July 2011
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Twitter Rant from 2010
A while back i was mixing a song that was horribly done.  Frustrated, I went on a twitter rant and dropped #23 jewels of knowledge.  I was asked to blog them in one place but never did.  In reverse order here they are thanks to www.allmytweets.com #23 vocalists. your headphone mix and volume is SUPER important to your performance. SPEAK UP. 287 days ago #22 working with artists you gotta be a...
Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
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The way things are as I see them: Uno
The essence of what I do is try to make music that means something to people and that will last.  With that being said, the ideas that I have….even the techniques I utilize in  the studio all a means to that end.  Here are a few things that I have learned over the years.  1.  Support the artist and their vision. We as producers/engineers and anyone else involved in an artist’s career...
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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Acoustics - Hearing your room →
A comprehensive strategy to figure out why your mixes and production sound like shit!
Jul 27th
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Jul 26th
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Tips, Techniques & Rants.
This tumblr is an addendum to my website www.mikechav.com.  On this page I’ll post links to video tutorials, articles & blog entries about recording, production and maybe some opinionated rants about shit that pisses me off.  Thank you. 
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th