So I really enjoy Adam Neely’s posts. Maybe too much… He has good topics. The videos makes you think. His band is awesome!!! Totally my $.02 Maybe too many shorts on weird rhythms…. So anyway… This post is inspired by this Vlog post, and the response I guess. It did make me think of this Read More …
Author: 1bb
Studio Notes – Realistic programmed hi-hats
Programmed hi-hats have way of feeling programmed. Duh. Here are some ways to put some realism into that hi hat part. First copy the track so you have a second programmed hat and you can always revert your changes back. Another option would be to save right before starting, with a slightly different name.
Studio Notes – ADR – Automatic Double Track
Abbey Road Studios designed automatic double tracking and here’s a way to simulate that effect First insert a delay across the vocal that doesn’t matter what the delay is in terms of short medium or long we’re going to set it to somewhere around 75 milliseconds it start it doesn’t really matter and if it Read More …
Some Found Photos
Just a quick post of some photos I found. Most of these are with an older band called Professors on Furlough. This group was the first I have been in lately that originate from pit musicians meeting, grooving, hanging, and then wanting to do more music with each other.
Waves to Noise
Check out the latest in my Pedal Music Series. This one started off kind of cool I thought, but then it ended up in this wash of noise. I’m sure there is something there for someone though. As usual, you are free to use the sounds in this video for whatever purpose you want. Commercial Read More …
My Lo-Fi Hip Hop Beat
Welcome to my Lo-Fi Hip Hop Beat story….. Link to post here. NI Blog here. How it started….. So I read through our lo-fi hip hop beat a little bit, and the article recommends opening up Battery in Komplete Kontrol. I don’t have Battery currently, so this was the first challenge to overcome. For me, Read More …
Thoughts on the BMI Sale
Here are some thoughts on the proposed sale of BMI to venture capitalists. What every songwriter needs to know about the BMI sale [Chris Castle] – Hypebot Deal will close in 2024 – Variety This is a bit concerning. Yet another portion of the music industry is up for sale. As an artist, buying stock Read More …
The Native Instruments Producers Series
The blog at Native Instruments has been putting out quite a bit of content as part of a Producers Series focused on learning music production. I am going to use this post as a way to collect all of these together for others, and then you can pick through what you would like to read. Read More …
Time To Rebuild My Pedal Board
After a couple of years of neglect, I decided to sit down and finally rebuild my pedal board. Most rehearsals I had just been bringing my tuner pedal, and not much else. Only the Octave and Chorus pedal have been used in any show setting recently, but I have many more sound gizmos that I Read More …
Getting Started :: Other Computer Things to think about
Some other Computer Things to think about. Surge Protectors I have been super please with this one as of late. I do not get any $ for recommending things. Hopefully this site stays that way. Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) External Drive or Cloud Storage For this, it is important to have something where whatever you upload Read More …