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7 Tips For Getting Your Voice Ready For Your Next Gig
The pandemic is on the downward slide, many areas are now fully open, and pretty soon artists and bands will be back gigging again. It’s time to get those chops back up to speed, which means voice as well as fingers. Since the vocalist is the only musician who can’t put their instrument away in […]
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Check Out Pete Townshend’s “Pinball Wizard” Isolated Guitar Tracks
We haven’t done an isolated track for a while so it’s time for another one. For those of you who have heard The Who’s “Pinball Wizard” over and over for the last 50 years, you’ve probably never heard some of the parts in great detail (I know I haven’t). Here are the isolated acoustic and […]
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Get A Great Sounding Drum Kit With These 3 Keys
It’s true that different people have different ideas of what constitutes a great sounding drum kit, but in the studio it usually means a kit that’s well-tuned and free of buzzes and sympathetic vibrations. Free of sympathetic vibrations means that when you hit the snare drum, for instance, the toms don’t ring along with it. […]
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The 10 Products That Shaped Music History
If we take a global view of the history of music, we find that over the last 100 years or so technology has driven the art form more than many realize. That said, if it wasn’t for a number of products that represented real advances, music would not only sound different today, but be delivered […]
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12 Steps To Great Overdub Performances
Many times the ear candy of an overdub session can really make or break a song, but sometimes it’s not easy to create to capture that magic. Here’s an excerpt from the second edition of my Music Producer’s Handbook that can act as either an outline or as a reminder to check a number of critical points both […]
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Please Contribute To The Michael Bishop Memorial
Recipient of 10 Grammy awards, former chief engineer for Telarc and his own Five/Four Productions, Michael Bishop was always at the forefront of recording technology. DSD recording, high-res formats, surround sound, difficult setups – it didn’t matter as he was always on top of it. It’s safe to say that there was no one better […]
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Another Semiconductor Chip Factory Destroyed By Fire
The part of the music industry that uses semiconductor chips was already reeling from the AKM factory fire last October, and now there’s been another – this time at the giant Renesas Electronics factory in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan – just north of Tokyo. While on the surface the AKM fire seems to be more […]
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Guitarist Jennifer Batten, Payola For Streaming, And Supercharged Hard Drives On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Jennifer Batten, who played lead and rhythm guitar on Michael Jackson’s Bad, Dangerous and HIStory world tours. She’s also appeared on 2 Jeff Beck albums and was a member of his touring band for 3 years. Jennifer continues to give clinics and master classes all over the world, and […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Acustica Audio Sienna Headphone Mixing Plugin
Headphone room simulation plugins are all the rage these days and for good reason – they really do help provide a reasonable simulation of a good playback environment so you can get better mixes using just headphones. While most of the plugins in this category focus on simulating one particular studio environment, Acustica Audio has […]
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“Oh, No. I’ve Been Hacked!” And Other Funny Accidents
It all started last Friday evening when I started getting emails saying that my various sites were redirecting to other places on the Web. Most of the redirects were trying to sell something (like the Google Play Store) but none of them were pointed at my blogs, podcast or personal website URL. I tried to […]
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A Tech Guide To Livestreaming
Livestreaming has been the big buzzword over the last year as it’s the only way for creators to safely get their wares out in front of the public. That said, there’s a bit more to it than signing on to Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram (pick your platform). If you want your stream to look and […]
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Chladni Figures: The Resonance Experiment That Still Amazes
We’ve all heard the stories about a modern sturdy bridge being brought down due to oscillation from wind or pedestrians walking at just the right frequency that weakens it. That’s known as resonance, and it’s something that occurs across the scientific world. One of the coolest resonance experiments has to do with sound and something […]
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A Listen To The Rediscovered Multitrack Of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”
One of the great things about deconstructing classic hits is that you can clearly hear not only how they were put together, but how production techniques have changed through the years. A video that does this nicely is the one below, where you follow Motown historian Harry Weinger and Questlove of The Roots as they […]
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2 Words That Will Help You Finish Your Self-Produced Project
Every musician today has a their own home studio. While that makes recording yourself easier than ever before, most find that it’s a lot easier to start a self-produced project than finish one. Here’s an excerpt from the 2nd edition of my Music Producer’s Handbook that provides a way to finish those self-produced projects by remembering 2 simple words. […]
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Happy New Year – Here’s To A Great 2021
Happy New Year everyone! Let’s put 2020 behind us to find a much more prosperous and safer 2021. As always, I’m very grateful and thankful for your continued support! Image by Anja🤗#helpinghands #solidarity#stays healthy🙏 from Pixabay
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