Music Production

  • How Many Guitars Do I Need?

    How Many Guitars Do I Need?

    Before I got into production music, this was kind of an academic question. I have actually only bought two guitars since starting the business. One is an acoustic resonator, the other a lap steel. I didn’t own any kind of either of these. Neither was very expensive, either-both were well under $500. But I…

  • Yamaha HS4 Studio Monitors: Great Sound, Meh Packaging

    Yamaha HS4 Studio Monitors: Great Sound, Meh Packaging

    I am one of the many people that has a very small personal studio space. It’s 14 x 14 with a closet and two windows, but the view is gorgeous. I needed small studio monitors for this room, and I took advantage of a Christmas special to get a set of Yamaha HS4s. We…

  • Why You Need ID3 Metadata For Your Song Files

    Why You Need ID3 Metadata For Your Song Files

    One of the things I learned at the 2024 Taxi Road Rally was just how important song metadata is. Scott Barker and Rabina Ritchie Barker, who own and operate TrackStage, ran a session on metadata that was a great primer. I went and did my own research after that. I also appreciate that it…