Everything published on Resoundsound, organised by topic. Use the categories below to find what you’re looking for, or browse the latest posts.
Mastering & Mixing
Techniques and insights for mastering and mixing electronic music.
- Video: In depth mastering in Wavelab
- EQ Before or After Compression?
- Video: Processing a Bassline
- How to Set Up Bus Compression
- How to Make Intros Easy
- Achieve a Good Low End and Sub-Bass in Your Mix
- How to Use a Spectrum Analyzer in Mixing, Music Production, and Mastering
- Production Advice From Metalheadz Artists
- 8 Tips on Making Your Mix Loud
- Check the Mix in Mono
- Clever Breathing
- Control the Consonants
- Reverb Timing
- Mixing for Vinyl: Don’t Fall for These Traps
Plugins & Gear
Reviews and recommendations for production plugins and hardware.
- The Best Bus Compressor Plugins in 2025
- The Best Waves Plugins for Mastering 2025
- Backblaze Review 2025 – The Best Online Backup Service
- Best Waves Plugins 2025
- My Top 28 Favourite Plugins Right Now
- Pulsar Massive Review
- Apogee Soft Limit – a clipper with a vibe
- Output Arcade Review 2024
- Metric AB Review
- Wavesfactory Spectre Review
- Waves Horizon Bundle Review 2024
- Voxengo Peakbuster Review – Magical Transient Shaping (And More)
- Eventide Clockworks Review
- Best Waves Plugins for Vocals 2024
- Free Impulse Responses: 4 Reverb Packs To Download
- Best Free VST/AU/AAX Plugins for Mac and PC (2016 edition)
- Adam S2X Review
- Softube Console 1 Review – Analog Workflow in Digital Domain
- Metric Halo Production Bundle Review
- The Best Free VST / AU Plugins 2015
- Eiosis AirEQ Premium Review
- The Best Free AAX Plugins (2014 edition)
- TDR VOS SlickEQ Review
- Maschine MK1 vs MK2 – Review of Differences
Studio Workflow
How to work smarter and more creatively in the studio.
- Simple Tools
- Baby Audio Crystalline review
- Clipping vs Limiting
- Mac Running Slow? How to Clean Up a Mac in 2022
- Making Good Buying Decisions
- Inspiration is overrated
- Mastering Your Own Music: 5 Reasons Why You Should Not (And Why I Sometimes Do It Anyway)
- 20 Things I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Being an Artist
- Piracy – Why Shouldn’t You?
- 6 Lessons From Mozart to a Modern Creator
- How The Levels Changed My Approach to Writing Vocal Music
- How to Clean Up and Speed Up Mac OS
- My Best Practice Backup Strategy for Small Business
- What Sample Rate and Bit Depth Should I Use?
- Production Advice From Metalheadz Artists
- Secret Feature in Ableton Live: Show Devices / Plugins on Tracks
- Breaking Workflow
- Take a Break
- Turn Off Your Screen
Essays
Thoughts on music, creativity, and the artistic life.
- Solitude
- Stay Imperfectly Perfect
- Thoughts About Promotion
- Embracing action: My new label & album (+free song download!)
- The Emotional Resonance
- You Don’t Have to Love It
- Does It Get Easy With Experience?
- Focus on What You Need to Know
- A Superpower for Creative Work
- Discipline
- Every effort Counts
- Don’t Wait for Inspiration
- Simplifying Studio Setup
- The Art of Finishing Projects
- The Curse of Knowledge
- Sand Dunes
- Utilise the Full Dimensions of Your Stereo Field
- Don’t Overload Your Tools
- Work Like a Sculptor
- Arranging Is Mixing
- Science-Backed Tools to Improve Your Creativity
- Gain Staging Is the Foundation of Your Mix
- Mastering the Madness
- Get It Right at the Source
- It’s Not Supposed to Be Easy
- Balancing Creative Expression and Discipline
- Simple Tools
- Resisting External Influence
- Invest In Your Skills
- Remembering to Listen
- The Myth of Creative People
- Reasons to Make Music
- Don’t Be a Producer. Be a Practitioner.
- You Are Not Original
- The Quest for a Signature Sound
- Production Advice From Metalheadz Artists