Video Monday :: How to Collect International Royalties

SoundExchange is the largest global neighboring rights organization, with agreements covering 87% of the neighboring rights market outside the US. These agreements allow us to collect and pay artist/rights owner royalties when their music is played in countries around the world. To take advantage of this service, you must be a SoundExchange member and complete Read More …

The Week I Switched DAWs

I had a few short pieces finished. I was into a  fourth: “Haunted House”, and the music was already set in my head.  The hard part was never going to be the writing or figuring out the melodies, chords, whatever.  The hard part was getting a video file into Ableton without it choking. I spent Read More …

Adding Motion and Depth with Delay Effects

Pads are often used as an almost unheard glue, but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring  This is one idea to add a bit of motion. In the world of music production, adding depth and interest to your tracks is essential. One effective way to achieve this is through the use of delay Read More …

Climbing the Stairs on Soundcloud

I have always wanted to try writing music for film.  As I have gotten older, finally started a career, and became a dad my opportunities to do this are diminishing.  As of this year, I have decided to stop waiting, and if I need to make the film after the music, and also try making Read More …

Ableton Master Track Chain

At time or original publishing here is the master track chain, that I am playing with in Ableton. EQ8 On this I basically kill anything below 20 to 25 Hz.  I figure this is the bottom for the average set of ears frequency response range. I just get rid of it to help reduce the Read More …