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Name Change

I started with Ashey Knuckles Productions but felt it was too long. Then went with Beats By Wook. And now...About a year ago I decided I'd change my name from Beats By Wook. It was a tough tough decision especially since I feel I originated the "Beats By" moniker. Hold on... Before you say Dr. Dre...I actually came up with that name during the SoundClick boom, when everyone was using Produced By or Tracks by...This was probably 1 1/2 years before Dre's Beats dropped. I was just thinking how can I stand out name wise and Beats By Wook was introduced. Problem is, after Dre dropped Beats headphones everyone started using Beats By "insert name". I kept my Beats By Wook name because I'd started a brand. If you google BeatsByWook, in the first search result.

(You just googled huh? 😀) Anyway the Beats By field seems crowded and unoriginal at this point. After taking some time away from music production I'm slowly stepping back into the music realm. I want a fresh start so hence the name change. I'm going with a variation of my original name. "ASHEYKNUCKLES" is the new name. Website coming soon along with new beats, sounds, mix tips, mastering tips, whatever I can do to help anyone.

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What happens when an artist and producer collaborate on a song together then publishing money starts to roll in? What are split sheets? How do they work? Checkout this article.

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Stage Gaining. Do know what it is and how to apply it? It’s a process that should or needs to be applied during the entire mixing process. Your mastered track will thank you. Check out the article below.

http://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/gain-staging-your-daw-software

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I'm back at it. I gotta make #gymlife a priority. I gotta make # healthyliving a priority.

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Traded my Day One Edition for the upgraded version. Get at me...gamertag is wookdawg.

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(BLIZM) Bood music right here.

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Dezzy-D, LiL BiLL Swavey, Big Zayv, TroVilla, OG Swank, Jairus King, Slim-D, Purp-Baby, - No Denying Me Hosted by Dj Ya Boy Earl

BRAND NEW MIXTAPE from Yungn'Nation's own, Dezzy-D "No Denying Me" hosted by DJ YA Boy Earl. With features from LiL BiLL Swavey, Big Xav, Jairus King, Trovilla, Purp, OG Swank & Slim-D! It's all or nothing now! The hottest artists in Louisiana are on 1 project together, so have fun.

Check out my cuz mixtape. It’s a couple years old but it fire!! He has some newer projects out. I’ll post links later.

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Drum Kit Coming Soon!

Working on a drum kit for my fellow producers. It’s not gonna be some weak ass sounds either. Quality. That’s what I’m all about. Quality. This will be a very high quality drum kit. Stay tuned.

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Why I Switched From Pro Tools to Studio One

I’ve used Pro Tools for the past ten years, before 2016. After being introduced to if by a friend of mine, I recently switched to Studio One Version 3. I can record, mix, master and produce music easily in one place, without nagging pop up windows and/it DAE errors. Trying to do all of that in Pro Tools was clumsy and flimsy and in my opinion unnecessarily time consuming, but Studio One, with its drag and drop fx, audio and instrument (vsts) capabilities, all this is a breeze. Also there’s a feature called Scratch Pad where a producer can break the project into 2 timelines, all on the same s£creen, where you can compose and recompose a project without affecting the original structure. In Pro Tools I would have to save different versions of the project. Another reason I switch its sound quality. When bouncing a track out of Pro Tools then listening to the track it seems as if the sound quality was lost in the process. I’d have to go back into the project, make adjustments, then rebounce the track again. With Studio One, what I hear is what I get said bounced track. Also, no more listening to the whole track, waiting for Pro Tools to convert it. Studio One just processes the track withOUT the need the listen to the entire track. TIME SAVED! Sure Pro Tools HD has this feature but why pay more for a feature most software D.A.W.S have made a standard feature. Lastly Cost. Studio One is packed with all the features and sound quality ANY producer/engineer needs and wants at half the cost. You can also have your own audio interface and not have to be saddled with Avid’s overrated interface. Just my two cents.

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Closed Mouths Never Get Fed.

Author Unknown

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Chilli 2k, Poda, Drizzy Keke, Dub Ap, Marc-J - Da Speakah Murdah Vol. 1

Part 1 of a self titled 3 Part series

Check out my fam Duke-G new mixtape.  You will not be disappointed!

(Track 10, “Do My Thang”produced my Wook)

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The Loudness War

Have you heard of this? If not, Google it. Basically, it’s the trend of music getting louder and louder since the 1990’s. In my opinion, the quality isn’t better but the music is simply louder. I think…no…I know this is a problem with a lot of indie artists or bedroom artist mixes. Just loud and distorted. My suggestion, learn the “craft” of mixing or hire someone to do it for you.

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Essential reading. You can get a free copy from the site below, just pay $3.00 shipping and handling.

https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-pocket-constitution/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw2ua8BRDeusOkl5qth4QBEiQA8BpQcHpKafaYhEjccOrQL-mdSqMMy4UWNKMX1isTg042888aAmBi8P8HAQ