Super Deep Thoughts

Creativity Plant

Permission

April 28, 2023June 21, 2023
Creativity, Production, Songwriting

This is your permission to make something bold, something thoughtful,… Read More »Permission

Compressor with the Best Attack Times for Instruments and Vocals

One weird trick

April 28, 2023June 21, 2023
Creativity, Deep Thoughts, Engineering, Production

What’s the best attack time for kick drum compression? How… Read More »One weird trick

Oeksound soothe2 Plugin Set to Stun

soothe abuse

April 24, 2023June 21, 2023
Creativity, Engineering, Mixing, Production

A while ago a producer I know was looking for… Read More »soothe abuse

Speaker and Two Dollar Bills

Some financial advice for freelancers

April 18, 2023June 21, 2023
Creativity, Gear

(This is not financial advice.) In 2015 I left my… Read More »Some financial advice for freelancers

Record Collection

Bandcamp Friday

April 5, 2023June 21, 2023
Creativity, Production, Songwriting

Bandcamp Friday is coming once again. Please go buy music… Read More »Bandcamp Friday

Memory Locations in Pro Tools

Marker strategy

March 27, 2023June 21, 2023
DAW, Engineering, Production

Pro Tools thought: I like to add numbers to my… Read More »Marker strategy

Rack of Bass Guitars

Bass parts?

March 24, 2023June 21, 2023
Arrangement, Production, Songwriting

We’ve got all sorts of juicy bass tones in today’s… Read More »Bass parts?

Cracked Hi-hat

Aiming high

March 22, 2023June 21, 2023
Creativity, Deep Thoughts, Production

I was talking with a drummer friend about a pair of… Read More »Aiming high

Panning a Stereo Track in Pro Tools

Stereo panning secrets

March 20, 2023June 21, 2023
DAW, Engineering, Mixing

Engineers will hate me for this one weird trick to… Read More »Stereo panning secrets

cmd-opt Clicking an Insert

Pro Tools problems

March 15, 2023June 21, 2023
DAW, Engineering

Tell me about a time you cmd-option clicked an insert… Read More »Pro Tools problems