Mix music at home excellently with these tips

Mixing music without prior knowledge about instruments, editing, and mixing would result in bad mixes. Mixing audio at a home studio offers aspiring producers limited resources and spaces to achieve studio-like mixes. As a chunk of mixing is trial and error, budding music producers ought to keep mixing to learn and achieve more pleasing outcomes. …

James Haidak Shares Tips To Improve Live Sets

James Haidak believes that deciding to become a DJ and learning the basics is one thing, but learning how to set a venue’s mood with your sound and programming is something else. Although there are no strict DJing rules, some helpful tips and tricks can improve your live sets. Please continue reading to know more! …

What is sound design? An overview

European-based DJ James Haidak has held a lifelong fascination with sound. He has even taken his time to share this passion with readers everywhere. In today’s blog, he looks at sound design. According to many industry veterans, studying sound design opens the door to various careers, from creating soundtracks for films to designing sound effects …

Why proper headphones matter in music production

Musicians, instrumentalists, and music producers are required to have good, sharp ears that would help form sounds that people will recognize and love. Without the help of quality headphones, it would be difficult to hear sounds truthfully, which could potentially alter the signature or the quality of the symphony they want to achieve. Any brand …

Robots revealed: A Daft Punk tribute

Discovering electronica at a very young age, James Haidak looks to French electronica duo Daft Punk as an inspiration. Known for their robotic helmets to conceal their faces, Daft Punk announced their breakup by posting a YouTube video titled “Epilogue” on February 22, 2021. Though no reasons were given, the split was later confirmed by …

Breaking down the breakbeat

Greatly influenced by electronica, DJ James Haidak is particularly interested in breakbeat. This groundbreaking music started in the early seventies, when DJ Kool Herc, a Jamaican immigrant in New York City, began innovating on soul and funk records in his block parties to dispel the negativity of the prevailing gang violence at the Bronx. Two …

DJing 101: Music production techniques that you need to know

As an established DJ, James Haidak has been on a very long journey to where he is at in his career right now. With his experience, he shares his knowledge with those who might follow the same path. In this blog, he shares some music production techniques which he uses in his craft. 1. Reverse …

Top software and equipment for music production in 2021

2020 is the year people learned to spend time to explore their hobbies and invest in them. Many aspiring music producers and DJs are on the lookout for better music production software and equipment, as newer technology means faster and more effective time on the studio. The top input device to splurge money on is …

DJs corner: A look at the best Bluetooth headphones in the market

Europe-based DJ James Haidak has experienced quite a reinvention of self these past few months. Due to restrictions brought about by the global health crisis, he has spent a lot of time honing his craft and learning more about music and everything in and around it. And he shares with readers everywhere all the helpful …

How to choose tracks to sample

As written in the scriptures, “There is nothing new under the sun,” and this particular idea of eschewing originality and using existing tracks as samples has become mainstream. Picking the right sample to highlight the flow in a track has become one of the primary skills of a DJ. In this blog post, DJ James …

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