Martin Siordia

13 Advanced Sound Design Techniques for INNOVATIVE Producers

Sound design is one of the most important (and insanely powerful) skills in the industry. It’s all about creating, shaping, and transforming sounds from scratch. Whether you’re working with a synth, a sampler, or an old resampled vocal, it’s key.  Plus, it’s much more than simply knowing how to tweak oscillators, dial in filters, shape […]

Best 808 Sound Design Tricks, Techniques & Secrets (2025)

808s are absolutely essential in the music production world because they can shake the walls, drive the rhythm, and completely transform the energy of your track.  Plus, they can help you fill the low-end the right way, support your drums, and give your beats that epic bounce that people go absolutely crazy for. And when […]

Dynamic EQ vs Multiband Compression 101 (Key Methods & Tips)

Dynamic EQ is like a traditional EQ with real-time awareness because it only kicks in when the frequency actually needs to be controlled.  And, on the flip side, multiband compression splits the frequency spectrum into zones and compresses each one separately 一 giving you broad tonal control and glue.  There’s a lot of overlap between […]