Contemplations on the Art of Music Production

Category: Workflow

  • My Best Practice Backup Strategy for Small Business

    Click, click, click… Ever experienced the panic when your hard drive starts making that sound? I have. And of course I didn’t have a proper backup strategy in place.

  • What Sample Rate and Bit Depth Should I Use?

    I often get questions about what is the best sample rate and bit depth to use. So let me break it down in a simple way. This article is updated in October 2021.

  • Production Advice From Metalheadz Artists

    The fourth installment of the iconic Platinum Breakz album series on Metalheadz is out now. I’m happy and proud to be a part of it and wanted to celebrate the release by doing something a little bit special. I wanted to bring you guys some knowledge straight from the trenches. So I took to it and spoke to…

  • Secret Feature in Ableton Live: Show Devices / Plugins on Tracks

    One of the things I have been missing in Ableton Live is the ability to see all of the devices/plugins of all of the tracks at once. It’s a bit annoying having to hop tracks to see what devices each one has loaded up. Well, one of you (thanks Martin) pointed me out to a…

  • Breaking Workflow

    This is a guest post by Kim Lajoie. I recently came across his blog and felt very much connected to his way of thinking. So I invited him to write a little something for me and here we go! I’ll let Kim take it from here. Why should breaking workflow become a part of your workflow?…

  • Take a Break

    What is your concentration span? There’s a limit.