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Practical guides for DJs and producers.
Removing silence
Trimming dead air off exports, stems and recordings without losing the tails.
How to Remove Silence from Audio Files
What end silence costs you, and how to cut it without losing the tails.
Batch Remove Silence from Multiple Audio Files
Clean hundreds of files at once, and check the batch before you trust it.
How to Remove Silence from Audio in Logic Pro
Strip Silence explained, and how to get the trimmed files back out.
Remove Silence from Audio Online, Free
What browser tools do well, and what to check before you upload.
How to Remove Silence from MP3 Files
MP3 is lossy, so trimming one has rules a WAV does not.
Remove Silence in Adobe Audition and Audacity
Delete Silence and Truncate Silence, step by step in both editors.
Renaming and tags
Turning a folder that collected names from everywhere into one you can read.
How to Batch Rename Files on Mac
Finder's built-in renamer, where it stops, and what to do then.
Choosing a Bulk Rename Utility for Mac
Three kinds of renamer, and how to tell which one you need.
How to Rename Music Files Automatically
Name the whole library from the tags already inside the files.
Rename Files by Content, Not by Pattern
Why editing the old name fails on a folder that is genuinely messy.
How to Rename Exported Stems Automatically
Stems arrive named after DAW tracks. How to fix that in one pass.
Sessions and structure
Naming, grouping and routing a session so it is ready to mix, and readable by someone else.
How to Organize Tracks in Studio One
Folders, buses and colors, and where a template stops helping.
What Is Fender Studio Pro
A plain explanation for people who keep seeing the name.
Building a Studio One Mixing Template
What belongs in a template, and the sessions it cannot help with.
Studio One Scripts, Macros and Automation
Macros, shortcuts and scripted add-ons, and which job needs which.
How to Clean Up a Messy Studio One Session
Ninety tracks called Audio 1. A working order for fixing it.
DJ libraries
Getting music into Serato, keeping it findable, and stopping the library from breaking.
How to Organize Your Serato Library
Serato keeps its own structure. How to build one you can play from.
How to Add Music to Serato DJ
Three ways in, and what actually happens to your files.
How to Fix Missing Files in Serato
The exclamation mark explained, and how to relocate the files.
How to Make and Organize Crates in Serato
One click to make one. The structure is the harder part.
Plugins and the blank page
Owning more than you use, and getting moving again when the session stalls.
Mono and stereo width
Making a mix that holds together on a phone speaker as well as it does on headphones.
How to Make Sure Your Mix Still Works in Mono
Why a wide mix arrives thin on a phone, and how to check before it does.
Why Your Mix Sounds Thin in Mono
The four usual causes, and how to tell which one you have.
How to Check Your Mix in Mono
Where the button is in every DAW, and what to listen for.
What Mid/Side Processing Actually Is
The two signals explained, and the four things they are used for.
Stereo Width Without Losing the Low End
Why wide bass costs you weight, and where to put the crossover.
Stereo Imaging Plugins: Which Kind You Actually Need
Wideners, mid/side tools and meters solve different problems.