Asymmetrical Waveforms

Should I be concerned that the top part of this waveform is bigger than the bottom?

Easiest Complicated Chord Progression

If you’re just getting chords under your fingers, this is going to be the easiest complicated chord progression you’ve ever learned.

Recording Phase Inversion: part 2

Here’s a follow-up to the phase inversion trick I shared with you the other day to get you untethered from your headphones It works on a similar principle, but it’s a little different in this scenario.

Piano Tuning Basics

Today I’m gonna tune this monster.

Relying on Luck

If you know someone who’s making cool beats but they’re still adjusting stuff by ear, getting things sounding good without entirely understanding what those settings are doing, their success relies as much on luck as it does on skill.

Stop Clapping Like an Idiot

If you’ve already trained your ear to identify the sonic footprint of a room, a sharp clap can be a great way to do a quick evaluation.

Stitch: Emma Harner

It’s a shame to talk over this beautiful song by Emma Harner.

Transport Hack

I’m a guy who loves to get my hands dirty.

Hate

Theory and Metering

You should no more put a chord in the middle of a chord sequence because you think it is supposed to be there.

dynamic

This is a dynamic microphone.

Distortion

Distortion comes in lots of flavors, but one thing they all share is that distortion adds high frequency content to your program material.

Anatomy of a Reverb

After the onset of the original sound, the anatomy of a reverb occurs in three distinct stages.

Tape Marker

Two things in the studio you’ll never see me without.

Run Tape

Always run tape. That was a piece of advice I got as a young musician, and I still think it’s really good. I don’t just mean you should record your…