Aman Suryavanshi 
Are these crazy expensive studio cables worth the cash? How come I can buy a Livewire XLR cable for a literal fraction of the price of a Monster cable? And then I see these ridiculous audiophile cables asking a thousand dollars or more for a single cable? What’s the deal? Do they actually produce better … Read more
If there’s any spot in the studio that lends itself to being anal-retentive and obsessive its the ordering and look of your rack. For me, I have to have each piece mounted in the right order with the right color combinations going on. I’ll even turn off the lights and see how all of the … Read more
Setting up and running a record label is a dream venture for many budding music entrepreneurs. But how do you even get started? Any of us who’ve had experience with the major label industry knows things are not always what they seem. From being locked into crazy contracts, ripped off, and being censored “guided” on … Read more
As John Lennon once wisely told us: “Instant Karma’s gonna get you, gonna knock you right on the head!” And that’s precisely what happened to Aaron Lewis, the singer from Staind. Hey, Aaron. How do you like your justice served? Scrambled or fried? Christina Aguilera Flubs the National Anthem Now look, seriously… I can’t even … Read more
Of the many questions we’ve received lately, three of them featured a similar theme, The Order of Operations, either in the question or in our answer. Here is the first in full for the benefit of the entire community regarding the steps to mixing a song: Special thanks goes to Artur for taking the time … Read more
Today’s question-giver has found a great local source for rigid fiberglass for acoustic treatment. But will it meet the needs for producing professional quality music? Let’s find out. Special thanks goes to Eric for correcting us on some details about the LA-2A compressor, one of the best and historically important important compressors out there. It’s … Read more
Today’s question is an interesting double dose of technical information that’s not obvious to anyone who hasn’t had the experience of tinkering around with all of the professional hardware and software we use during studio recording. A special thanks goes out to Martin for finding an error in a post about acoustic treatment. Let’s hop … Read more
Chance? Conspiracy? Synchronicity? These are words tossed around by those of us in the know who want to get to the bottom of this mystery. Why have so many musicians fallen to the curse of the 27 Club? What is the 27 Club Curse? During a tumultuous time for music when artists were again using … Read more
I, for one, welcome our new piano overlords. In 2009 at the World Venice Forum, an Austrian composer named Peter Ablinger unveiled his crazy talking piano contraption. While everyone was wondering what exactly was about to happen, he had it read the Proclamation of the European Environmental Criminal Court in a human voice: The video … Read more
Before we jump right into my list of best mixed albums, let’s remind the jimmy rustlers… this is an opinion post. And since it’s based around my opinion, it’s limited to the albums that I’ve had the fortune to listen to and become intimately familiar with. These are my favorite albums and songs in terms … Read more