Session Recall Hack

When you’re working in the box, you enjoy a luxury, which is that all of your plugins and settings snap to attention as soon as you open your session.

Not All Keys Are the Same

There are 12 keys. Does it matter which one you pick? As musicians, we’re taught early and often that we should be proficient in all keys and while that’s true,…

should i care about polychords

Should I care about poly chords?

Selective Leveling

Level isn’t the most important element in your mix.

Signal Flow: it all boils down to this

There’s one thing that separates veteran producers and engineers from newcomers, and that thing is understanding signal flow.

Logic: select top/bottom MIDI note

By the way, did you know that logic has a key command to select the highest or lowest MIDI note?

The Four Chord Progression

When we think of Key Center, we’re often thinking of harmonies that revolve around a single chord, or a note that feels like home.

Put This Under Your Fingertips

Here’s another chord progression you should put under your fingers.

Phase in Sixty Seconds

Phase in 60 seconds, let’s go.

MBE: all levels

Let me share with you the steps I take to teach harmony to our students.

Trouble Hearing Compression

Raise your hand if you have trouble hearing compression.

We Can't Teach You How To Mix (v2)

We can’t teach you how to mix, nobody can.

Getting Started

We see both experienced and beginner producers at Bee Kitchen.

Mixing In Headphones

Diminished Chords Resolve 9 Ways — Here's the Pattern

A diminished chord resolves to four roots, major or minor — that's eight resolutions. The ninth is the surprise. How diminished chords function as rootless dominant 7ths and where each resolution leads.