Keboard Skills: thirds and sixths
This may sound boring, but this sounds a lot more exciting.
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Mid-Side: there is no center
If you go to school to be an audio engineer, one of the things they’re going to talk to you about is mid-side.
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Simple Chords: critical progression
This shape... It’s really handy. You’ve heard it in countless songs. It’s a 6 to a 2 to a 5 to a 1. Look at it in C. It’s an…
Red Right Ring
Right ring, red. How do we get signal from here to here? These are both TRS cables. This one is carrying a stereo signal. Tip, ring, sleeve. And if …
MTG: rock with you suspensions
Michael Jackson’s Rock with You.
Harmonic minor & N6
Here are two variations on one chord progression.
Just the Two of Us: Chord Review
So the song "Just the Two of Us" has a lot of opportunity for things like passing chords.
Rare Chords
I’m going to show you a really rare chord progression.
Pop Filter Secret
There’s sort of a secret reason engineers use pop filters.
Simple Shell Progressin
This is a simple progression that opens up some doors to some more complex places.
Who Needs Synthesis?
Who needs synthesis, right?
ADSR
When musicians talk about the sustain of an instrument, The sustain, listen to it.
Reverb is like garlic
Jack Nietzsche used to say, "Reverb is like garlic." You can never have too much.
