The beauty of Amazon

by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Illustrious Sound

I don’t have shares in Amazon or affiliate links; I don’t plan on stopping my day job as a private online music instructor. So why am I writing about the beauty of Amazon? In my case, Amazon Canada, but insert the country of your choice. If you’ve...

Studio types and purposes

by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Illustrious Sound

Everyone is unique and has their workflow, passions, and projects. When designing your home studio, you may want to consider the type of studio you want to create. Here are some examples of studios with a particular purpose and some considerations accompanying them. I...

Mixing on headphones, yes or no?

by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., 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...

Workarounds for acoustic treatment

by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Illustrious Sound

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...

Justification for an untreated room

by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Illustrious Sound

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...

You can’t hear the difference?

by Trevor Baron | Mar 6, 2023 | Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog., Illustrious Sound

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...