Level Set: white shirt
We all do it. Part of studio culture seems to be fetishizing gear, but let’s level set for a second. Because aside from you and your instruments, the …
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Major and Minor Thirds in C
When you’re playing on all white keys and you skip a note, you’re playing a third.
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Chord Inversions
The easiest way to start understanding chord inversions is to think of it like a cake with three ingredients.
Happy Chords: Sad Chords
Do you ever get confused about major or minor chords?
TLDR: finish your songs
If you want to get better at finishing your songs, here’s the TL;DR.
Under the Microscope: Something, the Beatles
The song "Something" by The Beatles uses a very common device to move between chords.
Anatomy of a Reverb
After the onset of the original sound, the anatomy of a reverb occurs in three distinct stages.
Songwriting: top down bottom up
It’s only fair that I tell you what I mean when I say bottom up or top down songwriting.
naming chords a three step series
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 …
Third Tools Shortcuts: Logic Pro X
If your workflow is inefficient, nothing you learn in your DAW has much impact.
Feedback: things they don't teach you in recording school
Important stuff they should teach you at recording school, but don’t.
it doesn't make you a better producer
I actually reject this idea that anybody’s becoming a better producer because of posts that they’re reading, because everybody’s really teaching from …
what the actual funk is a sine wave
What the actual funk is a sine wave?
