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How Should I Spend Money on My Studio?
Hobbiest Let’s talk about being a hobbyist first. Making music for fun is awesome. In this scenario, purchases should be based solely on means and immediate needs. If you sing and play and acoustic guitar, then two mics, a two channel interface with built-in preamps, and some kind of recording...
11 Tips for Better Mastering Results
1. Check The Files Triple check the files you are submitting to your mastering engineer. Be sure that the mastering engineer is receiving the actual final approved mix files. I know this sounds silly, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sent a master to a client, only...
7 Tips for Better Amp Simulator Tones
1. Ambience One of the reasons most guitarists disapprove of amp simulators is a lack of real air. Even if you close mic an amp in a room, you still hear some of the sound around it. Some amp sim companies have become hip to this. I’ve been using the...
72 Music Production Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started
1. Trust your taste. In other words, don’t second guess yourself. Who are you doing this for anyway? 2. Stop crapping on popular music for your ego. You can learn from anything. In fact, it’s wise to learn from music that millions listen to. 3. Using loops doesn’t make you...
How to Make Beats in Reason
Propellerhead Software has a cool video series going on how to make beats using Reason; the tutorial series is called “Super Neat Beat Cheat Sheet” and currently consists of three videos covering different styles: Electro Pop, Deep House, and Trap Drum. Whether you’re new to making beats or you’re an...
Goodbye to Gravity Drummer Dies in Bucharest Concert Fire Tragedy
The drummer for Goodbye to Gravity, Bogdan Enache, who was playing in the Colectiv club in Bucharest on Oct. 30, died tonight, according to Billboard. This now brings the death toll to 45 from tragedy, which also claimed the lives of the Romanian metal band’s two guitarists.The Interior Ministry said...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Led Zeppelin ‘IV’
Considering how this project has been so endlessly dissected, it might seem difficult to compile a list of 10 things you didn’t know about Led Zeppelin IV. But that’s just what we asked from George Case, author of Led Zeppelin FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Greatest Hard...
The Police Announce Themselves in a Big Way With ‘Outlandos d’Amour’
When the Police‘s debut album came out on Nov. 2, 1978, it sounded like little else on the music landscape. The band was lumped in with punk and burgeoning New Wave groups at the time, but it played a mix of reggae and rock-inspired pop with all the time-shifting complexities...
Watch James Hetfield Record New Metallica Music
The members of Metallica are celebrating a completely renovated website — and overhauled fan club — with an introductory video that offers a tantalizingly brief glimpse of guitarist James Hetfield working on some new music.The video, which you can watch at the new Metallica site, begins with a few moments...
Slate Partners with ProMusicals to Distribute Raven in India
Revolutionary touchscreen DAW controller comes to India. Slate Media Technology has announced a partnership with ProMusicals, establishing them as India’s official distributor of the Raven line of Multitouch Recording Consoles. After debuting the Raven MTi 27’’ Multitouch Recording Console for Indian audiences at the Palm show in Mumbai on May...
Billy Gibbons Postpones Start of Solo Tour
Billy Gibbons has postponed the first 12 dates on his tour in support of his upcoming album, Perfectamundo. The news was announced in a press release today, and the new dates can be found below.The tour was originally scheduled to begin in Atlanta on Nov. 10, but will now commence...
Matthew Koma talks early influences, his studio set up and going solo
Songwriter, producer and DJ Matthew Koma is the man they all want to work with, following a phenomenally successful stream of co-writes that have resulted in eight No. 1s on Beatport and four Billboard Top 10s, including the No. 1 single Clarity, co-written with Electro-House star Zedd. The hit maker,...
