The Tyranny of Music Genres
As a recording or performing artist, you find yourself answering a familiar question: “What kind of music do you play?” How do you answer? Maybe you have a stock reply… Read More →
Finding Your Natural Audience
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Songwriters, do you know who your natural audience is? Your songs exist at a point within or outside the commercial mainstream. If they fall in the mainstream, they are similar… Read More →
Warming Up Your Digital Mixes
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- Tags: 15 ips, 30 ips, analog, analog delay, analog tape, analog tape delay, analog warmth, audio, audio effects, audio plugin, automated mixing, DAW, delay, digital, digital audio, digital audio workstation, digital delay, digital mix, digital mixing, digital music, digital recording, digital studio, frequency response, indie, indie artist, indie music, kramer master tape, logic, logic pro, logic studio, mixing, music, pro tools, slate digital virtual tape machines, tape delay, tape emulation, tape machine, tape recorder, the crow's nest, virtual tape, wampus, wampus studio •
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So you’ve just recorded and mixed your latest song digitally in Logic or ProTools, and gotten every little detail just the way you want it. But something, you decide, is… Read More →
Why Originality Matters
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZjnFZvCNc”
If you’re a musician, you probably get asked whether you do original songs or covers. And as unassuming as that question sounds, it’s actually a hornet’s nest buzzing with speculation… Read More →
DIY: Echoes of the Echoplex
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- Tags: brian may, delay effect, delay pedal, DIY, DIY recording, echo, echo effect, echoplex, EP-1, EP-2, EP-3, EP-4, giant music, gibson SG, gregg allman, home recording, indie, indie artist, indie music, jimmy page, joe walsh, maestro, maestro echoplex, neil young, tape, tape-based delay, the echoplex, yamaha •
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBK4utC1QbQ”
In 1982, I bought a used Maestro Echoplex, old and worn and scarcely functional, at a little music shop in Fairfax, Virginia. The store carried as much used stuff as… Read More →