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Fueling Our Creativity: The Snacks At Boom Box Post

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Fueling Our Creativity: The Snacks At Boom Box Post

Every productive day starts with the right mindset—and the right snacks. Long days of editing, mixing, and sound designing can’t run on caffeine alone! Here’s a peek at the snack lineup that powers the Boom Box team through long mixes, heavy editorial and the occasional plugin crash.

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Wallet Friendly Studio Upgrades

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Wallet Friendly Studio Upgrades

Building out your studio desk and workspace can become very expensive. But not every upgrade has to break the bank. Sometimes it’s the small, thoughtful additions that end up having the biggest impact on your workflow, comfort, and overall studio vibe. Here are five wallet-friendly upgrades you can make to your home or professional studio that make an impact without hurting your wallet (too much).

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Advice for Work From Home Freelancers

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Advice for Work From Home Freelancers

I spent about five years working from home as a sound editor. In terms of life/work balance, they were some of the best years of my career. But thriving as a work from home freelancer isn’t easy. I’d like to share with you some of the best strategies and tips that helped me make the best of it.

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Home Studio DIY: How to Make Custom XLR Cables

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Home Studio DIY: How to Make Custom XLR Cables

After buying our first home last year, my husband and I have been working hard at building our own home studio.  In the past, every time we moved to a new apartment, we would always customize a home studio with our own DIY sound panels (see my blog post about that here).  But since we plan to stay here forever, we have gone all out to make this studio space our own.  And part of this customization has been soldering our own cables.  

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