A Good Dose Of Fearmongering
There’s nothin’ like a good dose of fear-mongering to get the blood pumping, so this week’s indie artist outrage is directed at a small...
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Adam Whittaker
Mar 264 min read
Adventures In Mastering Pt2
Following on from our previous adventure, we arrive in 2024. What is the best mastering service or option? This is the mastering...
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Adam Whittaker
Mar 204 min read
Backup Backup
This topic is boring, I know, but they aren’t going to tell you this one at recording school and it won’t make a cool YouTube video for...
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Adam Whittaker
Mar 134 min read
What IS a producer?
Since everyone calls themselves a producer these days, let's look at what a producer is and the different kinds you might experience
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Adam Whittaker
Mar 54 min read
Tubes And Tapes
…or the episode in which we drank the kool aid. I was super excited when I bought my first actual all tube mic preamps. Like everyone,...
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Adam Whittaker
Feb 203 min read
Credits
I have to admit credits are one of the things that got me into this mess in the first place. I'd get a new record, throw it on for a...
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Adam Whittaker
Jan 195 min read
The Five Music Business Weasels You Need If You Want To Play Coachella Or Whatever
here are five pillars that an artist that aspires to be a working, probably wanting to get signed artist generally pursues. Let’s look...
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Adam Whittaker
Dec 9, 20234 min read
Unlocking Creativity and Productivity for Musicians and Producers
creativity and productivity are two of the cornerstones of success - with a few simple strategies, you can unlock your creative potential
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Adam Whittaker
Oct 28, 20236 min read
Spotify's big changes to their royalty model explained
This week everyone is talking about the news that Spotify is planning to make changes to the royalty payout model early next year, with...
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Adam Whittaker
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Babysitting
Whenever anyone would ask me what I did, I used to say professional babysitter. It’s not been far off the truth sometimes....
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Adam Whittaker
Feb 25, 20237 min read
Online Mixing Engineer vs. In-Studio Mixing: Which is Right for You?
Introduction Choosing between an online mixing engineer or in-studio mixing is an important decision for musicians and producers because...
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Adam Whittaker
Jan 10, 20234 min read
How To Write A Music Bio
Like so many of the things indie artists have to do now as well as making great music - learning how to write a music bio is a key one!
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Adam Whittaker
Dec 15, 20225 min read
How To Reach Out To Bloggers And Playlisters
As we head through 2024 streaming playlists and music blogs are still some of the most important resources we in the indie community...
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Adam Whittaker
Dec 6, 20224 min read
Recording Drums - Overheads
Recording acoustic drums is one of those things that people seem to think is difficult but is also one of the most fun. I’ll cover...
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Adam Whittaker
Nov 14, 20225 min read
How Do I Mix An Album?
As a mix engineer, sometimes I get asked about my mixing process. Doing a single mix is one thing - but how do I approach album mixing as...
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Adam Whittaker
May 12, 20226 min read
Recording Guitar
First, simply use the right tool for the job. Any guitar tone is a combination of three things: The player, the guitar, and the amp....
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Adam Whittaker
Apr 14, 20224 min read
Bass Traps, Part One
When I first started working from my own small studio everything I mixed was too bass heavy even though it sounded totally fine there...
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Adam Whittaker
Apr 7, 20227 min read
Room Setup 101
There is an acoustics expert out there who says his products affect sound waves at a some kind of a voodoo molecular quantum level (and...
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Adam Whittaker
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Saturation
Saturation, for lack of a better definition is typically very mild distortion, also referred to as “coloration”, “vibe” “flavour” and...
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Adam Whittaker
Mar 9, 20223 min read
Preset F**ker
Don’t be Preset F**ker. Use the workflow, sure… but stretch your horizons to make better records on the way...
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