VST (Virtual Studio Technology) has two types: VST effects and VST instruments. VSTi is a common name for the latter. For the time being, let’s stick to instruments that can be played. In music production, recorded analog instruments are fantastic, but the process of recording and adding them may be time-consuming (a longer process than […]
Whatever your level of expertise, whether you’re an award-winning, full-time composer or just a self-taught musician, you can always benefit from a good mastering process. While working as a mastering engineer, I’ve come across many artists who are wary of the process, referring to it as a “dark art.” The process of mastering isn’t supposed […]
There is one major reason why songwriting might be difficult… The Dreaded Writer’s Block! If you work in the movie business, you’ll hear this phrase a lot. To put it another way, regardless of the number of times you’ve written a song, it’s still a notion that most artists find difficult. If this sounds familiar, it’s because […]
