Think before you go, recording a bunch of tracks. Pre-produce it first. The source must be good. Fixing a bad sound later. You will lose the battle . Add to arrangement, layers of sounds, drums, and voice. Create interest. Use 24 bit. You have plenty of headroom. More than yesteryear. Edit...
Dan Comerchero and Audiofile Engineering recently teamed up to release the Quiztones Frequency Ear Training iOS App. Dan is one of the few Twitter friends I have that I’ve actually gone ahead and met in person. We scoured the hallways of the AES convention last November and shared many an internet idea over drinks. I...
Dan Comerchero and Audiofile Engineering recently teamed up to release the Quiztones Frequency Ear Training iOS App. Dan is one of the few Twitter friends I have that I’ve actually gone ahead and met in person. We scoured the hallways of the AES convention last November and shared many an internet idea over drinks. I...
A live show is where most of your exposure as a band happens. Even though you’ll reach more fans in the long run on the internet, it’s the live show that gets your potential fans in the same room as you. Make the most of this face time and try to snag as many fans...
Music production schools are getting more and more popular every second. My generation seems to be more interested in getting an education in something they are absolutely fanatical about instead of getting a throw-away degree in something like sociology(sorry sociology majors. I like Marx too!) Some schools offer a full-fledged Bachelor’s degree in audio production,...
1. Keep the Chatter to a Minimum I love band practice. But I also look at it as work. I want to get things done and run through as many songs as I can. I love music much more than chit-chatting so unnecessary chatter between songs is annoying to me. More time for playing, less...
In a struggling economy you face some new challenges to be able to make ends meet. Let’s take a stroll down the street of entrepreneur ideas and see if we can’t find something you like. 1. Online Mixing Engineer You should think of the internet like a separate continent. Imagine this separate continent filled with...
At the NAMM 2011 trade show you quickly get overwhelmed with everything people are offering. All the new gear, instruments and accessories that you can’t be without. It’s awesome to cruise the halls and look everything but you quickly tire in the deafening noise of drum kits and guitar amps. Enter The Hot Zone can...
It’s Christmas! I’m spending white Christmas in Iceland and in the pitch black that is December in Iceland I’ve decided to put together a nice list of some of my favorite Christmas songs. Some people absolutely hate Christmas songs but I think there is nfl jackets for sale no reason to not absolutely love them....