We all know the legendary Ben Franklin as not only one of the founding fathers of the United States, but a scientist, politician, writer and philosopher. Many know him as the inventor of the lightning rod, bifocals, swim fins and the Franklin Stove, but few know that he also invented a fascinating musical instrument called […] The post The Armonica: Ben Franklin’s Music Invention That Became “The World’s Deadliest Instrument” appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog ..read more

We all have our favorite compressors, and while just about all of them do a good job this days, one of the general problems is that when it comes to really leveling out a part, when have to use a lot of compression that we end up hearing. That’s just a side effect of the […] The post New Music Gear Monday: PSP Flow Compressor Plugin appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog ..read more

If we were to go way back to when 48th Street in New York City was the center of the music retail business, one of the stalwarts on Music Row was Sam Ash Music. Founded in 1924, the company eventually expanded to 44 stores across the country and remained family owned the entire time. Now […] The post Sam Ash To Close All Remaining Stores appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog ..read more

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! The post Production Expert’s Russ Hughes, Song Catalog Purchases, And Headphone Anxiety On My Latest Podcast appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's ..read more

While most audio computer interfaces now have some means of controller your studio monitor speakers and headphones, often the sound or features are lacking. At the very least we want to be able to control a couple of pairs of monitors and headphone feeds and that’s what you’ll find and more in Radial Engineering’s new […] The post New Music Gear Monday: Radial Engineering Nuance Monitor Controller appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog ..read more

I like to keep this blog pretty focused on music and audio, but sometimes there’s something outside that category that’s so cool that I have to share it. In this case, it’s an ultra-slow-motion video of the actual speed of light. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, which, as far as we currently know, […] The post Here’s What The Speed Of Light Looks Like appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog ..read more

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! The post Music Consultant Lisa Machac, Spotify Decreases Songwriter Royalty, And The End Of Guitar Amps On My Latest Podcast appeared first on B ..read more

It’s well-know that the dbx 160 compressor is one of the most revered analog devices, not only because of its simplicity, but because of its sound. It’s been my go-to on kick and snare compressor for years, going from the real analog hardware version to a plugin emulation version. I’ve tried other more modern compressors, […] The post New Music Gear Monday: Fuse Audio Lab VCE-118 Dynamic Range Enhancer Plugin appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog ..read more

I don’t know about you, but I get frustrated whenever I hear a young artist, producer or engineer say something like, “I important all the stems then started to mix” and you see a picture of 40+ tracks, but no stems. I don’t know where it started, but many people today think that the terms […] The post Stems And Tracks – Don’t Mix These Up appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog ..read more

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! The post Stephen Schultz On Hearing Loss, Spotify Adjustable Song Speed, And Peak Music Gear On My Latest Podcast appeared first on Bobby Ow ..read more