Adam Whittaker5 days ago6 minRecording GuitarFirst, simply use the right tool for the job. Any guitar tone is a combination of three things: The player, the guitar, and the amp....
Adam WhittakerApr 144 minBass Traps, Part OneWhen I first started working from my own small studio everything I mixed was too bass heavy even though it sounded totally fine in the...
Adam WhittakerApr 77 minRoom Setup 101There is an acoustics expert out there who says his products affect sound waves at a some kind of a voodoo molecular quantum level (and...
Adam WhittakerMar 162 minSaturationSaturation, for lack of a better definition is typically very mild distortion, also referred to as “coloration”, “vibe” “flavour” and...
Adam WhittakerMar 93 minPreset F**kerIn my pond, there once was a guy known as "the Gordon Ramsey of recording” or, as I liked to call him - Preset F**ker. He was by all...
Adam WhittakerFeb 234 minHeadphones For RecordingOne of the most common questions I see is "what are the best studio headphones for recording?" and I'm afraid there isn't a simple...
Adam WhittakerFeb 94 minSurviving The Pandemic in MusicThis was an article I wrote back in 2020 when we all thought this pandemic thing was going to only be a few months, little did we know. I...
Adam WhittakerFeb 23 minChoosing Your Mix EngineerYou worked hard on your music, and recording can be a difficult and emotional process as well as one of the most amazing things ever -...
Adam WhittakerJan 263 minRock Climbing Part TwoBack in the dark ages (the 90’s) music magazines, to music kids like me were as important almost as the music. NME would slander a record...
Adam WhittakerJan 123 minRock Climbing Part OneRock Climbing is going to be part of a series that discusses what you, as an artist can, and should be doing to promote yourselves. First...
Adam WhittakerJan 122 minYour Mindset Vs SuccessTodays post is a short pep talk about where your head is. As I have tried to take this amazing thing I get to do for a living and make a...
Adam WhittakerJan 54 minAdventures In MasteringSo, I finally started to make recordings that you could actually call records, and of course, was really interested in this mysterious...
Adam WhittakerDec 29, 20213 minRecord PluggersThere are only about 30 or 40 songs that typically get played on a major radio station throughout the day in differing frequency and time...
Adam WhittakerDec 22, 20213 minSongwriters BlockUnfortunately being creative is not a tap we can switch on and off. Sometimes we need inspiration and when it comes to songwriting if we...
Adam WhittakerDec 15, 20213 minWhat Is The Difference Between Mixing And MasteringMany people ask the question what is the difference between mixing and mastering and I shall attempt to answer that today! Once a song is...
Adam WhittakerDec 8, 20214 minAnalog SummingBy now you will realise I have been around a while, and was of the first generation that had to struggle with making computers work in...
Adam WhittakerDec 1, 20215 minHow To Record BassAs ever with any instrument, the single biggest thing helpful in getting a good bass sound is the player. This is the default mantra for...
Adam WhittakerDec 1, 20214 minHow Were The Drums Recorded On NevermindThis may be hard to believe but sometimes recording engineers and producers from back in the “good old days” don’t have the best...
Adam WhittakerDec 1, 20212 minThe Art Of RecordingAfter some thinking, I realised that a good chunk of my mixing clients are self-recording, and I usually focus on articles that are...
Adam WhittakerNov 7, 20213 minSpotify Playlists and You.Love to or hate it, Spotify is one of the big players in your world right now covering something like 36% of global streaming - and...