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My Initial Impressions of Slate VSX

Dereck Blackburn 6/2/26 Dereck Blackburn 6/2/26

The Enshittification of Music Tools

Dereck Blackburn 6/1/26 Dereck Blackburn 6/1/26

Mixer Brain by Jeff Ellis is 30% off right now

Dereck Blackburn 4/15/26 Dereck Blackburn 4/15/26

Analog Gear is Overrated. So are Plug-ins.

Dereck Blackburn 3/12/26 Dereck Blackburn 3/12/26

The $500 Studio Day Myth

Dereck Blackburn 2/28/26 Dereck Blackburn 2/28/26

I Cracked Open the IK Multimedia AXE I/O One

Dereck Blackburn 2/27/26 Dereck Blackburn 2/27/26

A Working Engineers Honest Take on the New Steven Slate VSX Immersion Ones

Dereck Blackburn 2/18/26 Dereck Blackburn 2/18/26

Not All Sync Companies Are Worth Your Time

Dereck Blackburn 1/16/26 Dereck Blackburn 1/16/26

The Truth About Coaching for Freelance Audio Engineers

Dereck Blackburn 1/1/26 Dereck Blackburn 1/1/26

I Want My (Old) MTV

Dereck Blackburn 12/31/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/31/25

What I've Learned This Year

Dereck Blackburn 12/27/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/27/25

The Year In Gear : My Favorite Studio Stuff from 2025

Dereck Blackburn 12/22/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/22/25

The Music Industry is Dead, Long Live the Music Industry

Dereck Blackburn 12/14/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/14/25

From Piracy to Prompting: The Long Road That Made Creative Theft Feel Okay

Dereck Blackburn 12/11/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/11/25

A Typical Day

Dereck Blackburn 12/10/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/10/25

HOW TO BE A SUCCESS STORY IN THE AUDIO INDUSTRY

Dereck Blackburn 12/9/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/9/25

The Work Is No Longer the Work

Dereck Blackburn 12/7/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/7/25

In The Weeds: Which is Easier - Writing Songs or Knowing Who You Are as an Artist?

Dereck Blackburn 12/2/25 Dereck Blackburn 12/2/25

I Don’t Like the Way I Write, So I Did It Every Day for a Month

Dereck Blackburn 11/29/25 Dereck Blackburn 11/29/25

Architecture for Sound: On Kevin Shields, SUNN O)))), and the Demands of Maximalism