Hello, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well. I need your advice. I’m in the process of buying an audio interface and need y’all’s guidance. I’m drawn to the Tascam Model 12, but I have little to no experience. I want to be able to turn knobs physically and so on. Is the Tascam Model 12 a good place to start? Thank you!

I've noticed something interesting that I wanted to share. When I'm in a streak of comparing my tracks to tracks I hear on Spotify, I'm sometimes inspired. Most of the time, though, I'm discouraged because my work will never be that good. When I compare my own work to my past work, though, it is very encouraging, because progress is abundantly evident. I'd really recommend going through some of the tracks you've mixed, produced, and mastered in the past, and comparing them to what you've made recently. Tell me if it works for you! Also, do you think it's best to separate listening to popular tracks and working? Does it discourage you as well when you compare yourself to others?

I've been doing a LOT of deep thinking lately! I was noticing one morning that intrusive and negative thoughts were trying to creep into my mind, like a virus or a little demon, trying to color the way I thought about things. My rational self was battling with it, trying not to let them in. A word for these thoughts came to me as "backwards" or "upside down" as they seemed to be directly contradicting what my "rational mind" was trying to do which was to calm myself down and know that everything was ok. I tried to think of how to express that in a song and this is what I came up with. The mantra at the end of the song ,"You are ok" was going through my head constantly for weeks while I created it and it ended up being a great comfort to me. So my song "Backwards Thoughts" comes out on October 30th. I hope you enjoy it! I would be thrilled if you could pre-save it! Thank you and I hope your musical journeys are fruitful! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/octoberture/backwards-thoughts?ref=release

It's finally here! The digital version of the brand new 2nd Edition Mixing & Mastering Cheat Sheet Binder is now LIVE. We'll do another announcement soon as there is a lot going on right now and don't want this to get too buried... but wanted to let you all know ASAP. Premium Members - You can download the new PDF here, and watch the new videos here. Digital Owners - If you bought the digital version directly, login here using the email you purchased with, then go to your order and click download, it will be the new version. The entire team has been working SUPER hard on this for a while now, and they absolutely crushed it. It's nearly three times then length, 46 new cheat sheets, for 78 pages total. Huge thanks to @Caleb Loveless @Luke Despain @Dane Holmes @Damian Baca @Chris Georgiou for all their hard work. -- Quick update on other versions: - Physical Copies - Can pre-order here for shipping in the coming weeks (1-2 weeks UK/EU, 2-3 weeks US) - PLUGIN VERSION - Haven't even announced this officialy yet as it's still in development but you can pre-order here to save

For anyone who's curious, this is the track we'll all be mixing next week! https://open.spotify.com/track/2Lfs1JV7HkKDN07hoOJSaU It's recorded in a home studio all by one person (Matt) who will be joining us at the event to break down how the track was made.