Chord Identification: Introduction
If you’re starting to make your own music, there will come a time when you find yourself scratching your head looking at a bunch of notes and asking …
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Scales and Targets
If you’re thinking about and grappling with scales, I would encourage you instead to think about targets.
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You Only Need To Know 3 Diminished Chords
Here’s some good news.
Sound Waves Spheres
Music exists for the sole purpose of bringing joy into the world.
Logic: select top/bottom MIDI note
By the way, did you know that logic has a key command to select the highest or lowest MIDI note?
You Already Know Music Theory
Compressor Attack Release Nuance
Somebody told you the attack and release time on a compressor is the amount of time it takes for the compressor to kick in, which impacts the …
Simple Shell Progressin
This is a simple progression that opens up some doors to some more complex places.
Reverb is like garlic
Jack Nietzsche used to say, "Reverb is like garlic." You can never have too much.
Soundproofing: there I fixed it
If you need to soundproof, do one of three things.
Theory and Metering
You should no more put a chord in the middle of a chord sequence because you think it is supposed to be there.
With Great Power
With great power comes great responsibility.
Perfect Plagal
This Bb has an F in it.
