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Picardy Third
If you ever played a pretty chord progression in a minor key and then just switched to a major at the end, you probably just played a pickerty third.
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naming chords step one
Three steps to identifying a chord.
Improve Your Room for Free
I don’t know you, but your room is really bad for mixing, and I can say that because pretty much every room is really bad for mixing.
BKS 150
Did you notice I’ve posted every day for the last 150 days?
Scales and Targets
If you’re thinking about and grappling with scales, I would encourage you instead to think about targets.
Tickle Me
Under normal use, I tell my students they want to tickle the meter on the compressor.
polarity and phase
One thing that tends to confuse new engineers is the difference between phase and polarity.
Hey Teachers: watch how you ask the question
Hey teachers, when you ask your class any questions, it’s a little bit like saying, "Does everyone understand?" If you don’t hear anything, it doesn’t …
Can't Wait to Talk About Reverb
Reverb. I am brimming with things that I want to say about reverb. There’s no way I can put this into 60 seconds, but effects mixing and synthesis …
level up
Fluency on an instrument, beat making, these aren’t things you achieve.
Notes That Go Together
Sometimes I get asked if you can play notes that are outside of the scale.
Friendlier Numbers
It doesn’t matter what your jam is, even if you’re in a math rock, what moves you isn’t numbers, it’s music.
