Regular readers must have already spotted my proclivity for organic sound, especially with percussion. There’s nothing I dislike more than when I listen to nice tracks by renowned producers with terrible

You have experienced this many times, for sure, and you just can't explain how in the world you did it. "How did I do that?", you ask yourself, oddly surprised at your sudden masterful abilities.

As most teenagers from my generation with a slight interest in music, I used to spend my afternoons watching music videos on MTV, and it was in one of those lay-down afternoons that I first heard the catchy

I was a teenager discovering the local underground scene when I heard a former punk-rocker saying in an interview that he rehearsed every song with his band at different speeds, from the original one that

There’s magic behind a sawtooth oscillator playing a thick bass line. There’s something about that sound and its harmonics that is so appealing. It’s been around since the 40s and it doesn’t seem to retire

As a child, I always wondered how deep can one look into an object. We’re used to seeing the shape of everything from our own human perspective. A dog, a rock, a snowflake, the skin, the eyes… they all

What does it feel like when somebody whispers in your ear? Some people describe it as a static-like sensation on the scalp, “akin to a mild electrical current…or the carbonated bubbles in a glass of

What sounds humans love most? There are tons of surveys and studies out there. Some of the most popular sounds are: waves breaking onshore, fire crackling, white noise, children’s laughter… Back in 1933,

As usual, I discovered this trick by chance. I had a MIDI keyboard controller from which I was triggering some piano sounds in Logic. The sound was mapped to be recorded in Pro Tools, as I normally do.

My immediate reaction was of total astonishment. “Is this possible? I mean, is this right?” My cousin had lent me his copy of “Get A Grip” by Aerosmith, and right after the first track, a clear burp was

Go to any forum, whether it’s for producers, mixing engineers or sound designers, and you’ll always find this discussion: kicks and snares, mono or stereo? The scale tips to the mono side most of the times

Noise can be so beautiful. It can be mellow and relaxing. If you have the chance to go sailing, you’ll hear that the ocean produces several sounds at the same time when you are in the open sea. The waves

How many times have you stayed through a terrible movie just to know what happens at the end? That is the power of an open loop when it pokes your curiosity. If you are a regular TV series fan, you might

Back in the tenth century, the Japanese perfected the art of manufacturing a lethal and versatile warrior sword known as katana (刀). With the sharpness of a razor, its blade is hard and flexible at the

I have to admit that I have a weakness for low frequency sounds. They are so powerful that they can shake the whole building when played on a nice set of speakers. When that is not the case, unfortunately,

A few months ago, I was talking to a fellow producer about mixing and I remember we agreed on how easier it was to mix rock, pop or electronic dance music. When you are working with bass, keyboards and