first of all I am really thankful for all your answers an interest in this post. I will try to adress a survey from now one at least once a month. See my answers to the comments below. Matthieu says: December 10, 2010 at 18:21…
read more →I want to try a first survey here over the weekend. Please tell the other guys, which production systems / software do you use and what is your favourite outboard gear and plugIN(s)a nd maybe a short why that is. I am happy to make…
read more →We all fight the day to day battle of being creative and even more creative, reinvent the station sound and stay on top of the music cycle (for the guys work on classic hits or classic rock formats the last point doesn’t count). The questions…
read more →Odysseus has been a carpenter and powerful warrior, who changed and influenced the world with his journey, story and cleverness. In ancient greece the carpender was a creative, artful and even spiritual man, creating beautyfull and functional pieces of wood. Can a carpenter become a…
read more →Time by time I read some of the wisdom Dave Foxx shares on his blog. When entering Dave’s blog for the last time I read his post about an imaging guy from Ireland, whose station 98FM (Dublin / Ireland) has been nominated for 13 PPI…
read more →Last week I had a quiet challenging experience while rebuilding my master template session. I was curious about how some new plugs would work on my VO settings for Harry, who is our male CHR Voice on benztown branding. I got stuck for almost three…
read more →知彼知己，百戰不殆；不知彼而知己，一勝一負；不知彼，不知己，每戰必殆 – chinese are you kiddin? Sun Tzu the ancient chinese military general and philopoher once said : It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your…
read more →As a result to Merts request on the Cutting Through Experience I reached out to my Adobe based Canadian friend Andy from Astral Radio to help out. I expected a short answer – see what he has been up to! He shares his tricks, shows…
read more →J01 082bpm full A Master by Benztown Branding Blog J01-2 082bpm full Master by Benztown Branding Blog Like the incredible and smooth vocals sound? Me too! The fascinating about RDUBs jinglepackage in 2 sentences: 1) The music style the jingles are produced – 80s /…
read more →In my 5 minute work out excercise a few weeks ago, I promised you to show you how to do the best Pitch and Time Compression Effects in the world using Serato Pitch’n’Time. I even promised to do a second Part using ProTools 8 and…
read more →There are a lot of Imaging Directors out there imaging more than 1 station at the same time. How do they keep formats seperated, how do they make each of the stations sound unique and give them their own identity? I asked my friend Mike…
read more →“You must not fight the cycle, you must transform it into a different cycle altogether. It’s a lot of work, but less work than failing.” (Multi Million Bestseller Author Seth Godin) This been said, todays experiment is to look on your work routines make you…
read more →He guys, I am really happy to present my first video turorial. It is about building a session from Scratch. Not really – I have a basic template pre-defined (for time saving issues) and I am gonna explain the routings, colour coding and why I…
read more →Voice Over treatment is crucial to most of our subscribers and each of them loves their voices to stand out and be set apart from the pack. Here is 3 great combos I use a lot. Please note I assume the VO is already compressed…
read more →This headline is more like a personal standpoint and not a “everybody has to commit to my opinion” headline. Many subscribers asked me what do you guys listen to for inspiration when you create Imaging, Jingles or Music for your services. I was like, cool,…
read more →These days hit music is mastered as never before. Louder, richer, more powerful and with (almost) no dynamic. Sure this depends on the format you are working for and if your station plays Stairway to heaven in an endless loop – no need to read…
read more →New Worlds are discovered by walking a new path. ASK yourself WHY NOT to freak out and do some crazy stuff f.e. with your Voice Over. Check this out and send us your feedback!
read more →Harry is one of the greates guys in radio business I ever worked with. A Sword fighting Ninja (I am not kidding, Harry is a martial arts specialist) who can be heard on radio and TV stations around the globe. BTW Harry is the voice…
read more →This is the second video tutorial by Ryan, who is our country imaging director and head of Imaging for KSCS in Dallas. Your feedback on the first one was awesome and we all really appreciate this. As many suscribers and users proposed we will tag…
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