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The Six Figure Home Studio is growing and expanding to be more than just a blog. Soon, we will have a podcast, live events, online courses, and partnerships with producers and brands from around the world. We need a full-time assistant to help bring future plans to fruition. This position is...

This is how I've seen a lot of people get their start (including myself). Once I figured out that the studio was my calling more than a band, my mindset switched. Not saying you will ever want to try to go full time, but that's just how it panned out for me.

I know I kind of fell off that map from this forum, but it's been cool to see how many guys from the "old days" have made a career out of this. Which of you current regulars are full time, and who are still working towards it? Shameless plug: I did write an article about this subject -...

Thanks for the positive feedback, guys! yes that website building course has produced some carbon copies haha. They all look better than what some people would shit out on their own, though. I've also seen quite a few websites that looked wayyy better than mine.

I'm getting ready to open up From Shit To Gold for registration again, if anyone is interested. I'll also be including a free guide to getting your studio's first paid project for those who sign up to the mailing list. https://fromshittogold.com/ Here is a before/after one of my students...

+1 on the midi option. I convert all drums to midi before resampling. Just side note that Trigger 2 hasn't been updated in over 2 years, so you may run into glitches. For example, with Trigger 2 in Pro tools 12.4, MIDI resampling is a clusterfuck of massive proportions. I did manage to find...

This is a great article every single freelancer needs to read. http://jake-jorgovan.com/blog/unconventional-pricing I'm in the process of adapting the content of this article for my blog geared towards audio engineers, but it should still make sense for anyone who does this on the side.

Damn, that's great to know! I'll be sure to spread the word on that, as it wasn't something I was aware of.

I wish that was a thing haha. I'm sure it would help a ton of people doing audio as a side hustle.

The dreaded tax season has arrived, so I wrote a (hopefully helpful) article about how I handle taxes for my home studio. http://blog.456recordings.com/recording-studio-taxes/ Whether you pay taxes for your production work or not, this is worth checking out. I cover a few good reasons to be...

Hey Phil! What kind of bass guitar and bass strings are you using? Are the strings new? I've personally never tried putting two bass guitars into a section before, but if you post clips, it would be easier to help.

You can select which folders actually sync with each computer! Just go to your Dropbox preferences, then to "account" and change the settings to the "selective sync" option. The way I have it right now, I only have a few sessions synced on my laptop, and I have literally everything from...

I've done this while recording drums, which is typically 12+ tracks at a time. The background uploads have never been a problem for me! I'm connected to the internet 100% of the time.

Hey guys, I've been experimenting with recording and mixing my sessions straight to dropbox, and it's been absolutely fantastic for me. I always have a copy of the session in "the cloud", and since I have a 1,000 gig storage limit, it's more than enough for all of my active sessions. This is as...

Nice! That guy has posted so many YouTube videos that it does not surprise me. Can you link me to it?