Having a good pair of headphones will help you in many ways. First, you can hear all those tiny details hidden in your favorite songs, discover new things and enjoy music much more. Second (but not less important), headphones can be an invaluable tool to check your mixes or masters, especially when you don’t have a perfect …

So you want to record something great, right? Seems you’ll need a microphone then… Well, in this post I will try to give you some advices on which microphone to choose and how much money you should spend on it. You’ll be up and running in no time. There we go! Dynamic VS Condenser Let’s make …

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this short series, we touched on the role of compression and all the basic parameters you need to know to start dealing with compression and unlock its full potential. In this last part, I want to give you a step-by-step guide you may use to start setting up a compressor. If …

In Part 1 of this short series, we made up some clarity on what is the role of the compressor and some of its parameters. Today I want to give you the missing points to be able to make use of compression with confidence. Read on… Attack Time Question: “How fast will the compressor react …

When we hear about compressors for the first time, we think at something with some kind of “dark magic” in it, something that will make our mixes and tones better somehow, no matter the source or the settings. We don’t know how to actually use it and this will lead us to put it on …

If you are addicted to plugins or just curious as I am, you probably know we spend way to much time trying many different pieces of software that do the same thing, more or less. Compression, saturation, equalization…The list goes on. It’s no lie to say there are literally dozens of different vintage compressors or …