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in Acoustics , Gear , New Music Gear Monday by Bobby Owsinski

New Music Gear Monday: Etymotic Research MP9-15 MusicPro Adaptive Electronic Earplugs

Etymotic MusicPro earplugs on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

If you’re in the business of audio then hopefully you don’t take your hearing for granted and use some sort of hearing protection when around high-SPL situations. I’ve been a huge fan of Etymotic Research ER-20 ETY’s for a long time and have used them with great results. The new ER20XS earplugs updates the original […]

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#Etymotic Research #hearing protection

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Author And Musician Craig Anderton Is The Guest On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Craig Anderton on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

Craig Anderton is an icon in the music industry, known to musicians everywhere for his extraordinarily helpful articles in magazines like Guitar Player, Keyboard, Sound on Sound, Electronic Musician, Pro Sound News, Mix, among many others. He’s also the author of more than 35 books, including his highly influential Electronic Projects For Musicians, which touched off […]

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#Craig Anderton #Gibson #Music Modernization Act #sales tax

in Production by Bobby Owsinski

Your Studio Lifestyle May Be Killing You – Here’s How To Stop It From Happening Fast

Studio Lifestyle on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

It’s probably fair to say that the studio lifestyle isn’t exactly healthy. We start in the business working long hours, then feel that we’re not working hard enough later in our career if we’re still not working like a maniac. That can lead to all sorts of health problems, as there’s so little time left […]

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#Pro Tools Expert #Russ Hughes

in Book Excerpt , Production by Bobby Owsinski

Ken Scott’s Inside Look At Recording The Beatles White Album

The Beatles White Album on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

The post last week from the Ken Scott bio Abbey Road To Ziggy Stardust was so popular that I thought I’d do it again. Since we’re now celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles White Album, here’s an excerpt from the book describing those sessions. I must admit that I enjoyed reading […]

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#Abbey Road To Ziggy Stardust #Ken Scott #The Beatles

in Gear , Guitars , Production by Bobby Owsinski

The History Of Electric Guitar Distortion

History of Guitar Distortion on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

Ah, guitar distortion. It seems like we can’t get enough of it. From the very first time it appeared on records in the 50s, we’ve been hooked. I’ve posed a little about the history of guitar distortion in the past, but the video below takes the history back even further to Bob Willis and his […]

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#distortion #video

in Gear , New Music Gear Monday , Plugin , Software by Bobby Owsinski

New Music Gear Monday: TC Electronic DVR250-DT Hardware Controlled Reverb Plugin

DVR250-DT on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

We all love the tactile features of a console, which is why many engineers opt for a hardware controller of some sort when it comes to mixing. With that in mind, it looks like a new trend is beginning to unfold as plugins are now being combined with a dedicated hardware controller, and TC Electronic […]

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#EMT 250 #plugin #reverb #TC Electronic

in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

All About Music Metadata With Veva Sound’s Drew Waters On My Latest Podcast

Drew Waters on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

If you’ve ever wondered why musical metadata is so important you’re about to find out in this excellent conversation with this week’s podcast guest. Drew Waters has gone from high school dropout to PhD all in the name of music. Starting out as a working electric bass player as a teenager, he switched to upright […]

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#DDEX #HD vinyl #RIAA #Sony Music #Spotify #vinyl

in Production by Bobby Owsinski

Producer Mark Ronson On How Sampling Changed Music

Mark Ronson TED on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

I never had an opinion about mega-producer Mark Ronson either way. Sure, I’d admired his work with Adele, Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars (just to name a few), but I had never seen him speak much until this TED talk below about how sampling changed music. I must admit that he opened my eyes to […]

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#Mark Ronson #TED

in Book Excerpt , Production by Bobby Owsinski

Producer Ken Scott On Working With Early David Bowie

David Bowie on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

Recently I went back and began to read some of the Ken Scott biography Abbey Road To Ziggy Stardust that I was lucky enough to co-write. It’s a great book (if I do say so myself) with some wonderful stories about Ken working with some of the legends of music business. One of my favorites […]

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#Abbey Road To Ziggy Stardust #David Bowie #Ken Scott

in Uncategorized by Bobby Owsinski

Sorry, But The Comments Are Discontinued For Now

Due to the large volume of spam comments that I receive, I’m temporarily shutting down the comment section of this site. I manually approve all comments, which up until now wasn’t a problem, but every day the spam submissions grow and now it’s near 100 per day. As a result, for the moment I’m suspending […]

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in Production by Bobby Owsinski

Here’s How Michael Jackson Constructed His First Solo Hit

Don't Stop till You Get Enough

When Michael Jackson left his brothers and went solo, it didn’t take long for him to establish himself as a solo hitmaker. His first release “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” was an instant worldwide hit and continues to be popular almost 40 years later. Most listeners just take a song for granted but not […]

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#Michael Jackson #Nerdwriter #Westlake Studios

in Gear , New Music Gear Monday , Plugin , Software by Bobby Owsinski

New Music Gear Monday: ADPTR Audio Metric AB Mix Comparison Plugin

ADPTR Audio Metric AB on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

Matching the sound of a mix has never been easy, yet it’s essential in learning the craft, or for pros, getting closer to a sound that the artist likes. In the past it’s all been done by matching by ear and as fruitful as that can be, it does take time. Recently there’s been a […]

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in Inner Circle Podcast by Bobby Owsinski

Sweetwater’s Mitch Gallagher, Spotify Video War, And Neumann Logo Badge Color On My Latest Podcast

Mitch Gallagher on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

My guest this week on Episode #230 of my Inner Circle Podcast is Sweetwater’s editorial director Mitch Gallagher, who started his career as a guitarist/vocalist with various rock and country bands while earning a degree in music from Moorhead State University and studying with various classical guitar masters. After making his living as a touring […]

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#Mitch Gallagher #Neumann #Spotify #Sweetwater

in Uncategorized by Bobby Owsinski

What Do DJs Actually Do?

What DJs Do on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

Musicians tend to look down on DJs, but please keep an open mind here. Like everything in music there’s more to DJing than meets the eye. This Insider video features DJ, producer, and founder of Fool’s Gold Records A-Trak, who has been DJing for over 20 years. In 1997 he was the world champion of […]

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#A-Trak #DJ #electronic music

in Book Excerpt , Production by Bobby Owsinski

Want Your Band To Play Tight? Concentrate On These 10 Things

tight band on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

A lot of bands are naturally good because of the caliber of the musicians. Their innate talent causes them to automatically do some things that are important to band tightness, but many of the rest of us sometimes wonder why our band doesn’t seem as tight as it should be, either across all songs or […]

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#How To Make Your Band Sound Great #performance

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