Music Production: self reliance
This is me watching everyone run around with their pants on fire because their plugin company went to a subscription model knowing full well you can …
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Stop Singing
Stop singing. There’s nothing in your vocal chain that will substitute for a good performance. I can fix your pitch, I can fix your timing, but if the vocal doesn’t…
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Hearing Vibrations
We say that when you hear a sound you’re hearing vibrations, but what does that mean?
Musician Basics Elective: look how far we've come
Hey gang, look how far we’ve come.
Any Two Chords Go Together
Sometimes we can easily explain the relationship between two chords using an established music theory device.
Recording in Logic Pro X: Get out of Jail Free
Ideally, in the studio, I’m always recording, because you never know when something amazing is about to happen.
Fair Use: Meta
Today’s Wednesday morning music theory workout had a few teachable moments, but this one was a surprise.
Imposter Cleaning
When you start out, you don’t know a lot.
Taking Musical Notes
If you’re like me, you’re always working and you’re always coming up with song ideas.
Apologist Imposter
Stop feeling bad about what you don’t know.
Expensive Chords
Let’s look at some expensive sounding chords.
Make My Mornings Musical
It’s time to hit the gym, but not this gym.
Stereo Phase Algebra
The phantom center is a psychoacoustic illusion — there is no center speaker. How phase, polarity, and sum/difference math define what you hear …
