The Native Instruments Producers Series

The blog at Native Instruments has been putting out quite a bit of content as part of a Producers Series focused on learning music production.  I am going to use this post as a way to collect all of these together for others, and then you can pick through what you would like to read.  Read More …

Time To Rebuild My Pedal Board

After a couple of years of neglect, I decided to sit down and finally rebuild my pedal board.  Most rehearsals I had just been bringing my tuner pedal, and not much else.  Only the Octave and Chorus pedal have been used in any show setting recently, but I have many more sound gizmos that I Read More …

Getting Started :: Other Computer Things to think about

Some other Computer Things to think about. Surge Protectors I have been super please with this one as of late. I do not get any $ for recommending things.  Hopefully this site stays that way. Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) External Drive or Cloud Storage For this, it is important to have something where whatever you upload Read More …

Studio Shopping List

For Now, here is a wish list. https://www.amazon.com/Rode-NT1000-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B0002PSCQC https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-tenlamp-Adjustable-Recording-shield-106/dp/B091GFGKGH https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Pro-Audio-C214-Large-Diaphragm/dp/B003SO5OZQ https://www.amazon.com/Focal-Alpha-Powered-Studio-Monitor/dp/B00LI6S7FA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CKX9Z92 https://www.amazon.com/KRK-Professional-Bi-Amp-Powered-Monitor/dp/B07NDBM6F2 https://www.amazon.com/Neumann-TLM-102-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B003HGLPC6 https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Large-Diaphragm-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B01MZBLKN5 https://www.amazon.com/Shure-SM7B-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B0002E4Z8M

Drum Room Project :: Clean the Ceiling

Continuing with the home studio project.  The basement started with a bunch of junk all over the ceiling in the basement.  More lights than I would think necessary, and the majority of those are he unpleasant florescent lights.  The cobwebs and dust did not come through in the photos, but I spent a fair amount Read More …

La Fete Du Funk – Music Project

Welcome to a new project for me.  Well, it is new and it’s not. Facebook Page here :: lafetedufunk.com So a few years ago, some friends of King Rabbit’s guitar player Max wanted to through a party, but they wanted a live band.  Then I think, it became they wanted to sing some of their Read More …