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What’s Wrong with Democrats?

What's wrong with most democrats? They're metaphorically left-handed while trying to negotiate in a right-handed world. The result:  a never-ending decision tree where little ever gets done. Most days, democrats as an Idea make me think of the spunky runt puppy of a very large litter. The one whose eyes are a little bit too big...

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Set Up A Recording Studio: Why Analog Sounds Better Than Digital

Memorex analog cassette tape.

Yes… I’m going there: the never-ending analog vs. digital debate. Even after all these years, and all the improvements to digital audio processing, I remain a staunch advocate of having lots of analog gear (particularly tape and tubes) in a recording studio… because it sounds better… and it always will. By now, anyone interested in [...]

Future of Music Production: Sound Engineering Courses…?

recording studio

The long, never-ending, always depends on who you ask debate about starting a career in “the music business” as an audio engineer: should I go to a recording school? Personally, I didn’t attend a recording school, but I taught at one for a long time in many different cities. From seeing how the students did [...]

Recording Tips For Guitarists

Recording music is a totally different beast from playing live. And whether you’re going into a big studio or doing it on your own with a laptop and a DAW, there’s a few guitar-specific things you can do to make the whole process go faster and sound better. 1. Use new strings – You want [...]

Get The “Big Sound” in Home Music Production Studio

It is clear that booking studio time and spending hourly fee’s to record your music is pretty much a thing of the past. Thanks to technology musicians can, with minimum recording equipment and relatively very little money produce great sounding recordings from the comfort of their bedroom studio’s. However, to make your bedroom studio production [...]

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How to Sound Better Singing in a Recording Studio

Young Billy Joel, leather jacket, rock

So you want to be a better singer? Probably heard yourself in a recording and went “Oh damn! Why do I sound so bad!?!” yeah…. that happens a lot… but if you have a good voice, then you can become a better studio singer with some well-targeted practice.   This post will give you one of many [...]

Recording a Kick Drum: Tips and Mic Placement Using a Blanket

Recording a kick drum on e drum kit. two mics

I first did this when we hired Eddie Kramer to teach a workshop for some of our students (which, honestly was a trip and a half – when you’re mic’ing a drum kit and the guy standing next to you says, “So when we were recording D’Yer Mak’er, I had this idea to try something [...]

Tip for Better Sounding Recordings: Vocal Stacks, Guitar Stacks

Being willing to listen, really listen to the audio, and not just “feeling the song” is the most important if you are an engineer, but that’s not something that falls under a “music recording quick tip” which is what I’m tasked to do, so we can talk about that later. Recording and Mixing Stacks (the [...]

Learn Sound Technology Online

The majority of people are not aware of how much sound has permeated every aspect of daily life. Every sound from music, television, and radio has to be created and edited prior to being heard. Online degree programs are available to provide the knowledge that makes up these skills to students who choose to learn [...]

How to Select a Recording School

Should you go to a recording school or not? If you are a hard worker who will exploit your time at a recording school by going to every single class, booking as much lab time as possible, networking with other students, your instructors, and guest speakers, then yes, you will learn a heck of a [...]

Concert Review: Badfish

At first I was unsure how I was going to be able to review a Sublime cover band, or any cover band for that matter. But now that I have finally seen Badfish in concert, I don’t know how I couldn’t write about them. Sure you may think you know what to expect because you [...]

Do You Have the Ability Make Beats Like a Real Beat Maker?

So you want to make beats? Rap and hip-hop have long ago established themselves as two of the most popular genres of music and have had a tremendous impact on culture and life. You’ve seen the rap and hip-hop stars on MTV, you’ve seen the glory they receive, and now you think it’s your turn [...]

Headline Not Expected: Pussy Riot Flees Russia

I need to learn more about the Russian Punk scene, apparently. But cheers to protests: Pussy Riot staged a protest against President Vladimir Putin (punk music rules). And they get sentenced to two years in jail… Vladimir, Vladimir… get a grip man. Now two members have apparently left Russia. The situation gets a little shady given that [...]

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Having lots of “All U Can Eat” Lyrics Moments Lately.

 A nice Sunday morning listening to Pandora at home with a cup of strong (but rather sweet) coffee. And Ben Fold’s song, All You Can Eat, starts playing. The lyrics to “All U Can Eat” feel a lot more appropriate lately than it might have been even just a year ago. I’m not normally a [...]

How to Build a Recording Studio

Recording Studio Design Considerations Sarit Bruno manages content and editorial line for Audiofanzine  The magic of the recording studio has often mystified even the most seasoned professionals. With all the knobs, switches and buttons on various gear and large format consoles, no wonder confusion sets in to most non-techies. Many people, especially artists, composers, producers, and [...]

Women working in the recording studio

Article by C Churchill Recently I have come across a rather surprising interview by a so-called reputable recording engineer and writer on the subject of studio recording techniques. He was essentially claiming that men do not want to work with women in the studio. So, he concludes that it is for …

Music Production Techniques – Steps to a Good Mix

Creating a great mix starts with organization – you need to organize how you will go about it. If you want to mix like the pros then you want to create the best mix and you can achieve this by breaking it down into small pieces. Here are the steps to create the best mix [...]

Godsmack Godsmack Rock melody CD Review

Article by Bevin Perry The exceptionally talented Rock group Godsmack have free their CD permitted Godsmack. You can view further details here http://musiclistening.net. I am very assertive and joyful to name that I consider Godsmack fans, and Rock fans alike will be thrilled using this one. With the relief of Godsmack their artistic excellence is [...]

The Screamin Lords Long Live Me CD Review

Article by ScottThomas You know what the best thing about having your own guitar website is? It’s meeting new exciting artists and awe-inspiring bands. This can be really exhilarating when you are working with some of the best musicians in the business. Just to bring everyone up to date… as of late, I have been [...]

Music Recording Colleges

Article by Linda If you want to have a Rock n Roll career, music recording colleges provide the necessary background to secure employment in the highly competitive field. The music business relies heavily on seasoned engineers who can record, mix and edit an artist’s work so that a fine-tuned and flawless product can be released [...]

The Definitive Dj Mindset

The Definitive Dj Mindset Best-selling Author Greg Rollett And World Renowned Dj, Quiet Entertainer Have Created A System To Help Dj’s Build A True Business. Custom Promotions, Proven Conversions And 50% Commissions Make This A Can’t Miss Offer. Http://djmindset.com/affiliates The Definitive Dj Mindset (view mobile) From Leading Djing Website Digitaldjtips.com. Gets Digital Djs From Beginner [...]