Mixing with Groups in Propellerhead Reason

Groups are a great way to handle parts of a mix before they go to the record pressing plant via the Master Out. As you may have noted yourself the Master is where it all comes together so if you whack a 32nd-note BPM-synced Phaser on the Master in a fit of LSD induced midnight … Continue reading Mixing with Groups in Propellerhead Reason

How to transfer a Vinyl Record to Digital (CD, mp3 etc)

Many people will wonder why anyone would want to record a record (remember those vinyl discs) into the digital domain. Well let me tell you there are a few reasons. Firstly a record in good condition has a lovely sound and it definitely ain't the same as a CD. Sure the CD may have a better … Continue reading How to transfer a Vinyl Record to Digital (CD, mp3 etc)

Gear Lust

and limiting creativity As musicians, we need two main traits in balance: Creativity & Discipline. One without the other leads to either indecipherable rubbish or no output at all. The other without the one leads to passionless filler or again no output. A precursor of Creativity is being Inquisitive. Without seeking the new or inquiring into the existing, there … Continue reading Gear Lust

How to Mix Well

Buddha DJ There is a common question on Forums all over the net: "How do I get a bangin' mix that pastes my ears back through my mate's Sub?" And there are a lot of tutorials, many really stupid, a few good, that offer answers but what I so rarely see is the one-ring-to-rule-them-all answer. … Continue reading How to Mix Well

The Post Album Slump

I am in a post album slump. This has happened after every album I have released since 1990. In the early years I thought it meant something was wrong, that I had lost my muse, mojo or some other superstitious artist turn of phrase. Well let me tell you this is normal. It is normal to feel flat, empty … Continue reading The Post Album Slump

Build Your Own Reverb Unit

When I started making music in the late 1980's, good Reverb units were still very expensive. If they were anything near affordable they sounded pretty poor. Nowdays every DAW has two or three decent to good Reverb units on offer (yes even Reason with the addition of REs). But do you know that you can … Continue reading Build Your Own Reverb Unit

Creating External FM in Reason

FM Synthesis isn't the easiest thing to get your head around and while it can be full of wonders much of what you will do will create a ghastly scraping noise even Satan would find distressing. Mostly FM Synthesis will be created using simple tones inside the same unit, think Yamaha DX 7 or Casio … Continue reading Creating External FM in Reason