Educational YouTube Channels
Eric Valentine & Audionaut Institue - two places for advanced techniques on all things about making records.
Colt Capperrune - from industry advice, to gear reviews and tips & tricks, Colt has you covered.
Andrew Masters & Studio Time - recording techniques, studio tours, gear reviews/demos, DIY studio tips, Andrew knows what’s up!
Electrical Audio - technical, yet practical recording techniques, educational videos and recording philosophy from the late Steve Albini.
Pensado’s Place - Top mixing engineer Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick talk all things audio along with many insightful interviews with industry professionals.
Mix with the Masters - mixing tips, Q&A, clips from their webiste and interviews with industry professionals.
Recording Revolution - a guide to all things recording, geard towards an entry or intermediate level.
URM Academy - focused on rock and metal, URM (hosts of Nail the Mix) share clips, tips & techniques for making modern aggressive music.
The House of Kush - like having a conversation with a friend, Gregory Scott shares his thoughts on making music by talking us through his process and helpful concepts regarding production and mixing.
Free or Inexpensive Software
Spitfire LABS+ and BBC Orchestra Discover - amazing creative tools for free, or very low cost.
Spitfire Originals - a great series of sounds leaning into the cinematic and orchestral realm, for $29usd per pack you can’t go wrong!
Klanghelm - high quality, inexpensive & free mixing plugins.
Klevgrand - sounds, instruments and mixing plugins with unique character.
Wavesfactory - Kontakt libraries and mixing plugins with a few freebees to choose from.
High Quality Software or Gear Links
Spitfire Audio - high end orchestral sounds.
Native Instruments - sampled sounds, soft synths, mixing plugins, you name it, they have it!
Toontrack - sampled sounds with an extreme attention to detail. Focused on drums, piano and bass as well as mixing assistant tools.
IK Multimedia - sampled sounds & mixing plugins.
Waves - something for everyone, and always great sales.
FabFilter - the best creative and utility mixing plugins.
oeksound - modern tools to control your sounds.
MixWave - sampled sounds and mixing plugins by Taylor Larson and his team.
Sound Toys - creative effects plugins.
Plugin Alliance - focused on mixing plugins, amp sims.
Slate Digital - mixing plugins and more!
Universal Audio - mixing plugins and sampled sounds, well known for their accuracy of recreated vintage gear.
Studio Ekonomik - retailer for high end gear often not found at L&M, located in Montreal.
Business Misc
CD Baby - get your music on iTunes & Spotify
Lawyer Drummer - Kurt Dahl & everything you didn't know about the professional side of the music biz.
Sask Music - for local Saskatchewan artist.
Factor - looking for funding for your next project? Factor might be for you!
Creative Sask - looking for funding for your next project? Creative Sask might be for you!
SOCAN - songwriter? You should be registered with with SOCAN (Canada)
SoundExchange - Manage digital performance royalties.
Better Proposals - progressional project proposal tool.
Cambridge Multitracks - download multitracks to practice mixing.
All Music - check your favourite artists credits and info.
Stem - global distro.
Tone - “a royalty platform that music companies can love”.