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Tips, advice, and guidance on several facets of the music industry to help better personal growth and build toward productive career opportunities.

Crying Baby Spoiled Mouse and Click Producers: Whining and Never Satisfied Now that I’ve got your attention, let me first clarify that I’m not badgering the computer producer. Many of you know that I also produce and record music in software as well as welcome the era of today’s music technology. However, I truly feel sorry for (what we call) mouse and click producers (namely because of their spoiled and inconsiderate… Continue reading

ProTLs Alternate Mixes Record Companies May Require From Engineers

  1. Album Mix (The original mix)
  2. Radio Mix (Usually edited in length and lyrical content, and the dynamics of the mix may be altered differently from the studio mix)
  3. Vocal Up Mix
  4. Vocal Down Mix
  5. Instrumental Mix (No Vocals)
  6. A cappella
  7. TV or TV Performance Mix (Lead vocals are the only tracks removed)
  8. Mastering Stems  (There may be an occasion… Continue reading

sn id3img 8 Software Titles That Embed ID3 Tags (Metadata)Embedding your song information (metadata) in MP3 files is a necessity these days especially when sharing and or or distributing your music digitally. When you’ve put in all that hardwork in the production of your songs, you want your information to stay with that file when it’s in use.

An ID3 tag is a data field which contains the audio… Continue reading

singr sn Women in the Recording Studio and How We Should Conduct Ourselves It is no tale that I often get requests to work with some women because they have problems with men hounding them in the studio environment. Some in tears, and sadly led to believe that their careers are based on their bodies and not their respective creative abilities. They’ve indicated that these men don’t take their art serious and have… Continue reading

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