Beat Kitchen Articles

Mic Menu

If you’re confused about microphones, think of it like ordering off a prefix menu.

Intervals: scale degrees

Sometimes the naming conventions in music theory almost seem cruel.

You Already Know Music Theory

Don't Make This Cable Mistake

This cable goes one way.

Secondary Dominant Gospel Chords: Nina Simone

We talked about secondary dominance in theory class, and in this song most of the chords are functioning like five chords.

the miighty tritone

The mighty mighty tritone Let’s get this out of the way in the middle ages It was called the devil’s interval which is kind of fun because it sounded dissonant to them So they discouraged it along with a lot of other stuff that turned out to be really awesome It’s called a tritone because it’s made of one two three whole steps put another way That’s six half steps out of a total of twelve.

Taking Musical Notes

If you’re like me, you’re always working and you’re always coming up with song ideas.

Buckle Up

When you sign on to go on a roller coaster and they buckle you in that chair, you’re signing up for a thrilling ride knowing full well you’re going to be returned back in one piece.

Upper Extension Friction

If you want to put some friction in your chord, let’s have an easy chat about chord extensions.

Flow: Order of Operations

There’s an order of operations I prefer when announcing a new take.

Reverb: phonons diffusion density

Diffusion and density.

clash close but not touching

A clashing note is one that doesn’t fit with your existing harmony.

ProDuce

Check this out and tell me if it makes sense to you.

Altoids Patchbay Tester

So what the heck is this?

A dedicated space

Whether you call it a bus or whether you call it a send and a return, the utility of running effects like reverbs and delays in parallel rather than in series is more than just a matter of resource management.