Dustin M. ChaffinWhat I’m Afraid ofFor most of my life I’ve been afraid of running out of money, even while living an abusively frugal lifestyle. In grad school I barely…6 min read·Oct 14, 2017----
Dustin M. Chaffinina better humanNo One Asked #2: EvilHaving grown up Southern Baptist, my knowledge of “evil” was clear-cut. According to my childhood teachers, there are people in the world…2 min read·Jul 26, 2017----
Dustin M. Chaffinina better human5 things I learned from being unemployedI spent almost 5 years of my life on a labor of love, cut with a hefty dose of barely-related due diligence. I ran a co-working space and…7 min read·Jun 10, 2017--2--2
Dustin M. ChaffinSound, Chaos, and MeaningChaos is a guitar pick crashing into strings. It is your breath through a recorder or over the top of a bottle opening. It is a tiny…4 min read·Oct 18, 2016----
Dustin M. ChaffinQuick tip: Make your bass kick with saturationEveryone’s obsessed with “loudness”. But most people think of loudness as volume, SPL (sound pressure level), dB (decibels), etc.2 min read·Jul 31, 2016----
Dustin M. ChaffinCompansion: an old school technique for cleaning up audioGates, compressors, and expanders all work on similar principles, and they all fit into the category of dynamics processors.3 min read·Jul 31, 2016----
Dustin M. ChaffinAudio Engineers – Don’t Let Fear Make Your Decisions For YouI see it all the time. Of course it’s the grumpiest profession in the world, so maybe I should cut folks some slack.2 min read·Jul 30, 2016----
Dustin M. ChaffinQuick Tip: Dynamic EQ > De-EsserDynamic EQ has recently taken off in popularity, and I couldn’t be happier about it.1 min read·Jul 29, 2016----
Dustin M. ChaffinEQ – Pre or Post Compression?When I was first learning about mixing, I remember spending hours on audio / recording forums sifting through arguments about mixing…5 min read·Jul 28, 2016----
