Tips & Techniques

Podcast: The L.A. Hip-Hop Panel from Remix Hotel L.A. 2008  Mar 5, 2009 DJ Khalil, Daddy Kev, Biship Lamont and others discuss the production techniques, trends and future of L.A. hip-hop--hosted by iStandard...

Podcast: Shure's Most Frequently Asked Microphone Questions  Feb 23, 2009 Shure tells you how to clean a microphone grill, how to hook a mic up to a computer, how to avoid feedback and more in this FAQ podcast...

Podcast: The Business of Touring Panel from Remix Hotel LA 2008  Feb 20, 2009 Martin Atkins, Thes One and Guns N Bombs explain the benefits and caveats of touring, including merchandise, international customs and publicity...

Podcast: The Remixing Visuals VJ Panel from Remix Hotel LA 2008  Feb 17, 2009 VJs Robb Pope, Xarene Eskander and VJ Culture discuss VJing as a career, building a visual library, copyright and audio/visual collaboration...

Podcast: In Session With Danja From RHLA 2008  Feb 13, 2009 Hip-hop producer Danja and his engineer, Marcella Araica, discuss making the DJ Khaled hit "We Takin' Over," including studio techniques and gear....

Perfect 10: Sasha  Dec 1, 2008 The DJ talks about the tracks used to create the second album in his Involver mix/remix album series...

Toy Story | Deadmau5  Dec 1, 2008 Electronic-music producer Deadmau5 discusses the wacky controllers and weird effects used to record Random Album Title...

Band Aid | Signal Path  Dec 1, 2008 Audio engineer Dave Hampton discusses the all-important business side of working as a successful audio engineer....

Beauty and the Beats | Keri Hilson  Dec 1, 2008 Read the Remix feature on Keri Hilson’s solo debut, In a Perfect World....

Phantom Power: Beats From Nothing  Dec 1, 2008 Get creative with your sound sources with transformative sampling, audio editing and more....

Stone-Free Radicals | The Killers  Dec 1, 2008 Read the Remix cover story on The Killers and producer Stuart Price. ...

Frequency: Illa J  Dec 1, 2008 Read the Remix interview with Detroit hip-hop artist and brother to hip-hop legend J Dilla, Illa J. ...

Phantom Power: God of Thunder  Nov 1, 2008 Create massive modular synth patches with Propellerhead Reason 4’s Thor. “God of Thunder” starts from the ground up with the oscillator and filter types, and then moves on to some simple modulation tips....

Frequency: Roots Manuva  Nov 1, 2008 Read the Remix article on UK hip-hop/dub artist Roots Manuva. Roots Manuva discusses embracing imperfections while producing his album, Slime & Reason....

Digital DJ: The Paper Chase  Nov 1, 2008 Paper Chase: Now that so much music has gone digital, dance music labels and artists reflect on whether that change has helped or hurt their cash flow. House music legend Kerri Chandler and the labels Strictly Rhythm and NRK Records sound off....

Frequency: Juana Molina  Nov 1, 2008 Read the Remix article on Juana Molina. Argentinean musician and former TV star Juana Molina talks about her spiritual quest of creating rhythmic loops using everything from books and woodblocks to handclaps, cardboard boxes, gong and a Korg 01/W synth....

Perfect 10: Behrouz  Nov 1, 2008 Read the Remix article on DJ/producer Behrouz. Behrouz talks about his favorite ten house and techno tracks he’s currently spinning in his sets....

Wizard of Oz | Bryan-Michael Cox  Nov 1, 2008 You may not know his name, but you have undoubtedly heard his music. A four-time Grammy-Award winner whose pristine productions are sourced by R&B's elite...

Boom to Move | Big Boi  Nov 1, 2008 Read the Remix cover story on Outkast’s Big Boi. Big Boi discusses going it alone for his latest album, Sir Luscious Leftfoot…The Son of Chico Dusty....

Ibiza or Bust | Nightmares on Wax  Nov 1, 2008 Read the Remix article on Nightmares On Wax. N.O.W. founder George Evelyn discusses the daunting task of recording his album, Thought So…, in a camper van en route from Leeds, England to the island of Ibiza...

Second in Command  Nov 1, 2008 Remix’s Second in Command technical feature. After a DAW, a dedicated audio editing program ranks highest on the list of software for the computer musician. These five most needed tips, performed in BIAS Peak Pro 6, chart the course for successful editing...

Band Aid | Dollars & Sense  Nov 1, 2008 Read the Remix "Band Aid" article by People Under the Stairs producer Thes One. Thes One discusses keeping band expenses low to make a bigger profit on the road and his "bad business idea" of designing the Tree Audio 500 custom console....

Frequencies: Menahan Street Band  Oct 1, 2008 Read the Remix profile on Menahan Street Band. Thomas Brenneck, a guitarist for Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and the Budos Band, formed his own Menahan Street Band with friends and created the debut album in his Brooklyn apartment. Brenneck discusses how he created tracks for Make the Road by Walking and how a loop from one of the tracks made its way onto one of the biggest songs of 2007: Jay-Z's "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)."...

Phantom Power: Cleaning House  Oct 1, 2008 Clean up your music studio’s signal path to get the best-sounding audio with these simple and inexpensive maintenance tips. “Cleaning House” tells you how to purify your studio’s signal path with power conditioners and other electrical tips, cleaning cables jacks and jack ports and other tips...

Frequencies: Yo! Majesty  Oct 1, 2008 Read the Remix article about Yo! Majesty’s debut full-length album, Futuristically Speaking… Never Be Afraid. Florida’s black Christian lesbian rap duo of Shunda K and Jwl B and UK production duo David ...