Melody: strong tones and strong beats
If you’re writing lyrics and melodies and having trouble setting them to chords, this video is for you.
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Frequency, Octaves, Sample Rate
A440. Here’s what we’re talking about. What it means is when I play this note, this string vibrates at 440 times a second. An octave up, 880. An octave down,…
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Making Feedback Worse
Stop doing this to your microphone.
should i care about polychords
Should I care about poly chords?
Signal Flow: it all boils down to this
There’s one thing that separates veteran producers and engineers from newcomers, and that thing is understanding signal flow.
How Many Seconds Can You Sample
Whoever told you you can sample five seconds of a song and not have to get clearance is conflating that with one of two legal concepts the first being …
Air
It’s easy to take air for granted because it’s invisible, but from an audio perspective, that’s a mistake.
Mic Polar Patterns
Today we’re going to look at microphone polar patterns.
Pencil Hack
You may already know you can fashion a windscreen by wrapping a hose around a coat hanger.
Floating Logic Markers
Markers and Logic are great for labeling sections of your song, but did you know they can also contain lots of extra text?
What's Your Jam
We’ve been here a few months now and I’m delighted with all the new follows.
Cat Gut
Cat gut? No. Despite what you may have heard, instruments are not strung with cat gut. Neither are tennis rackets. They never have been. Sheep gut? …
Don't Make Peace the Enemy
Taking a break isn’t just critical for your body and your mind, but also your spirit.
