Sometimes you want to feel a pulse of the track, but maybe the drums and bass are just not enough. If you have a strumming Rhythm guitar you can use your automation to make it pump to emphasize the beat. The pumping Rhythm guitar trick first of all select the Rhythm guitar track that you Read More …
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Studio Notes – Equalizers – EQ
EQ types Going to focus on parametric shelving low pass and high pass filters EQ allows us to have control over specific frequencies in a sound by changing their amplitudes This means we can change the character or timbre of a sound by altering the partials and harmonics or even fundamental. We can also use Read More …
What is an Electronic Press Kit or EPK
In the old days, physical press kits were paper-based and mailed old skool. Today, music artists can use digital media for promotion. This is known as an electronic press kit, or EPK. What is an EPK? An Electronic Press Kit is a digital resume for all audiences that is the promotional materials, giving everyone an Read More …
New Lyrics :: Golden Brown
The music for the most part is done, and just really doing final tweeks to those. Started to record vocals today, as I am good with where the lyrics are at right now. The verses are from my time working restaurant jobs. They tell of my experience, emotions, and the things I specifically remember from Read More …
New video for a song
Not 100% sure why I made a new video for this particular song, but I know once I got started I might as well finish it. Anyway here it is….
Studio Notes – Limiters
With acoustic guitars you will hear some strums that are really loud and some strums that aren’t quite as loud. It could be very well played but you will still have some variation between strums. Sometimes the dynamic is quite loud and a compressor sometimes just can’t get a hold of that because the difference Read More …
Concerts Playlist on Channel
Here is a new playlist with any and all of the concert videos I find, film, or collect from around the globe.
More Snarky Investing Thoughts
So this round of snarky investing thoughts, with the follow the money purpose is focused on music today. Specifically music distribution as it relates to streaming. I think. It starts with this you tube post :: In the video, and in this diagram, you can see all of the “hands” that in the cookie jar Read More …
Prime Numbers rule Music
So I realize that I may be behind more than some people, but I had one of the realization moments, that was really huge. I don’t think that it will change my life or anything as dramatic as that, but this is one of those, “I can’t believe I didn’t think or see this before” Read More …
Studio Classwork :: 808 Beat
This song was from the Andrew Huang Studio course that I did. This is the first of the 3 songs that you work on during his course. I did know about recording instruments a little, so there is a lot of bass in this song. In fact, at least a 1/3 of the track is Read More …