to bring ‘Life & Movement’ into your tracks.
Hey guys (& girls), This time I want to talk a bit about how to put some ‘life’ and ‘movement’…
Michael
Tip 21 – Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate – How to get that ‘professional sound’
Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate. Hey guys, This time our tips & tricks post is about getting your tracks to sound as…
Michael
Tip 20 – Clean & Controlled Sub Bass
Clean & Controlled Sub Bass Not a very long tips & tricks post this time, as I want to talk…
Michael
Tip 19 – Mix-down priorities
Mix-down priorities A few blogs ago I wrote about how mixer buss routing would make it easier for you to…
Michael
Tip 18 – Transient Shaping & Designing
Transient Shaping In order to dive deeper into the specifics of transient shaping, it’s important to first define what a…
Michael
Tip 17 – Louder is Better? – Perceived loudness
Louder is better? Many of you will have heard of the ‘loudness war’. A typical name for the fact music…
Michael
Tip 16 – Mixer Buss Routing for better mix-downs!
Buss Routing Mixer Buss Routing: Both for workflow purposes as for the benefit of your mixdown, it’s often best to…
Michael
Tip 15 – Networking – Getting your tracks out there!
So, You’re an artist. You’ve got a good backstory and you have some really good tracks as well. But getting…
Michael
Tip 14 – Boost your Creativity!
Hey guys, Back for another production tip this week. This time it’s not about a special production technique or science…
Michael
Tip 13 – Reverb – how to get that real sound
Yes, we’re gonna talk about Reverb. Ever since the introduction of digital music recording and processing, the audio community has…
Michael
Tip 12 – Why do your mixes sound ‘Muddy’ and Soft?
You might have heard people speak about the term ‘muddy’ when it comes to your mix downs. And possibly you’ve…
Michael
Tip 11 – Sidechaining your Reverb / Delay
So, you probably use a form of delay or reverb in every single track right? It’s a great way to…
Michael
Tip 10 – Mixing in Mono
Now since we’ve had a few tips about stereo imaging so far, and all the focus nowadays seems to be…
Michael
Tip 09 – Stereo Imaging – Part 2
So, part two about Stereo Imaging. There are several ways to make sounds wide, but they all work in a…
Michael
Tip 08 – All About Compression!
Hey guys, Here’s my new production tip for this time. I’ve always had tons of questions on compression. Compression can…
Michael
Tip 07 – Watermarking Your Tracks in FL Studio!
Audio Watermarking your tracks in FL Studio (or other DAWs) So, we all know the hassle. When sending out your…
Michael
Tip 06 – Referencing Your Tracks!
What’s happening in my lows? What’s happening in the lows of that commercially released and great sounding track? And what’s…
Michael
Tip 05 – Turn your ideas into reality
When starting out with production it can be hard to translate the ideas you have in your head into real…
Michael
Tip 04 – Freeware plugins galore!
Hey guys, This time I want to keep it simple and just make a list of some of my favourite…
Michael
Tip 03 – EQ’ing the high frequencies
It’s not all about that bass! Everyone who has been producing for some time has read it somewhere: Get rid of…
Michael
Tip 02 – Mixing Down in 3D – The Box
A mixdown can be something very abstract when you’re starting out with your productions. The pure theoretical definition is “to combine…
Michael
Tip 01 – Stereo Imaging
For this first production tip we’ll focus on the stereo image. More specifically; how to get a wide lead sound…
Michael
Articles
Ghost Production 2024 – a Mid-Year Review
These past few months have been nothing short of wild for the electronic dance music (EDM) scene. We are witnessing…
Michael
The Mysteries of Ghost Production in Electronic Dance Music
Introduction In the realm of Electronic Dance Music (EDM), there exists a fascinating phenomenon known as ghost production. This practice…
Michael
Ghost Production Services – For the cool cats
It’s no surprise that we’re running a ghost production service over here. But we do still get a lot of…
Michael
What is a Ghost Producer?
What is a Ghost Producer? A Ghost Producer (or Ghost Writer) is a producer who produces music credited to another person. Ghost…