Bjørnar Kibsgaard

NEW UPLOAD: Overproduction is one of the easiest ways I lose a good idea. How I fixed a struggling track by simplifying my project with simpler melodic parts. Deleting plugins, removing compression, reducing return channels, and focusing on sound selection instead of effects. With sound examples, but mostly talk!

https://youtu.be/bP9cB1rtwx0

2 days ago | [YT] | 0

Bjørnar Kibsgaard

MacBook Pro M5 BASE: I am going to record a video showing real music production projects tomorrow or the day after.

Then it's going back to the store. For a full refund.

I severely underestimated the used market for Apple products where I live. I have had the M3 Ultra Mac Studio out for sale and also the M4 MacBook Air and no one seems to be interested in them. At least not for the price which I think is reasonable but apparently it's not. I have gotten offers but they have been extremely low in my opinion.

I still have a return window for the M5 from the store I bought it from, so I am going to use that and return it.

The M3 Ultra is overkill for me in music production. But I am going to keep it for the time being, along with the M4 MacBook Air as my travel companion.

Honestly my music production have been my main focus lately. Because... it's going pretty well! Maybe I will talk about it in another video. Do you want that?

Anyways... that was today's update. Now I need to sleep.... doctors orders. ;)

2 months ago | [YT] | 22

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NEW UPLOAD: Yes, the base M5 is better than the base M4 in Music Production. About 20% ish percent. There you have it, you don't have to watch the video. ;)

https://youtu.be/D20gRYi9wns

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 11

Bjørnar Kibsgaard

NEW UPLOAD: BASE M5 Macs Good for Music Production...?

Add 10-15% more awesomeness to the M4. And you get this new M5 CPU from Apple. Even more if you are interested in GPU performance!

https://youtu.be/N9IiRXYi1Fg

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

Bjørnar Kibsgaard

NEW UPLOAD: Trying to Avoid Burnout

In this video I try to explain how I am trying to stay away from burning out. I really don't won't to end up there. Do you?

https://youtu.be/N9gh_eWS7Sw

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

Bjørnar Kibsgaard

NEW UPLOAD: How I Balance Music Prod, YouTube, a Day Job & Family Life

It's not easy, but in this video I try to explain how I balance a home life with a day-job, kids, wife. And with YouTube and music production. I try to give some actionable tips so you can hopefully get better at planning after watching this video.

https://youtu.be/xWKwZvTpy-Y

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

Bjørnar Kibsgaard

NEW UPLOAD: iPhone 17 Pro Max - Outdoors in Norway

The iPhone 17 Pro Max in a Norwegian weekend at sea with some beautiful scenic pictures to test the camera on this thing.

https://youtu.be/OlGU3k908HM

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

Bjørnar Kibsgaard

NEW UPLOAD: Elysia Xmax Moog & OB-6 on My Latest Track

How I use hardware outboard gear such as the Elysia Xmax master bus compressor in combination with OB-6 and Subsequent 37 to finish my latest track.

https://youtu.be/hs3KrMug5XU

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

Bjørnar Kibsgaard

NEW UPLOAD: M4 MacBook Air Thermal Testing (Music Production, Cinebench)

Is the M4 MacBook Air something you should consider for long sustained workloads? Maybe, but make sure you are within the limits!

https://youtu.be/EH9FBdr_Ho0

3 months ago | [YT] | 4

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NEW UPLOAD: Upcoming Cheap MacBook What could it Do?

Apple is rumored to release a cheaper MacBook pretty soon. Probably based on the iPhone chip. In this video I discuss what you could do with this laptop and my thoughts about it.

https://youtu.be/dVk4thUpsgA

3 months ago | [YT] | 2