Jim Tarby posted the blog post Outdated sounds

Working on a song. It sounds good….but…2005 called and they want their sounds back. Taking the weekend to make new synth patches. Picking the right sounds makes everything easier. I’m not big on pre-set sounds. I hear things......Read more

Jim Tarby posted the blog post Bad habits

I have some bad habits that I need to be more mindful of.  my engineering toxic traits: 1) Making things too complicated - sometimes I just need to turn the volume down on a track. Instead I make it more complicated by......Read more

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Jim Tarby posted the blog post Dark and powerful

Listening to the song Echogenetic by Front Line Assembly. Getting a mix this dark and powerful without being muddy is skill set I need. And the vocal production is amazing on this song. I was listening to old 16 Volt the......Read more

Jim Tarby posted the blog post Expansion and upward expansion

I know almost nothing about using expansion or upward expansion. Not even sure of the difference between the two. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of information about it. I’m going to experiment with it today. I’m wondering if......Read more

Jim Tarby posted the blog post Something clicked

I did a lot of studying this past week. It’s paying off. My mixes were not improving and I was stuck in a rut. I had a lot to learn about parallel processing. It’s making a dramatic difference. Same with automation. I was......Read more

Jim Tarby posted the blog post Gratitude and Appreciation

I have a neurological syndrome called RSDS/CRPS. It left me bedridden and unable to do anything related to audio engineering for about 6 years. I had to sell everything in my home studio to pay for medical care. It was......Read more

Jim Tarby posted the blog post King of synths

Currently listening to how Rhys Fulber (Frontline Assembly, Delerium, Synesthesia, Noise Unit) mixes synths. Aside from the fact he is a very talented musician, his synths have so much texture and life while also being under......Read more