<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Aliada’s Blog</title><description>Aliada is the lossless audio collaboration platform for remote music teams. Version control, timestamped comments, and seamless file sharing.</description><link>https://aliada.io</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>How Khruangbin Writes Music: The Relay Race Model for Remote Collaboration</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/khruangbin-writing-process</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/khruangbin-writing-process</guid><description>Khruangbin writes songs like a relay race—one person starts, passes the baton, repeat. Here&apos;s how their Grammy-nominated workflow maps to better remote music collaboration.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Collaborate on Music Remotely: Complete 2026 Guide for Producers</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/how-to-collaborate-on-music-remotely</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/how-to-collaborate-on-music-remotely</guid><description>The complete guide to remote music collaboration. Tools, workflows, and best practices for producers, bands, and studios working across distances—without losing your mind.</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v2.0.0</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v2-0-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v2-0-0</guid><description>A major update to Aliada!  This release packs over **598 updates**.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WeTransfer for Audio Files: When It Works, When It Doesn&apos;t, and Better Alternatives</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/wetransfer-for-audio-pros-cons-alternatives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/wetransfer-for-audio-pros-cons-alternatives</guid><description>WeTransfer is fast for sending large files once. But for professional audio workflows with revisions and feedback, here are better options.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Filepass vs Samply vs Aliada: Which Audio Collaboration Platform is Right for You?</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/filepass-vs-samply-vs-aliada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/filepass-vs-samply-vs-aliada</guid><description>Comparing three audio-specific file sharing platforms built for music producers. Which one has the features, pricing, and workflow you actually need?</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Best Audio File Sharing Platforms for Music Producers (2026 Comparison)</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/best-audio-file-sharing-platforms-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/best-audio-file-sharing-platforms-2026</guid><description>WeTransfer, Dropbox, and Google Drive aren&apos;t built for audio workflows. Here are the best file sharing platforms for producers, engineers, and musicians who need lossless quality, version control, and professional collaboration.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Send Large Audio Files to Clients (Without Email Attachments)</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/how-to-send-large-audio-files</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/how-to-send-large-audio-files</guid><description>Email attachments fail at 25MB. Your mix is 500MB. Here are 5 professional solutions for lossless audio file sharing with clients and collaborators — plus how to verify your files arrive intact.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Give Feedback on Music: Timestamped, Specific, Actionable</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/how-to-give-feedback-on-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/how-to-give-feedback-on-music</guid><description>Vague feedback like &quot;make it pop&quot; wastes everyone&apos;s time. Learn how to give timestamped, specific, actionable feedback on audio that actually improves the track — with a step-by-step workflow producers swear by.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Audio File Version Control: Why You Need It &amp; How It Works</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/audio-file-version-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/audio-file-version-control</guid><description>Tired of Mix_v3_FINAL_actuallyFINAL.wav chaos? Learn how version control solves the audio revision nightmare and why every producer needs it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Organize Audio Files for Music Production</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/organize-audio-files-music-production</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/organize-audio-files-music-production</guid><description>Stop wasting time searching for that one kick sample. Learn the folder structures, naming conventions, and systems professional producers use to stay organized.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v1.7.0: Last Spring Release</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v1-7-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v1-7-0</guid><description>A small but significant update to our product, with a focus on enhancing the user experience. This release packs over **22 updates**</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v1.6.0: Late Spring Release</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v1-6-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v1-6-0</guid><description>A small but significant update to our product, with a focus on enhancing the user experience. This release packs over **67 updates**</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v1.5.0: Spring Release</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v1-5-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v1-5-0</guid><description>A small but significant update to our product, with a focus on enhancing the user experience. This release packs over **64 updates**</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AIFF vs FLAC vs WAV: Lossless Audio Format Comparison for Music Production</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/lossless-audio-formats-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/lossless-audio-formats-explained</guid><description>Compare WAV, FLAC, AIFF, and ALAC lossless audio formats. Learn which format saves 50% storage space without quality loss, which offers best DAW compatibility, and when to use each for production, archival, and client delivery.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v1.4.1: First Release of the Year</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v1-4-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v1-4-1</guid><description>A small but significant update to our product, with a focus on enhancing the user experience. This release packs over **19 updates**</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v1.4.0: Improved User Experience</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v1-4-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v1-4-0</guid><description>An update with a focus on enhancing the user experience and making Aliada easier for new users. This release packs over **60 updates**.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v1.3.0: Massive Fall Update</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v1-3-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v1-3-0</guid><description>We have been working hard to bring you our biggest update yet! This monumental release packs over **260 updates**</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prince: Multi-Instrumentalist Who Recorded Purple Rain, 1999 &amp; 39 Albums at Paisley Park</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/prince</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/prince</guid><description>Prince recorded 39 studio albums, played most of the instruments himself, and built Paisley Park specifically to stop asking anyone for permission. A look at his production methods, gear choices, and the specific decisions behind his most distinctive tracks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Skinshape (Will Dorey): DIY Psychedelic Funk Recording Techniques Across 8 Albums Since 2014</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/skinshape</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/skinshape</guid><description>Will Dorey has put out eight Skinshape albums since 2014 — all from his London home studio, all blending psychedelic rock, funk, and world music. A look at how the recordings evolved and what&apos;s actually happening in the mix.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Schmitt: 23-Time Grammy Winner&apos;s Recording Techniques from Sam Cooke to McCartney</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/al-schmitt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/al-schmitt</guid><description>Learn the natural-sound recording philosophy of Al Schmitt, who won more Grammys than any engineer in history. Discover his Neumann U47 techniques and minimal processing approach across 7 decades.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spike Stent: 4-Time Grammy-Winning Mix Engineer | Madonna, Beyoncé, Oasis &amp; More</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/spike-stent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/spike-stent</guid><description>Spike Stent has mixed Madonna, Oasis, Beyoncé, Muse, Taylor Swift, and Beck — genres that have nothing in common except the mixer. Four Grammys, 30 years of hit records, and a consistent approach: serve the song, don&apos;t impose a signature.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tchad Blake: The Mix Engineer Behind Radiohead, Wilco &amp; The Black Keys Sonic Adventures</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/tchad-blake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/tchad-blake</guid><description>Tchad Blake mixes records that sound different on purpose. His hybrid analog-digital approach — Neve 8078, Studer tape, deliberate distortion — made Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Moon Shaped Pool, and El Camino sound like nothing else.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Brauer: Mix Engineer for Coldplay, John Mayer, Bob Dylan &amp; The Black Keys</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/michael-brauer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/michael-brauer</guid><description>Michael Brauer mixes records that are loud without being crushed. Here&apos;s the gear, the approach, and thirty years of albums that show how it works.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andrew Scheps: 6-Time Grammy Winner Who Mixed Adele 21, RHCP &amp; Metallica In-The-Box</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/andrew-scheps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/andrew-scheps</guid><description>Andrew Scheps went fully in-the-box in 2011 while mixing Metallica and Adele records. People thought he was crazy. The mixes sounded great. His parallel compression approach and plugin-only workflow are now standard practice across modern mixing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bob Clearmountain: Mix Engineer Behind Springsteen, Rolling Stones &amp; Bon Jovi&apos;s Biggest Hits</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/bob-clearmountain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/bob-clearmountain</guid><description>Bob Clearmountain mixed Born in the U.S.A., Tattoo You, and Slippery When Wet. His techniques — parallel compression, drum sample reinforcement, surgical EQ automation — defined what commercial rock sounded like in the 1980s and became standard practice for everyone after.</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jack White: White Stripes Founder Who Records on Vintage Analog Tape at Third Man Studios</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/jack-white</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/jack-white</guid><description>Jack White records on vintage analog tape, bans computers from sessions, and has won five Grammys doing it. Here&apos;s how the gear choices and self-imposed limits actually work.</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aliada Create v1.2.0: A Blockbuster End-of-Summer Update</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/v1-2-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/v1-2-0</guid><description>Dive into our biggest release yet, featuring Playlists, enhanced notifications, improved sharing, and a host of user experience upgrades.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>José José: Latin Legend Who Sold 40M+ Albums &amp; Changed Romantic Ballad Recording</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/jose-jose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/jose-jose</guid><description>Discover how José José, Mexico&apos;s &quot;Prince of Song,&quot; revolutionized Latin music recording across five decades. His 40M+ album sales and unique vocal techniques influenced generations of producers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rush: Progressive Rock Masters Who Recorded Moving Pictures, 2112 &amp; Tom Sawyer with Precision</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/rush</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/rush</guid><description>Rush recorded 19 studio albums over four decades — from 16-track hard rock in 1973 to Pro Tools concept albums in 2012. A look at the producers, studios, equipment, and production decisions behind each era, including Neil Peart&apos;s drum recording and the synth takeover of the 1980s.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chris Lord-Alge: 7-Time Grammy Winner Behind Green Day, Foo Fighters &amp; Bruce Springsteen</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/chris-lord-alge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/chris-lord-alge</guid><description>Chris Lord-Alge has mixed Green Day, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, and Bruce Springsteen for 40 years with one consistent approach: compress hard, push the vocal forward, and trust your ears over the meters. Seven Grammys. 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Here&apos;s the complete studio history — gear, producers, and techniques for every record.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Brief Introduction to Aliada</title><link>https://aliada.io/blog/brief-intro</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliada.io/blog/brief-intro</guid><description>In a fast-evolving tech landscape, the audio and music production industry still relies on outdated and frustrating collaboration methods.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>