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Sus Stubborn Ostinato Unobjectionable
Being unobjectionable doesn’t really sound like a compliment, but there is a beautiful ambiguity to a suspended chord that makes it fit in pretty much anywhere.
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Ouroborus: four chord progression
You may have heard of the four chord progression, but think of it more like a family of chord conversions, one of which you may actually know really, …
Write For That Kid
Once upon a time, there was a kid, and that kid was you.
Run Tape
Always run tape. That was a piece of advice I got as a young musician, and I still think it’s really good. I don’t just mean you should record your…
Corporate Boys
"Heh, Nathan." I initially responded to a mastering session and have never been replied to.
Impulse Response: eighth grade science teacher
An impulse response is like an acoustic fingerprint.
Survivor Bias
You can’t learn how to be lucky, but you can learn a lot from failure.
Chord Clash Logic Edit
Like most things, fixing a subtle clash in logic is pretty much the same as it was in Ableton.
clash close but not touching
A clashing note is one that doesn’t fit with your existing harmony.
Compression: input output
A compressor reduces the level of a track, but one of the places people get confused is in understanding where it reduces that level.
Major and Minor Thirds in C
When you’re playing on all white keys and you skip a note, you’re playing a third.
Beat Building Jam: what is it
Okay, fair question. Beat building jams are an opportunity for a variety of instructors to identify inefficiencies in your workflow. They’re one-hour …
