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Before the digital age arrivedā¦
before FM took overā¦
before sampling became mainstreamā¦
there was the PPG Wave 2 ā a glowing blue spaceship of a synthesizer that sounded like the future trying to break into the present.
It wasnāt analog.
It wasnāt digital.
...
Thereās a reason certain chord progressions show up again and again in hit songs.
Itās not laziness.
Itās not lack of creativity.
Itās because these progressions mirror how humans experience tension and release.
They feel familiar.
They feel satisfying.
Th...
If the TR-808 was the boomā¦
ā¦the TR-909 was the kick in the chest.
The 909 didnāt whisper.
It punched.
It pushed.
It propelled bodies into motion.
It wasnāt designed for clubs ā but it became the blueprint of club rhythm.
Where the 808 was wide and deep, the 909 was tight ...
I look like Temu Tom Hardy got hit by a truck, I'm a human pin-cushion, and I'm totally deaf in one ear, ...but I'm back!Ā I'm officially The One-Eared Music Producer!Ā
... and yes I can still mix better than you!šļøš¤ šļø No, seriously. I can. It's weird.
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Some synthesizers are polite.
Some are elegant.
The Korg MS-20 is neither.
It growls.
It screams.
It pushes back.
Where other synths feel smooth and refined, the MS-20 feels like electricity fighting to escape its cage.
It empowered producers who wanted tension, grit,...
Drum tuning is one of the most overlooked skills in recording and music production.
Well-tuned drums sounds bigger, clearer, and easier to mix.
A poorly tuned drum fights the song no matter how much EQ or compression you add.
IfĀ youāre recording and tuning real ...
Many producers believe creativity lives on the other side of a bigger room, better gear, or a perfect setup.
But history shows the opposite.
Some of the most influential music ever made came from:
bedrooms
basements
tiny rooms
minimal gear
The TR-808 wasnāt built to be famous.
It wasnāt built to be trendy.
It wasnāt even built to sound āreal.ā
It was built with transistors that were considered mistakes.
And those mistakes became magic.
At first, nobody wanted it.
Then everybody needed it.
Its low-en...
Every music producer touches the same tools.
But not every producer thinks the same way.
Some producers hear performance first.
Some hear sound.
Some hear emotion.
Some hear systems.
Some hear people.
Your strongest instincts reveal your producer type ā the ...
Anyone can make a mix soundĀ clear.
Few can make a mix soundĀ exciting.
Excitement doesnāt come from buying new plugins or chasing louder masters.
It comes from contrast, motion, variation, and intentional changes that keep the listener engaged from star...
In the mid-80s, music was drenched in warm analog pads, drifting oscillators, and chorus-soaked nostalgia.
Then the Yamaha DX7 arrived.
Sharp.
Precise.
Digital.
Cold in the most beautiful way.
It didnāt behave like analog.
It didnāt sound like analog.
It didnāt want to...
LUFS exists because peak meters kinda lie. š
Two tracks can peak at the same level and feel wildly different in loudness.
One feels calm. The other feels aggressive.
LUFS measures how loud audio feels to humans over time, not just how high the waveform goes.
If you understand LU...
If your mix feels muddy, weak, or unfocused, thereās a good chance the problem lives in the low end.
Specifically:
the kick and the bass are fighting.
This isnāt a plugin problem.
Itās not a loudness problem.
Itās a relationship problem.
When kick and bass work to...
Some machines make beats.
The MPC60 made musicians.
It didnāt just trigger samples ā it captured feel.
It didnāt just sequence patterns ā it shaped groove.
It didnāt just crunch audio ā it preserved attitude.
The MPC60 was the moment sampling and performance ...
Most mixes donāt fail because of dozens of mistakes.
They fail because of one unresolved problem.
It might be:
a vocal thatās slightly too quiet
a bass masking the kick
too much reverb on the wrong element
a harsh frequency pullin
...
Some machines make beats.
Others start revolutions.
The SP-1200Ā didnāt sound clean.
It didnāt sound polished.
It sounded true.
Dusty, punchy, grainy ā like the concrete it came from.
It didnāt try to imitate real drums. It carved out a new musical universe, one chopped...
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