Where the hell are my audio files and how to get them back into your session – Andre’s Production Diary Part 53

Hi guys it’s Andre. It’s the 53rd issue of my Production Diary and I’m still learning everything about radio imaging and production from the Benztown crew. After working a time with Pro Tools, you’ll see that Pro Tools creates a mass of audio files. Creating, copying and moving sessions and audio files around can bring [...]

Total control or how to customize your tool bar in Pro Tools – André’s Production Diary Part 51

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s time for another issue of my production diary and I’m still learning everything about radio imaging and production from the Benztown Crew. Every producer has his own preferences in working with Pro Tools and also the included tool bar. Today I’m going to show you how to create clarity in [...]

Don’t blast your master, use the Music Bus – Andre’s Production Diary Part 50

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s the 50th issue of my production diary an I’m still sharing all the thing, I learn at the Benztown studios. Today’s music is mostly heavily compressed with a lot of loudness. You will see this, when you’re working with a lot of music in your promos. Music combined with FX, [...]

Editing fine tuning or how to nudge – Andre’s Production Diary Part 49

Hi guys it’s Andre, it’s the 49th issue of my production diary and I’m still sharing all the tricks and techniques I learn at the Benztown Studios. To get full accuracy while editing, Pro Tools offers a feature called nudging. With nudging you can place your audio or MIDI files exactly in grid, in time [...]

Increase your performance or How to stop the Beach Ball Of Death – Andre’s Production Diary Part 47

Don’t worry, your Mac isn’t broken. It’s just a image, every Mac user of you knows and probably hates. The spinning wait cursor, a.k.a. marble of doom, beach ball of death or spinning pizza. Today, I’m going to show you some tips to make sure you see this awful image not during your production. Check [...]

A Synthesizer and Vocoder sharp like a razorblade or my newest toy – Andre’s Production Diary Part 46

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s been a while, since I started as volunteer in the Benztown Studios in Stuttgart and I’m still here and learning everything about radio imaging and production from the pros. Yesterday, Oli showed me some of the new Plugins, we for our production and one of them was Razor by Native [...]

Let the Bass kick! Make your drums fatter with Sine Waves – Andre’s Production Diary Part 42

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s now my 42nd week at the Benztown studios, so it’s the 42nd issue of my production diary, where I share all the things I learned every week. Finding the right drums can be a freaking pain. Sometimes there are days, I skip through my whole drum sample library and I [...]

Movember or Mustaches Against Cancer – Andre’s Production Diary Part 41

Hi guys, It’s Andre. You know, I’m used to write about my experiences in radio imaging and share the tricks and techniques I learned at Benztown, but today I’m gonna tell you how you can make the world a bit better with a mustache. I’m talking about the worldwide movement called Movember. Every year in [...]

A short Résumé or Tips from Youngster to Youngster – Andre’s Production Diary Part 37

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s now my 37th week here at Benztown. Since 37 weeks, I’m learning from the pros at Benztown and our guest authors from all over the world, which are sharing their wisdom and experience with us all through this blog. Since 37 weeks, I’m doing my bit by sharing my experience [...]

Get some support for your ears – Learn to read Analyzer Tools. Andre’s Production Diary Part 36

Hi guys, it’s Andre. Time flies… it’s now my 36th week here at Benztown Studios and like every week, I’ve prepared a new Production Diary with new expressions and things, I’ve learned in radio imaging and production. Let’s start with a little test: think of your three favorite Plugins… and now check what you thinked [...]