Category: Music Production
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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 had… Read more
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9 Tips for Better Guitarscapes
I’ve spent a few weeks now writing guitar soundscapes, or guitarscapes. I hadn’t written for this genre before, but as a lifelong guitarist, I figured it would be a good assignment. And it was, but I was greatly humbled by the task. I learned a ton and I’d love to share it. Here are some… Read more
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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 run… Read more
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Please Give Me the Power
This is one of those crossover stories. It’s about audio engineering, but also about reliability engineering. As an IT professional, I have worked with all kinds of electronic equipment, usually stuff that is either in or destined for a data center. And those devices all had one thing in common. Something that can be hard… Read more
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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 was… Read more