Mixing and Mastering: Mobtown Studios

Making a Record

Should I EQ Before or After Compression?

Should I EQ Before or After Compression?

Gear / Tips & How-Tos
Parallel Compression

What is parallel compression?

Tips & How-Tos
Fairchild 670 Compressor

Mobtown’s Guide To The Different Types Of Compressors

Gear
Top 5 Mixing Mistakes to Avoid in a home studio

Top 5 Mixing Mistakes To Avoid In A Home Studio

Home Recording / Mixing
What does “Mastered for iTunes” really mean and does it help my music?

What does “Mastered for iTunes” really mean and does it help my music?

Mastering / Recording
Mixing at Mobtown

Why Hire A Professional To Mix Your Home Recording?

Home Recording / Mixing
Goodsell Amp - How to mic a guitar cabinet - DIY

5 Creative Tips For Recording Guitar Amps With Mics

Home Recording / Tips & How-Tos
ITI MES-130 MASTERING PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER MODULES

A Brief History Of My ITI MEP-130 Mastering Parametric Equalizer Modules – Serial #001 / #002

Gear
5 DIY Hints for recording vocals at home - Gamble Cosmos laying down vocals

5 DIY Hints For Recording Better Vocals At Home

Home Recording / Recording
How To Prepare Your Record For Mixing

How To Prepare Your Record For Mixing

Mixing / Tips & How-Tos
How To Prepare Your Record For Online Mastering

How To Prepare Your Record For Online Mastering

Mastering / Tips & How-Tos
10 Tips To Help Your Recording Sessions Go More Smoothly

10 Tips To Help Your Recording Sessions Go More Smoothly

Recording / Tips & How-Tos
Top 5 Things Bands Should Do When Not Recording

Top 5 Things Bands Should Do When Not Recording

Tips & How-Tos
What the heck is a microphone?

What the heck is a microphone?

Gear / Recording
How To Be A Successful Recording Studio Intern

How To Be A Successful Recording Studio Intern

Tips & How-Tos
Don't Worry! Hints to Get Through Recording

Don’t Worry! Hints to Get Through Recording

Recording / Tips & How-Tos
10 Tips for Recording Better Drums At Home

10 Tips for Recording Better Drums At Home

Home Recording
Fixing the VU Meter Lights on the Otari MTR-10 Tape Machine

Fixing the VU Meter Lights on the Otari MTR-10 Tape Machine

Gear / Tips & How-Tos
10 Tips for Recording Better Vocals at Home

10 Tips for Recording Better Vocals at Home

Home Recording / Tips & How-Tos
Hello Otari MTR-10 Tape Machine

Hello Otari MTR-10 Tape Machine

Gear
Shure SM57 Mic Mod And Shootout

Shure SM57 Mic Mod And Shootout

Gear / Tips & How-Tos
Mixing Vs. Mastering

Why Mixing Matters

Mixing
Why Mixing Matters

Mixing Vs. Mastering

Mastering / Mixing
On Recording Drums

On Recording Drums

Recording
What Do You Listen For In A Mix?

What Do You Listen For In A Mix?

Tips & How-Tos
Prepping Your Songs for the Studio (Part II)

Prepping Your Songs for the Studio (Part II)

Home Recording / Recording
Prepping Your Songs for the Studio (Part I)

Prepping Your Songs for the Studio (Part I)

Home Recording / Recording
It's The Song, Not The Fairchild

It’s The Song, Not The Fairchild

Home Recording / Tips & How-Tos
10 Production Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started Recording Music

10 Production Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started Recording Music

Recording
Make Your Own MIDI to XLR Cable

Make Your Own MIDI to XLR Cable – Pinout Info

Tips & How-Tos
What Is Compression?

What Is Compression?

Mixing / Tips & How-Tos
What the heck is a microphone?

The Recordinghacks’ Microphone Database Is Insane

Gear
Drums With Out Walls

Drums With Out Walls

Recording
For A Few Musicians, Beating Songwriter's Block Is A Game

For A Few Musicians, Beating Songwriter’s Block Is A Game

Home Recording / Recording
Mixing And You

Mixing And You

Mixing
Snare Drum Mic Shootout

Snare Drum Mic Shootout

Gear / Recording
JZ Microphones Vintage V11

JZ Microphones Vintage V11

Making a Record
Kick Drum Mic Shootout

Kick Drum Mic Shootout

Gear / Recording
Mic Of The Month - Blue Mouse FET Review

Mic Of The Month – Blue Mouse FET Review

Gear
JZ Microphones - A Review

JZ Microphones – A Review

Gear
Mic of the Month - Shure SM7 Review

Mic of the Month – Shure SM7 Review

Gear
Mic of the Month - Sennheiser MD 441 Review

Mic of the Month – Sennheiser MD 441 Review

Gear
All-Wave Recording

All-Wave Recording

Recording
Living In Isolation

Living In Isolation

Tips & How-Tos
Double Wall Construction

Double Wall Construction

Making a Record