What you'll find here

  • Mix version control and why file naming always fails
  • Timestamped feedback, and giving notes a producer can act on
  • Mix readiness - loudness, true peak, headroom, mono compatibility
  • Running a band remotely without losing momentum
  • Setlists, shared calendars, and the admin around gigs
  • Band finances, and splitting money without the awkward meeting

More about the product and the company on the about page, or get in touch.

Everything by @KHeavy

Mixing & feedback

  • Stop letting loudness choose your mix

    Why the louder bounce always wins an A/B - and how Quick Compare loudness matching levels every version so you hear the mix decisions, not the master bus gain.

  • A DAW is not a band workspace (and neither replaces the other)

    Logic, Ableton, and Pro Tools are where music gets made. A band workspace is where the band decides. Here is where the line sits, why confusing the two slows records down, and how they work side by side.

  • How to give feedback on a mix

    A complete guide for bands - what to listen for, how to describe what you hear without production jargon, how many rounds a mix should take, and how to disagree without stalling the record.

  • WeTransfer vs a band workspace for stems and mixes

    Expiring links, re-uploads after every revision, and no feedback loop - why one-shot file transfers fail ongoing music projects, and what to use instead.

  • WhatsApp vs timestamped mix feedback

    Voice notes, "the bit after the second chorus", and mixes compressed on send - a side-by-side look at why a group chat fails as a mix review tool, and what timestamped comments do instead.

  • Mix Health - know if your mix is release-ready

    A complete guide to mix readiness for bands - what loudness, true peak, dynamic range, phase, and mono compatibility actually mean, and how to check a mix against all of them before you ship it.

  • AI Mix Summaries - what the band is really telling you

    Forty timestamped comments on a mix is a lot to read. AI Mix Summaries turn the noise into a clear list of what to change next.

  • Working with session players without fourteen emails

    How public share links and external collaborators let you bring in session musicians, producers, and labels without giving them an account.

  • Quick Compare - hearing what actually changed

    How to A/B two mix versions properly - why level matching and switching at the same playback position matter, and how to turn "it sounds different" into a note a producer can use.

  • Timestamped feedback that actually lands

    "Tighten the verse" is useless. "0:39 - the triplets feel rushed" is a fix. A full guide to giving mix notes your band can act on, and the tooling that makes specificity easy.

  • Stop sending `final_FINAL_v3.mp3`

    A complete guide to mix version control for bands - why file naming always fails, what a real version history looks like, and how to keep every mix findable, comparable, and clear.

  • The voice memo graveyard

    Why most band ideas die in the group chat - and how to stop losing the good ones to scroll.

Band management

Gigs & setlists

  • From shared setlist to stage sheet

    How to get a clean numbered setlist onto the monitors without screenshotting a Google Doc - one tap from the setlist everyone already shares in BandVolt.

  • Spotify playlist vs a real rehearsal setlist

    Many bands rehearse to a Spotify playlist. Here is what it can't do - unreleased songs, live arrangements, keys and BPM - and what a purpose-built setlist tool does instead.

  • Rehearse the live version, not the album cut

    BandVolt setlists can now use any version of a song - album cut, extended live arrangement, or abridged edit - plus unreleased tracks no streaming playlist can hold.

  • The 11pm hunt for the tech rider

    Press shots in one inbox, the stage plot in another, the EPK on a laptop that died. Give your band one organised home for the files that aren't music.

  • The gig nobody put in the calendar

    Half the band found out about the show from the venue's Instagram. A shared band calendar fixes the scheduling chaos that kills good bands.

  • The five-minute setlist

    How to build and share a setlist without the spreadsheet - sequencing a set that works, keeping the live arrangement rather than the album cut, printing a stage sheet, and keeping one current version everyone can see.

Sharing & promo

Band business

Product

  • Why we built BandVolt

    The story behind BandVolt - solving the real problems bands face when collaborating on music, from first demo to show night.

  • Welcome to BandVolt

    Introducing BandVolt - the all-in-one workspace where bands write songs, review recordings, manage setlists, and stay in sync.

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