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Monday
Mar252013

Musicians/ Music Industry Survey (only one question)

I have a one question survey I created and i need feedback from people working in the music industry.

This would help me out a lot and I would really appreciate any feedback I can get.

Thanks for your time.  The link is below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WNJ36HW

Monday
Mar252013

Top tips for building a reliable music production PC

For musicians, bands and project studio audio engineers there comes a time when their existing music pc is just not cutting it anymore. Eventually the software becomes more demanding and freezing music tracks gets tiresome. As plug ins become more CPU hungry there is a need every 4-7 years to buy or build a new music production PC. This is to keep things stable and capable of keeping up with todays demanding software. There is absolute merit in buying a ready built music production PC, no hassles and support is provided but there are many people still up for the challenge of doing a DIY music pc build.

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Friday
Mar222013

5 Ways For The Working Musician to Make Money Online

Musicians like artists, graphic designers, film makers, or ony other type of freelancer as we all well know through YouTube and personal websites, work tirelessly on their online presence. This is now the forum where new artists get noticed, and frelance musicians and composers not only get work but also showcase talents and portfolios. For the archetype of the working musician as a jack of all trades, we all well know that gathering income from many sources is paramount to one’s financial and personal success. With all the work that one puts in to building up an online presence for the hope to get more gigs, more students, more downloads sold or whatever that may be, there is also secondary income sources that one can take advantage of from building traffic and a following, much like the savvy internet maketers strive for in their own commercial pursuits. Here are some approches in and out of the box.

 

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Thursday
Mar212013

Should You Mix With Headphones?

When you’re learning how to make electronic music, or producing any type of music at all, you may come across the decision whether to mix with headphones or not. The quick answer is no, you shouldn’t mix with headphones but with studio monitors instead. However, you must not completely ignore the use of headphones.

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Wednesday
Mar202013

Henley Business School's New MBA for the Music Industry Program Gets U.S. Launch at Musexpo, May 5-8, 2013

Spearheaded by Program Director, Helen Gammons, the Henley Business School will officially launch it’s new MBA in the Music Industry program in Hollywood at the Musexpo global music event, May 5-8, 2013.

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Friday
Mar152013

Why peaking near 0dBFS is unnecessary when mixing audio

Modern digital audio workstations can operate at 24 bit resolution and above, this provides a theoretical dynamic range of 144dB. This in practice is usually limited to around 120dB due to the limitations of the analog circuits that convert the audio to and from digital. The small analog operational amplifiers in the sound cards will produce a noise floor slightly above the digital noise floor. With this in mind it comes as a surprise that many people mix with their DAW meters peaking very close to the top of the scale.

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Thursday
Mar142013

Mastering Engineers-Do I really need one?

What is mastering? and how can a mastering engineer help my track/Album? Some insiders tips and information

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Wednesday
Mar132013

Maximizing Volume And Impact In Your Songs

Here are some tips on how to maximize impact and volume on your song and learning how to produce music.

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Tuesday
Mar122013

Finding the Right Headphones for Your Music Habit

If you’re like me and really care about hearing beats in an optimal way, it’s best to shop around for quality headphones. After all, the average person spends 20 to 40 hours a week listening to music. Why not enjoy an amazing sound experience?

Rather than simply using the headphones that came along with your iPod or MP3 player, consider the following when upgrading your audio.

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Monday
Mar112013

How to create a Classic House Track in Ableton Live 

SANTÉ HOUSE PRODUCTION COURSE 
THE MAKING OF ‘DO YOU WANNA 808’ ON DESOLAT 

The latest online course in the Producertech Presents series is a brand new set of tutorials, shot live in the studio of Santé, one of Berlin’s hottest rising stars. In the course, Santé shows how he constructed the classic house track ‘Do You Wanna 808’ with his preferred music software platform, Ableton Live.

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Monday
Mar112013

The Age of Production

ProTools is the new guitar.

We’re in the age of production. –
Almost everyone’s participating!

Live concerts, the recording process, the number of “production” educational programs, electronic music, and much more.

Computers are shaping the future, innovation, culture, art, and more much in the same way rock and roll once did. If you’re a part of the youth, you want…

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Thursday
Mar072013

“The Great Hip Hop Hoax” Will Be Exposed At SXSW

“Imagine being English for over two years and describing where you went to school and the sort of food you eat and what the roads are like even though you’ve never been here.”

Jeanie Finlay suggested in an interview about her upcoming film The Great Hip Hop Hoax.  While this seems like a completely ridiculous and impossible idea, that’s precisely what Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd of Dundee, Scotland did.

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Wednesday
Mar062013

Musicians: How to Get More Likes, Subscribes and Shares Using Newtons First Law

I just read an article on Marketing Prof’s about a technique that will make it easier for us musicians to get new and existing fans to like, share or buy more of our music and merch.

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Wednesday
Mar062013

New Music Reality Show Will Showcase Unsigned Acts and "Hit" Song Remakes.

Cover Me is a “Behind the Music” series based in Austin, Texas. It will feature a group of musicians and singers collectively known as “The Cover Kings”. The show is currently running a campaign on Kickstarter.com and hunting for talent at SXSW 2013.

 

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