Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates and tips & tricks the last few months. While 2020 has already been crazy busy for us at the Ghost Producer NL studios, 2021 has been even crazier. With the music industry picking up we’ve been living in the studio, churning out new tracks for our artists. But I figured it was … Read More
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, I thought it might be interesting for you guys to gain some essential insights to how the music business actually works. So I’ve compiled a list of 20 of the best YouTube videos talking about crucial topics that relate to … Read More
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 year with new chances. 🙂 Since it has been a while that I did a ‘Tips & Tricks‘ blog, and even longer that I did one focusing on the best free plugins, I figured it was time for an update. … Read More
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’ into your tracks. That little bit of special sauce bringing a sense of depth that sparks the listeners interest subconsciously while not distracting from the main elements too much. This is probably the least technical tip that will drastically improve … Read More
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 good as ‘the professional’ tracks you hear on iTunes, Spotify, Beatport or the radio, that are released by your favorite artists. These are not as much technical tips but are focused more on the mindset, and the creative process, to … Read More
Tip 20 – Clean & Controlled Sub Bass
Clean & Controlled Sub Bass Not a very long tips & tricks post this time, as I want to talk about a very specific subject. It’s still a very important aspect of your track though. Too much of it, and your track sounds boomy, pushing away additional instruments. Too little of it, and your track will sound powerless. You probably … Read More
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 improve your mix-downs. Today I’ll be talking about how thinking about the mix-down process and making conscious decisions will further improve the quality of your tracks. Furthermore I’ll give a few tips and pointers on how to make the most … Read More
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 transient is exactly. Wikipedia describes the term transient as following: “In acoustics and audio, a transient is a high amplitude, short-duration sound at the beginning of a waveform that occurs in phenomena such as musical sounds, noises or speech. It … Read More
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 has been pushed harder and louder for the last decade or more, reducing the dynamic range of the music more and more. Audiophiles will say it degrades the audio quality; removing all the different nuances in the dynamic range and … Read More
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 do a basic set-up for your mix before you even start producing. The easiest way to do this is to break your mix down into specific elements and group them into main mixer busses. This is something you can prepare … Read More