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Time Management With The Pomodoro Technique

by Niklas Blixt on 02/23/2012 · 6 comments

The following is a guest post by Niklas Blixt from Sweden.

Maximizing Productivity

I think most of you want to want to be as productive as possible. Not only do you want to make good music, you want to make a lot of it! Isn’t that true? I know that I want to! But sometimes it can be a bit tricky to find the time, especially if you’re not working full time with music. For example, I am a freelance drummer and I study music production. I need to find time to practice and study both.

To get things done you have to start using your time more wisely, eliminate procrastination and rid your time with distractions. I have found a tried and true way to maximize my productivity: Meet “The Pomodoro Technique.” [click to continue…]

5 Essentials to Setting Up Your Own Home Recording Studio [Guest Post]

Americans’ possess a strong sense of individualism that tends to permeate all sectors of our lives. We love to tackle do-it-yourself projects; partially to earn the sense of satisfaction that comes with completing a project, but also to save money over hiring a professional. Tackling your own do-it-yourself project can range from simple tasks such [...]

August 16, 2011 3 comments Read the full article →

Reverb Tips When Mixing Drums [Guest Post]

If you need some reverb ideas for drums, then this post can provide some tips. Reverb and panning are two important elements that add space, ambiance and location of your drums in the mix. Panning is a completely different subject and you can read more about that here. This tutorial talks about reverb implementation for [...]

August 10, 2011 0 comments Read the full article →

Home Recording Tips for Beginners [Guest Post]

Whether it is learning how to play piano, or producing your first home-made song, you are going to need a recording studio. First of all, possibly the most important thing to begin with is to set a budget for yourself, because it can easily be pushed far beyond its limits if you want the best [...]

August 8, 2011 0 comments Read the full article →

Defining Your Snare Drum Sound in the Mix

Once you are happy with the snare mics’ relative phase to the overheads, it’s time to move onto working on the actual sound of the drum and there are two main tools we have at our disposal for this; EQ and compression. When you are balancing multiple mics on the same drum, it is hugely important to check [...]

August 3, 2011 3 comments Read the full article →

31 Days to Better Sounding Drums: Acoustics, Mic Placement and GAS [Part 31 of 31]

Welcome to Day 31 of 31 Days to Better Sounding Drums. Last and certainly not least, I’ve asked microphone guru, Matthew McGlynn to talk a little bit about acoustics and mic placement. Matt writes about microphones at RecordingHacks.com. You don’t record drums in a vacuum. The microphones around your kit won’t just record the drums, [...]

July 31, 2011 0 comments Read the full article →

31 Days to Better Sounding Drums: Drum Editing [Part 30 of 31]

The following is a guest post by Jon Tidey of Audiogeekzine. You can hire Jon for drum editing and more at Beatfixx.com. Drum editing has become an absolutely necessary part of the record production process. Out of time drums are one of those things that prevents a recording project from sounding as good as it can. Along [...]

July 30, 2011 0 comments Read the full article →