New EP Session 6

Further work done tonight on the mix of the main song. In particular the guitars. We layered additional tracks for the rhythm guitars which gave it much more full sound. We also re-EQed the drums and guitars which removed much of the mud and brought all the tracks more to life. We're almost there.. Just a few more tweaks here and there.

Studio One 2 - Stereo Image From Mono Track

Here's a Studio One tip that allows you to turn a mono track into a wide, stereo image.  When I first started working with DAWs I searched forever to figure this out.   Now its a technique I use on nearly every project.  Simple and works well.

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KRK Rokit 5 G2 Studio Monitors Unboxing & Review

I decided to upgrade my studio monitors to KRK Rokit 5 G2's.  They sound great and will make a huge difference when mixing.  The sonic range of these monitors is phenomenal from the highest bells to the lowest bass.   Amazing.  Check out this unboxing and review.

New EP Session 5

Spent some time mixing today. Realized that overall volume was too low and had to adjust. Mixing on my new KRK Rokit 5's is great. Will do a review on these later.

Trying to get all the drums right. Noticed too much sizzle on the crash and open hi hat so made a few changes to correct. Also worked on a few transitions. It's sounding great. Almost there.

Alesis Q25 USB MIDI Keyboard Unboxing & Review

I took a trip Guitar Center today with my boys to check out keyboards.  They didn't have the 61 key I was looking for  but they had a Black Friday Special on this little keyboard priced at $30.   I couldn't pass it up. Check out this unboxing and review.

Studio One 2 - Melodyne Quick Look

A quick look at the Melodyne plugin and it's integration with Studio One 2. Melodyne is powerful note correction software. I'm sold.   Melodyne comes integrated with Studio One Pro.

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Beatcraft - How To Render Each Drum Instrument Separately

A tutorial on how to use beatcraft to render separate WAV tracks for each drum instrument. Video also shows how to bring them into Mixcraft. This allows complete flexibility of each drum sound when mixing in Mixcraft or any DAW.

What I normally do is use the entire drum render as a reference track first.  Once tracking is done for all other instruments and I know the drums are right I'll go back and render each drum separately.  Just have to make sure you line up the separate drum tracks to the beginning of the song so they're in sync.

Important: When rendering each drum instrument turn remove all processing from Beatcraft and pan to center.  You want the drums flat so you can process them in your DAW.  Last thing.  You will have to test the volume setting in Beatcraft when rendering each track to make sure info sonic info is rendered.  I use 48000/24bit/Stereo when rendering these.  Experiment!  Enjoy!