“I wish my DAW could do…”

In today’s world, music production, radio imaging, recording and mastering has become more and more a software solution. Today we are blessed with tons of DAWs and audio editing software. Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Reaper, Cubase, Logic, Sonar, Sony Vegas and lots of other software solutions available to everybody from the youngster to the pro [...]

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 [...]

Opening a Pro Tools session with all plugins deactivated

I guess, all of you know this: the more plugins you have in your session, the slower it gets and you need more time to open the session. If you want to check your session for a few audio files and don’t want to use all plugins from the beginning, there’s a little but effective [...]

The HOLY GRAIL of mixing desk routing – add Massive Stereo Width to your production

Today Oli is gonna show you how to create an unbelievable stereo width with almost no plugINs, means only by routing. The only gear you need is an EQ or other PlugIN, which is able to invert phases.

Store tons of takes with Pro Tools playlists – Andre’s Production Diary Part 26

Hi guys it’s Andre. It’s now my 26th week at the Benztown Studios. Those of you who ever place recorded audio in many takes,  need playlists. Playlists are a great way to store unlimited variations of the same raw audio file, without using tons of audio tracks. When it comes to chosing the right VO [...]

GET Dave Foxx Z100 VO Chain + all about John Wells….. An UNBELIEVABLE Screenshot Collection from Chuck Matthews

Maybe you remember Chucker. Chuck used to be the Classic Hits Imaging Director for Benztown and is now one of our hottest VO Talents. HE is a collector of great Presets and Screen Shots and tons of material considering radio and radio imaging. I am happy to present Chucks unbelievable collection. Thanks for sharing, Chucker! [...]

Webinar RECAP or join THE Screen Shot Festival

For all who missed it….Here is the screencap video of the first ever benztown webinar – My promise: A screen shot festival! Learn about Session Setup & Routing, VO Treatment, EQing, Compression, Aux PlugINs and and and. Check Multiple Format Imaging Superstar Mike Santos explain his ProTools and Adobe settings + all the screencaps and [...]

Stylus RMX Reloaded or getting started with MIDI – Andre’s Production Diary Part 13

Hey guys, it’s Andre. It’s now my 13th week as volunteer at the Benztown Studios at Stuttgart and today, I’ve got a nice trick for everyone starting with beat creation. Remember my post about Stylus RMX? An easy to use and effective tool for beat creation. After using the Multi Mode with predefined loops, it’s [...]

Flanging 3.0 for an unbelievable sexy female VO SOUND

Many of you remember Rachel. Her post was one of the most read ever on the blog.  Rachel is an awesome female VO Artist and the Imaging Director for CC Atlanta. I developed a really sweet PlugIn Combo for her on our CHR library, I want to share with you today. Rachel send me a [...]

Video:The Sweeping Society – Create an unbelievable FILTER FX on Music.

For all you electronic music lovers -  here comes one of the (what I call) back to the roots FX every DJ and House Producer was after in the late 90′s and early 2000′s. It is still a very popular Filter FX in music production and radio imaging, especially for creating beatmixes and unbelievable hook [...]