My Master Plugins Revealed

FabFilter Saturn

I’m often asked what master plugins I use on my main output channel when working on music. Let’s take a look at a typical setup and what I do with those bad boys… Please note: These plugins can be used as mastering plugins. However this post is not about a mastering situation. These plugins are [...]

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Pulse Controller Review

Pulse Controller

At the core of all music creation lies a pulse. In an age of gear-overload, many of us have forgotten the most effective and intuitive pulse generator – a finger tap.

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Trial and Error

It’s hard to predict what people are gonna like. It has taken me by surprise countless of times.

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Hype, Stress and Whiners

I came across an interesting article by Alex at Sitting Ovation called I Don’t Understand The Scene : Part 1 – The Producers & Hype. Some of it I agree with 100% but other parts left me thinking. I decided to scribble down a few words of my own. This is an independent article, but I [...]

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Universal Grooves – Mastering an Album

The new album from Translation Recordings – Universal Grooves – has just been released. As with all their releases, I was responsible of the mastering. I’ve been meaning to write a little bit about mastering here on the blog so what better time to get to it than now?

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Giveaway: Komplete Elements

Good news! I’ve got a pristine copy of Native Instruments Komplete 8 Elements here to give out (worth 49€).

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Spice Up Your Logic: Logic GUI mod

While we are still impatiently waiting for Logic 10… Here’s something to ease things up a bit. Feast your eyes on this:

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Switch Things Up

We need routines, but sometimes routines can also work against us. It’s easy to stop searching for new ways of doing things and eventually things get stale.

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Protect Your Ears

Today I wanted to talk to you about protecting your hearing. I am the perfect person to do that as I’ve blasted my right ear about 10 years back and since then it’s permanently damaged.

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Your Worst Enemy

Ever thought the tune you’re working on isn’t finished just yet… That it needs a bit of tweaking before it goes out?? Ever wondered wether you should do something now or wait till you’re more ready, more skilled or more established? Story of my life…

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