The other day I created a template for an upcoming country music album and I figured I'd share it with you guys! This will give you an idea of my process, and how much time is saved by making templates for tracks. The goal with templates is to give the most routing, organization, and rudimentary mixing possible so that you can focus on the music. Here you can see what it looks like when I open the program with the country template. I have almost all of the potential instrumen

If you only had to choose 5 plugins or tools for mixing your song, what would they be? I am here to present my opinion on this subject. These are not brand-specific, just the general types of plugins that I use most frequently. Here they are! EQ - I think this goes without saying, but you usually need to EQ every single track (or bus at least) that you are mixing. This helps instruments pop out and have their own spot in the mix. It can also remove unwanted frequencies from i

Are you new to sync licensing/composing production music? Follow these 10 tips to help you get started! Start recording! You can read all you want in forums, but the actual first step you need to take is to record your music. Pick a style of music that you can do easily and record a track (or several). If you don't have decent recording equipment, you will need to invest in it. Beef up your mixing skills. Learn common tricks, typical EQ's, find your favorite reverbs, etc. Qua