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#Hypertips 1225: Make sure you have your studio monitors off your desk. This avoids creating extra vibrations in your room (which turns into extra sound). Using monitor stands or foam is ideal, or in a pinch, a stack of a few books works too.

#Hypertips 1224: Use tonal atmospheres in your track. Take the root note of the key of your track and find a cool pad or atmosphere preset. Then, just play the note continuously in the background. Keep it quiet, subtlety is key!

#Hypertips 1223: Take the time to learn about dynamic EQ. It's an incredible tool for cleaning up resonances in vocals and hi-hats. My personal favorite plugin for this is Soothe2 from oeksound.

#Hypertips 1221: Back up your files to the cloud! External HDs are useful for storing samples, but cloud storage is the best and most reliable way to keep your project files safe.

#Hypertips 1220: If you recorded vocals and are stacking layers of them, make sure that you align them. Nothing sounds worse that four layers of S's and T's being slightly off-time in a vocal stack.

#Hypertips 1219: Never stop learning. I recommend budgeting at least 5% of your time you spend on music to learning. Read plugin manuals, take an online course, or watch tutorials to continue developing your skills.

#Hypertips 1218: Try starting a track differently this week. If you always start with a melody, start with the drums (or vice versa). Or, find an awesome sample and use that as a starting point. This is a great way to spark creativity.

#Hypertips 1217: Sample as many sounds as you can from songs you like. Kicks, other drums, FX, whole synth shots. Build out a personal sample pack of your favorite samples from other tracks.

#Hypertips 1216: Don't underestimate the power of email in getting your music heard. Sending direct emails to DJs with promos of your music is an effective way to gain DJ support. From my experience, this is more effective than IG DMs.

#Hypertips 1215: Many times, a muddy mix actually has nothing to do with your mix, it has to do with your arrangement. If your track is too busy in the mids, your mix will sound muddy, no matter what you do.

#Hypertips 1214: I don't believe in magic plugins, but if I did, I'd say the Sonnox Inflator is one. I love using it on my master to gain some extra loudness without sacrificing my dynamic range.

#Hypertips 1213: Read your plugin manuals! 9 times out of 10, any question you have about a plugin is answered in the manual.

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#Hypertips 1212: Take the time to learn how to properly set up your microphones for recording. For example, with vocals, I like ~6" from the singer's mouth (with a pop filter) to be perfect.

#Hypertips 1210: Your kick is arguably the most important part of your track. When I'm getting close to finishing a track, I like to audition totally new kick samples once the rest of the song is built. A new sample sometimes will work wonders for the overall production.

#Hypertips 1209: If you play an opening set, develop a good relationship with the promoter. Arrive early, stay until the lights come on, be friendly, don't ask for tons of VIP bracelets, don't get too drunk, and send a thank you text the next day.

#Hypertips 1208: Whereas the headliner brings in revenue by selling tickets to fans, opening DJs usually need to sell tickets to friends. Unfortunately, even if you are a good DJ, you are unlikely to be asked back if you aren't bringing a crowd to a party.

#Hypertips 1206: This week, let's talk about doing good opening DJ sets. The opener is a crucial part of a good club night. Your goals should be: 1) play a good set, 2) bring a good crowd, 3) develop a relationship with the promoter.

#Hypertips 1205: I've been lucky enough to chat with a few A-list artists. Here's what they all have in common: they work SMART, they are passionately curious about everything, and they know how to delegate.

#Hypertips 1204: Do collabs! They are a great way to learn from and support other artists. Plus hanging out and doing a day-long jam session is just a lot of fun.

#Hypertips 212: It's Miami Music Week! Who is headed to Miami? This week, I'm dishing out specific MMW tips. 1: When you talk to someone you recognize (you'll recognize many ppl), remember, they are REAL people too. Don't be a fanboy/girl - they'll appreciate it.

#Hypertips 245: Want to make a sound feel a little more old school/analog/organic? Roll off the extreme high end. Use a smooth EQ to reduce a bit above 15kHz. We love using a EQP1A emulator for this (attenuate the highs at 20kHz).

#Hypertips 327: It's ADE week! Who's going? Let's talk about networking this week. Build a database of your contacts and stay in touch with them. It's easy to fall out of touch and lose someone from your network - make a touch point at least a couple times a year with everyone.

#Hypertips 230: Listen to @Jon_Hopkins_ 'Singularity' album. This is the pinnacle of creative and high-quality electronic music production.

#Hypertips 240: Are you sampling kicks from your favorite tracks? If not, start today. Get the extended mixes of songs and look for instances where the kick is isolated. Save it into your favorites folder (and tag it by key).

#Hypertips 193: Your mix will rarely need more of something. Almost always, it needs less of stuff that doesn't sound good. Focus on reductive EQ, less reverb, turning lesser important things down. Let the good stuff shine through.

#Hypertips 197: For most music purchases, try to avoid paying full price for anything. Almost all plugin companies do huge sales a few times a year, and most Guitar Center/Sweetwater employees are able to give you at least some sort of discount (depends on product brand).

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#Hypertips 200: Happy Monday! Get your mind right today to set you up for the rest of the week. Do something active, eat healthy, set some achievable music goals for the week. Now, get after it!

#Hypertips 235: You don't need breaths in your backing vocals. Chop them out entirely.

#Hypertips 296: Are you listening to Nils Frahm? If not, start today...

#Hypertips 278: Sit in on another producer's production session. Even if you aren't collaborating, you will undoubtedly learn something new. Pete (a Masterclass Instructor) didn't know Logic had Midi FX until working with @enamourmusic - and he had been producing for 10 years!

#Hypertips 272: Almost without fail, spending $500 on acoustic treatment for your room with give you a better result than getting a set of monitors that cost $500 more than what you currently have.

#Hypertips 303: Let's celebrate Hypertip 303! The Roland TB-303 was one of the synths that defined electronic music in the 80s. If you're looking for that sound and don't want to drop $2K+ on an original, check out Roland's TB-03 - a very faithful (and affordable) remake.

#Hypertips 335: Want an analog sound without all the gear? Here are some recommendations: 1) analog style synths (Diva, Arturia stuff etc), 2) preamp plugins (a Neve 1073 emulator is a great start), and 3) analog-style EQs (Pultec, API-560).

#Hypertips 187: Don't be afraid to do some volume automation on your mix bus in order to make hook/drop sections more prominent. We love the "mono build trick", and @Slateproaudio will boost hook sections 1-1.5db to make them pop even more.

#Hypertips 217: Why does such a simple song like 'Losing It' have such an ENORMOUS impact? It's because the *song* behind the production is great. Sometimes actually producing can blind us to the underlying feeling/message of a song. Tips on how to address this coming Thurs/Fri.

#Hypertips 291: Plugin recommendation - it's no secret that Valhalla reverbs are some of the best on the market. But at only $50/plugin, there are arguably the best value. If you're looking to step up your reverb game on a budget, this is where to start.

#Hypertips 203: The ways people consume music are totally different now than even a few years ago. Focus on building up your presence Spotify and Apple Music - Soundcloud is all but dead at this point. And please, please, please, don't pay for SC reposts.

Week 3 of our HyperTips Wheel and it's all about EDMs! 📧⠀ Message our page or comment your questions and we will answer them this Friday! ⠀ #HyperWeb #HyperTips