Audio effects by design, alter sound. Delay and echo are some common effects that are discussed in music production, often to figure out a difference between the two. Within context, Echo and Delay are similar but NOT the same. Echo creates an ambient time shifted duplicate of a sound by mimicking natural echo while delay […]
Is A 13 Inch Laptop Too Small For Music Production?
People that are looking to get into music production often wonder what computer will suit them best in order for them to be able to pull off a good job. Laptops come in different sizes and the question that gets tossed around a lot is; “Is a 13 inch laptop too small for music production?” […]
What Are FET Compressors Good For?
There exist different types of compressors and they all have their specific application tailored into their design. Field Effect Transistor or FET compressors emulate a tube-style compression which is known for adding warmth to sounds. FET compressors are good for drums, bass, guitar, vocals and everything else that needs aggression and punch, this is because […]
Rapidly Improve Your Mixes With These 10 Tips!
Mixing makes up a huge part of music production and is one of the main ingredients. To succeed in music production; skill-wise, you need to sharpen and elevate your mixing game in order to create radio-ready music, ready for mass consumption. There exist various mixing techniques, we all mix differently and there is no such […]
What Is The Happiest Key?
Its always good to understand various musical keys and the variety of emotions that they are able to create. In this post we’ll explore the musical keys that bring about “happy” emotions. So then what is the happiest key? The happiest key is the F Major & C Major which is associated with victory, triumph […]
What Is The Difference Between Saturation And Distortion?
Music production concepts and techniques are a lot and some times distinguishing between two or more may be a challenge especially for a beginner. Saturation and distortion are two very handy tools in music production. The main confusion surrounding the two is people often want to know the difference between them because they don’t know that […]
What Is The Easiest Genre to Produce?
When looking to get into music production, picking a genre can be challenging. What most people will generally look for is a genre that is easy to grasp and even easier to produce. This then leaves the question, which genre is the easiest to produce? Hip-hop is the easiest genre to produce. It is less […]
What Is The Point Of Panning?
Panning is one of the most overlooked areas of music production and probably the most under used by most beginner music producers. In Music production, panning is the process of positioning sounds to the left or right of the stereo image. The purpose of panning is to create a balance in the stereo image, therefore […]