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I didn’t make something clear when I said the difference for me in moving from tape to digital was in that pause when you had to rewind after you did …
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Landmark: Haas Effect
Before we begin to discuss delay, echo, and reverb, let’s take a second to talk about the Haas effect.
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Forget What You Learned
A music production environment is a complex one.
Tape Digital
For me, the most impactful part of the move from tape to digital wasn’t the sound quality.
Don't Make Peace the Enemy
Taking a break isn’t just critical for your body and your mind, but also your spirit.
Distortion
Distortion comes in lots of flavors, but one thing they all share is that distortion adds high frequency content to your program material.
Temperament Modulation
A sawtooth wave, a mod wheel, and the space between equal and just tuning. The harmonic synthesizer crossfades between temperaments so intervals drift …
Oops, I Made a Synthesizer
What started as a way to visualize the harmonic series turned into a harmony-aware additive synthesizer. It folds overtones across octaves, tracks …
Super Locrian
I had the most delightful realization today, which is this.
Learn to Record Your Own Vocals
Learn to record your own vocals or somebody else’s because regardless of whether or not you’re making vocal-based music I can’t think of a better way …
Make Your Own Rules: music theory
Music has rules, but the thing is, you get to write them yourself.
Cinematography Workshop: ad 2
I think I know a lot about music and I consider myself a pretty decent engineer and producer.
Hydrate
There’s one thing we all have in common and that’s water.
