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Turning your artist project into a legitimate business is the first step in achieving financial independence. Although many people find comfort in knowing that they’ll receive a regular paycheck from their day job, many of you reading this are probably sick of the day-to-day, soul-sucking experience that comes along with working for someone else. Additionally, when you run your own business, there’s no cap on the amount of money you can make.

Plugin Alliance has united some of the most renowned international audio companies under, what they refer to as, a “virtual roof.” On their official website, they state that “Plugin Alliance empowers world-renowned analog hardware companies with a digital strategy and provides software developers with services that allow them to develop products with increasing quality and quantity.” Essentially, they’re working with some of the greatest audio companies on earth to provide an assortment of high-quality analog modeled plugins.

Being able to produce a professional level vocal recording is a coveted skill. If you’ve attempted to record vocals before and the results were lackluster, it was likely a number of factors that played a part in mangling your recording. Surprisingly, the quality of your gear probably had very little to do with the results you experienced. Even a cheap condenser microphone like an MXL 990 is capable of producing excellent results if used appropriately.

How many time have you made a mix that you were pleased with, but when you played it in your car, it fell apart? Your mixing ability will get you pretty far, but you'll eventually hit a wall. The equipment you use does matter, but this doesn’t mean that you have to spend a lot of money on new hardware. I’m going to show you how to drastically improve your ability to make your mixes translate to consumer speakers for as little as $10.

Dynamic EQs and multiband compressors look similar, have similar controls, and behave similarly. With so many similarities, it can be difficult to identify how they are dissimilar. The difference between dynamic EQs and multiband compressors lays buried in their design. Dynamic EQs use their input audio signal as a sidechain source to trigger a parametric EQ that affects signal amplitude. Multiband compressors split their input audio signal using multiple filters, and the signal from each filter is run through its own compressor; these signals are then summed together to create the output signal.

Acoustic guitar is an instrument that many people want to incorporate into their songs, but the problem is that capturing a quality recording can prove to be quite challenging if you’re new to recording. I’ve put together a list of tips that will help you achieve the professional quality sound you’re chasing, both on a budget, and with high-end gear.