• Flow and Direction: Accessing the Inner Shape of Your Music

    Music is about tension and release. Everything can be thought of in this way, from the chords chosen, the intensity with which you play and ...
  • Monitor Placement and Setup 101

    This tutorial is an excerpt from the Sonarworks Successful Studio Setup eBook. Download a FREE copy of the SonarWorks Successful Studio Setup eBook here! Where ...
  • Your Next Great Studio Upgrade: A Curved Display

    For the past few years, the computer gaming market has readily embraced ultra-wide, curved, displays that follow a design concept first presented in the large-screen ...
  • 2019: State of the Mac

    [Originally posted June 3, 2019, updated August 27 and December 20] A few years ago, I wrote the somewhat disturbing feature, “Why Your Next Studio ...
  • Your New Studio Macintosh Is Finally Here… And it’s not the iMac Pro.

    Your New Studio Macintosh Is Finally Here… And it’s not the iMac Pro. By Scott Kahn Many musicians and recording engineers have felt left out ...
  • Studio: Turn Your Older Apple Mac Pro Into a Modern Studio Powerhouse (or something just ...

    It’s safe to say that a vast number of commercial and pro-level project studios have digital audio workstations built around Apple’s aluminum enclosure Mac Pro ...
  • In-Ear Monitoring 101

    Any Musician Can Make Use of This Essential Monitoring Technology I love playing live, but there are times when the monitoring in a club is ...
  • Setting Up: Using Conventional and Radical Setups to Solve Problems

    Getting the best sound on stage in a variety of situations. Setting Up In chapter 1, we looked at individual instruments and how to get ...
  • Producing: Getting The Best out of Musicians

    An excerpt from the book, The Music Producer's Handbook Even if a musician is completely comfortable with his environment and headphone mix, there are additional ...
  • Getting an Endorsement Deal

    Is a formal relationship with your gear maker right for you? Endorsements are a marketing tool that manufacturers use to help them sell more products. Your ...