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Band Marketing 101: If You Can't Sell 100 Cds, You Suck!
?We record in unideal studios, print cds with crappy graphics, and use sub par musical equipment. The easiest way to move up the ladder in the music world and make enough cash for the next recording is to actually sell your music. This article will explain why you are screwing yourself over because you are not selling enough cds.
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How To Build A Computer For Home Recording
?If you would like to build your own computer for home recording or any other purpose like graphic design or whatever, this little primer will lay out what's in store for your when building a computer. From here, you can decide if you building a computer is right for you.
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Getting Started With Music Marketing
?Many musicians feel right at home with showing up to the studio to lay down their tracks, but they freeze up and get confused when it comes time to get out there and show the world the work they have done. This article will make a few suggestions as to what to do when the album is finished.
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Primera Bravo CD Duplication and Printing System Review
?Looking into buying a Primera Bravo CD duplication and printing system? This review will explain the benefits and possible pitfalls of owning the Primera Bravo.
?If you or your singer walks into a recording studio and sings like he was taught in high school choir, you have a big problem. A singer should have something to day and be willing to over over the top to hammer his message into the listener.
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The Basics Of Recording Studio Soundproofing
When people consider starting a recording studio, most people immediately think of soundproofing. This article will discuss various aspects of soundproofing, shoot down a few myths, and help you better understand some of the construction aspects of recording studios.
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My Electric Guitar Recording Secret Weapon
The single biggest impact to my electric guitar recordings came a few months ago.? My recordings using high end Royer mics, Vintech re-issues of Neve preamps, Mytek converters, and high end guitar amplifiers received a guitar tone boost of 1 million after this $200 upgrade.
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Electric Guitar Recording; My Favorite Guitar Microphones: Shure SM57 Royer R121
?I've never been one to say that X microphone is a great vocal mic or X microphone is a great acoustic guitar mic because the situation is different every single time. With that being said, I've only used two mics on electric guitar in the past 10 months: Royer R121 and Shure SM 57.
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Music Equipment Ebay Scam
?Several years ago I hit by an Ebay scam that almost cost me $500. Hopefully, by reading this article you can avoid this paticular Latvian mafia scam when purchasing music equipment on Ebay.
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Drums Sounds Drastically Change From Song To Song
?If you have ever recorded drums for several songs in one day, you may have noticed that the drums sound drastically different with each song when you sit down to mix. This article will explain a few reasons why this would occur.
Blogs by this Author
Published 05/2/2006
A close friend of mine is in the band, Promise To Burn. They are currently working with a producer (Malcolm Springer) with about as big of connections as you could imagine. I was supposed ...
Published 05/6/2006
I've decided that I'm going back to my midi routes. I've got a buddy who can write songs like crazy and can hold his own in front of the vocal mic as well. He's about as talented of a guy as I'v...
Published 05/8/2006
Okay, I've chosen my audio sequencer. A few forum members were cool enough to steer me in the right direction. I actually had an old copy of Cubase VST 5.1 laying around from when I first ...
Published 05/9/2006
As usual, after a demanding mix day I burned a copy and slapped it in my home computer's cd-rom. AHHHHHH. BOOMY BOOMY BOOMY. I thought I had the mix pretty solid when I heard it on m...
Published 05/10/2006
After being frustrated with my mixes from Sunday, I decided to try something a little new. Many studios use a tad bit of corrective EQ on their studio monitors. Well, I don't have any outb...
Published 05/12/2006
I alway debate between listening to a major label cd while mixing (to gain perspective) vs just trying to make the mix sound as good as it can for what it is. Dangers of Listening To A Major La...
Published 05/15/2006
For whatever reason, I just couldn't get the reverb right on a snare for a Blink 182 type of project I was doing. Nothing seamed to work or fit. Then I remembered that I had used the stock Sonic Found...
Published 05/20/2006
I see bands all the time who work jobs. There is nothing wrong with that. You have bills to pay. O f course, I see a ton of people who make way more money than they need to live. The sacrifice b...
Published 05/20/2006
I've dealt with my fair share of jokers who saw no problem in wasting my time and working me like a dog just so they could half ass their own musical path. Well, I've come to notice something ab...
Published 05/22/2006
A good friend of mine is working with a big producer dude.? They mixed their project on an SSL 9000 which is about as high end of a console that you are going to find.? The studio was Soundstage Stud...
