Illustrious Sound

There are mixed opinions regarding mixing and mastering with headphones. Binge-watch a series of videos on this topic, or bury yourself in a slough of articles, and two camps form, those that believe it’s alright to mix and master on headphones and those that don’t. Both sides put up a great argument and have their […]

In a previous blog post, I talked about acoustic room treatments, and while you should treat your room acoustically, sometimes it’s just not practical. I had mentioned my small, almost square studio as the worst-case scenario. I said I had abandoned acoustic room treatments because no matter how much foam I stuck to the walls […]

Justification for an untreated room? How dare you! Now that I got your attention, let’s talk about it. Almost everyone with a studio has a treated room. Most have bass traps and wall treatments at their speaker’s first reflection points, perhaps a ceiling cloud above their mixing position. These room treatments deaden, disperse, and absorb […]

When I want to learn something new, I hop on YouTube and binge-watch tutorials hoping to find the answer to a question I might have. Quite often, I end up checking out videos on mixing and mastering. When watching mixing and mastering videos, these YouTubers often ask, can you hear the difference? I can’t, never […]

While I’m in the process of setting up my studio in the most efficient way I can, with the resources I have, I’m starting to realize how important reading the manual is. We all know reading the manual is essential, yet most of us have had gear around our studio for years, with the user […]

Welcome to the second day of my studio redesign! This series is for my students who want to set up their own home studio. Here are some questions. What do you want to do with your studio, record yourself, record others, produce electronic music, mix, master or create orchestral mock-ups? With today’s technology, you can […]

After its annual cleaning, it’s time to reorganize my home studio. When putting my studio back together, it’s an ideal time to rearrange things, add new items, and get my studio working again. This blog series lets students follow me over the next 30-something days as I set up, solve issues, fix and build what’s […]

I thought the first post on my website should be about what makes a person want to spend time and money developing their home studio. Looking back into my past, I was trying to remember what first inspired me to start my studio.  Does the idea start before you know it? I would like to […]