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Music and Moods - The Scientifically Proven Calming Playlist
In 2011 some scientists played the following playlist to a study group while having their hips replaced while awake (they had spinal anesthesia, so they weren't complete maniacs), and ocean noises ...

Acoustic Treatment
Specific Modes and Translation
The more you know about the idiosyncratic nature of your specific room, the better your mixes will translate to everywhere else and learning the specific modes of your room will go a long way to th...

Ponderings
Postmodern Mixing Ethos
There’s no one way to accomplish a task while producing and mixing. Just do it, learn, and mix for the genre you're producing with levels to match even if it's against the 'rules'. If it sounds goo...

Ponderings
Eyebrow Raising 'Love' Songs
While you’ll encounter many a list of love songs that cause butterflies to flap their wings with intention in your belly, there’s also a lot of weird ones out there, and here's some of our favorites.

News
Gear We Liked at NAMM 2025
Here's some gear that caught our attention at the 2025 NAMM Show, in addition to a non-musical virus.

News
How To Help Los Angeles
Those looking to assist folks affected by the fires have a number of options to help out. Anything is appreciated.

News
Holiday Gift Guide 2024 - Money Is No Object
We’re almost to Christmas, so for our last installment, we’re lighting money on fire. If you can afford this stuff, you can also afford any rush shipping to get it to your front door before Christm...

News
Holiday Gift Guide 2024 - Gifts Between $300-$600
On last week’s gift guide, we tackled the under $300 price point. This week, we’re going to up the ante a bit with gifts between $300 and $600. While we’re not breaking the bank yet, we’re getting ...

News
Holiday Gift Guide 2024 - Gifts Under $300
All we want for Christmas is for you to upgrade the sound and look of your studio with De-Fi gear, but we also realize that we don't sell everything you or a loved one may want. Here's our first gi...

Ponderings
Giving Thanks
It's been a challenging few years being in the world of manufacturing, but we're thankful that we're still here, thankful that our users still care and thankful that we get to create solutions for ...


