Lossy vs Lossless Audio [Apple Music vs Spotify For Sound Quality]

by Kyle Mathias | Jul 15, 2021 | Audio Basics, Mixing, Recording

A few weeks ago Apple announced they’ll offer users the ability to stream lossless audio through Apple Music. In this post, you’ll learn what lossless audio is and why it’s taken us so long to reach this point. If this is our first time meeting, my...

Gain Staging Secrets Every Great Audio Engineer Understands

by Kyle Mathias | Jul 1, 2021 | Audio Basics, Live Sound, Mixing, Recording

Gain structure is one of the most important topics in audio, but I don’t think it gets the attention it deserves. A solid understanding of gain structure is absolutely essential for doing work with audio. The principles in this post apply to every facet of audio...

Balanced vs Unbalanced Audio | Does Balanced Audio Sound Better?

by Kyle Mathias | Jun 10, 2021 | Audio Basics, Live Sound, Recording

One of the most powerful ways to prevent noise from entering audio signals is to make balanced connections between devices. Some cables are capable of balanced connections, others aren’t. In this post, we’ll take a look inside some common audio cables to see how they...

A Powerful Trick To EQ Vocals, Drums, & Anything Else | How To Use EQ For Mixing Music

by Kyle Mathias | Jun 3, 2021 | Live Sound, Mixing, Recording

In previous posts, I’ve introduced you to my favorite ear training method for audio engineers. Here is a post that goes in-depth on the topic of Ear Training For Audio Engineers. This post is all about how to improve your ability to EQ drums, vocals, and other...

Mixing vs Mastering | Do You Need To Master Your Music?

by Kyle Mathias | May 6, 2021 | Mixing, Recording

I remember wondering, “What is mastering?”, “Do I need to hire a mastering engineer, if I want my music to sound professional?”. Well in this post, I’m answering these questions, but if this is our first time meeting, my name is Kyle....

How To Record Acoustic Guitar – 5 Simple Steps

by Kyle Mathias | Apr 4, 2021 | Live Sound, Recording

If you want to record acoustic guitar, there are a few things you should do and a few things you should avoid. In this post, I’m going to help you get the best acoustic guitar sound possible in 5 simple steps. If you are just getting started with recording your own...