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Mastering Tips – What is Mastering and Why Should I Care?
Mastering is the combined science and art of taking a finished mix and tweaking it in ways that can range from adding a professional polish to really taking the mix to a whole new level. Sometimes the...
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Comping, Schmomping, I Don’t Need No Stinking Comping!
There are many ways to record vocals but there are two major ways, each of which have their proponents. 1) is to record the vocal track(s) and then go back and have the snger punch in to try and fix...
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The Top 4 Mistakes Most Musicians Make Online
1) MAILING LIST MISUSE Sending emails to their mailing list only or mainly when they want to sell something or get people to a gig or other event. Here’s the bottom line on this – and I can’t stress...
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How Many Here Want to Get a Record Deal or to “Get Signed”?
My question to you is, “Why on earth would you want that?” As someone who spent decades in the old and dying music business, I can attest to the soul-destroying horrors that most artists experience...
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7 Facebook tips that you probably don’t know and that may be costing you…
1) It’s been found that the optimum number of posts per day on your fan or business page is 1 to 2 and literally that more than that (i.e. 3) drops user engagement (likes, comments) by up to 40%. So...
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This is an interesting constantly-updating tool showing what’s going on in social media in real time:
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Treble Trouble and Marilu Henner’s Mixing Tip
One of the problems with long mixing sessions is that the ear very quickly becomes acclimatised to the amount of treble (high frequencies) and it is easy to succumb to the temptation to add more and...
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The Visual Mix
When mixing a song it can help to visualize the mix as a 3D cube. EQ (bass, middle and treble) is the front face of the cube going from the bottom (bass) to the top (treble). Panning places the...
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What is Record Production?
So what exactly is record production? Record production is a skilled craft that ideally should include a working knowledge of music, engineering, writing, diplomacy, organizing, budgeting, and...
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Common Mistakes When You Build a Song Arrangement
“Arrangement” refers to which instruments are used in a recording or performance of a song and what and where they play. The instruments chosen provide the colors, the textures, the atmosphere and the...
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