Dance Music for Heroes
I thought a good way to start 2021 would be to recap the top lessons I learned over the last year as a result of this podcast and my guests. This will be a quick, but really important episode since it will not only give you some of the overarching themes from the previous year but can also serve as an index for some of the shows you may have missed.
Today we look at the new iZotope RX 8 as a tool for extracting stems from tracks for remixes and mashups. We’ll compare it with Spleeter, some free software made available by Deezer, using a couple of my songs so you can hear how the two compare. I’ve also got an update on Facebook who clarified their recent music guideline changes and what they meant by “music experiences” for live streaming.
Today on the Producer Life Podcast I talk about how I processed the vocals in my recent pop track, “This Way.” I compare two different results, one using an iZotope Nectar 3 preset and then using a custom Ableton vocal processing rack (free download below!)
In episode 22 I talk about my experience using iZotope Neutron 3 and their Visual Mixer on my recent track This Way. How good is iZotopes’ AI-powered mix assistant? Does their visual mixer improve my stereo field?
I struggle with mixing (getting relative track volume levels correct) and mastering (the final 5% of polishing before a release). It’s time consuming, and I’m pretty sure my ears still lack the professional touch of an audio engineer. At the same time, I’m trying to get my production speed up and I’m not willing to … Read more
