Mind Of a Genius
From nearly 10 years of experience in music industry and working with hundreds of producers and artists – here’s what I learned. Fundamentally speaking, there are only 2 main types of music producers – which will be Creators and Followers. Ones create genres, others fill them in. Ones works become instantly recognizable while others have a sound like everybody else. Ones transcend their authenticity through music and it lasts decades while others go desperate to copy somebody else’s path but eventually get lost as the time goes on. I know it’s not an easy pill to swallow but let’s be objective – we only have 5% of people who can actually make things and the rest 95% who are somewhat good in remaking existing genres.
Mix not Master! (Pro Tips)
No matter whether you're a newbie, upcoming or skilled music producer I think we all can agree on how BIG of a struggle it is to come up with a perfect mix to the one you imagined! Something always comes off at the first try - the instruments not leveled, the snare is not hitting the way it should hit or probably it's the bass which sounds too blend. And here are you again, twisting and turning all the knobs in EQ & compressor plugins chaotically in a small hope it would change the situation. But is it really the way? Being in desperate search of a solution, I decided to take a step further and interview an old friend of mine, who graduated from one of the best audio engineering schools in the country and was working full time in multi-million dollar studios with artists from various genres and styles. Here's what he recommended...
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