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IHR 101 – “We’re Not Dead Yet”

In this episode David Andrew Weibe is introduced as the new co-host! We chat a bit about his projects: David Andrew Weibe Interviews and Music Business Podcast Tunecity.com SEGMENT: Gary Cable – More »

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IHR 100!!!

In this episode, I'm joined by the three finalists in the IHR Theme Contest: Jason Suko, Jac Mandel and Jordan Reynolds! More »

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Episode 99 – Big Al & Mastering Interview with Ian Shepherd

            In this episode, I’m joined by Allen “Big Al” Wagner: Big Toe Studio Home Studio Guru Turn Me Up! MAILBAG: Messages from Max Eisenbeiss who sets the More »

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We Have A Winner

We have a Winner! Entries have been submitted, the community has voted and now, the judges have endured a week of poking and proding by yours truly. And we’ve decided on a More »

Dynamic Range Day Competition 2013 Announced

So, the top prize in the 2013 Dynamic Range Day competition is… an SSL Buss Compressor. Wait, what ?!? The prize in a competititon intended to raise awareness of the loudness wars is… a compressor ? Exactly the kind of ...

Awesome Audio Production Tips for My Naive Santa Clauses

Hey there, It’s Christmas Eve around the world and some of you might even have opened your presents already. But the last 13 days have been pretty crazy for me. ...The post Awesome Audio Production Tips for My Naive Santa Clauses appeared first o...

The Reason Audio Mastering Is Such an Important Aspect of Music Production

This is a guest post from Barry Gardner, mastering engineer at SafeandSound online mastering I have lost count of the number of times where I have seen the word mastering ...The post The Reason Audio Mastering Is Such an Important Aspect of Music Produ...

The Most Popular Posts on Audio Issues in 2012

2012 was a really great year at Audio Issues. If somebody would’ve told me back in 2009 how many readers and fans I would have in only three years I ...The post The Most Popular Posts on Audio Issues in 2012 appeared first on Audio Issues.

How to Create Better Mixes by Panning in Mono

Got this question from a reader: I recorded in garageband, which they say records in mono. While playing the music over my two studio speakers it sounds great. When I play ...The post How to Create Better Mixes by Panning in Mono appeared first on Aud...

Recording Tip 36: When recording, record with the mix in mind.

The ability to record with the mix in mind is a bit of a lost art these days.  When someone gives me a song to mix, I can tell within a few minutes if the person who recorded it understands this concept.  A well recorded song has certain ...

Vir2 Fractured Review

I got my hands on Vir2′s Fractured: Prepared Acoustic Guitar sample library a while back and I’ve since been loving its strange and beautiful sounds. Fractured takes a much more esoteric, avant-garde approach to acoustic guitar sampling tha...

Creating Good Song Melodies From a Chord Progression

A great chord progression means nothing if the melody is unremarkable. _______________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle: Songwriting instruction that’s powerful and effective! _________________ If you like to ...

Waves Audio Introduces Element Synthesizer

Analog-style polyphonic instrument engineered to deliver the fat, gritty sound of the classics

How Chord Progressions Change as a Song Progresses

It’s not usually enough to simply create different progressions for your verse and chorus; these are the vital differences between the two. __________ These days in pop songwriting, it’s not all that unusual for a verse and chorus to use th...