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Anyone have any experience with the Musicians Atlas books? Are they useful for getting out demos? Any other good book recommendations? Thanks! :D

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7599812 Just finished this one. Let me know what you think!

Now that I'm finishing up songs, I wanted to know...how do you get all the tracks in an album to have the same consistent volume? Is this what "normalizing" is for? Is it something you do in the DAW or do you use another software for it?

OK, here's an excerpt of something I'm working on that's the complete opposite of the last song I posted. Let me know what you think! :D http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7540892

OK, here's a new track I just finished. It's something entirely different from my other songs for those of you who have heard them before. Let me know what you think. :D http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7530075

I know it's standard to add more instruments in the chorus to contrast it with the verses, but what do you do when the instruments in the chorus overpower the vocals? Do you turn up the chorus vocals? Also, are you suppose to make the volume of the verses and choruses equal even if the chorus...

LOL, I didn't really know which section to post this, but you've got to see this! Absolutely hilarious!!! Check out John Cage's "4'33" iTunes is offering it as a free download today and here's a live orchestral performace of the piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E Maybe I'll...

When I listen to professionally-done recordings, it has this special sound - a very full, sort of 3 dimensional sound, so to speak. Is this what mastering basically does? Taking a good recording and giving it that polished sound? If so, how do I even begin to start mastering. Can I do this...

Is it possible to load a pojrect file into another project file? There are some elements in one project file that I'd like to move into another project. After doing a google search, the only thing I could find was something about using "chunks," but I have no idea what that means. Thanks!

I was mixing a song and on my monitors, the vocals sounded a little low and overpowered by the instruments, so I increased it and it sounded fine. When I took the file to another computer with consumer speakers, the vocals were way too loud. So, are monitors always accurate? Does mastering help...

I was just wondering...when you pan two copies of a track hard left and hard right, you're basically accomplishing the same thing as if the track was a single track in the center?

OK, so I've been trying to decide if I should keep my little studio in a spare room or in the living room. When I clap my hands in the spare room, the sound that comes out is a little stale, I suppose. The reverb doesn't sound very nice. When I clap my hands in the living room, the reverb is...

OK, so here's a quick one-take test I did to listen if my microphone settings/set-up are correct. I took a listen to professionally-produced recordings to hear the difference, but I wanted to get some opinions. Is the recording quality good enough for a CD...

OK, so I'm mixing a song, and the vst instrument tracks alone are already taking up 28 tracks. I haven't recorded vocals yet and I'm a little worried that the DAW might get overloaded, especially since the vocals might take up another 10 tracks (for multiple takes). What do you guys usually do...

When I listen to some recordings I've done, I could tell if I had changed distances or angles while recording my vocals. It sound really "karaoke". I'm using a compressor/limiter so maybe my settings are wrong? Or is there something else to it? Also, the room isn't acoustically treated yet. I...

I decided to try something a little different so here's my cover of "Run" by Snow Patrol. The instruments cut off for a second at the end since my EastWest VST instruments are acting up. I think I'm going to record this song for real. Any suggestions would be helpful...

Here's my latest. Let me know what you think. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7302175

I'm using the reverb that came with Cubase Essential but was wondering if there was anything better to use for a classical tenor voice. Any recommendations? Thanks!

I still learning Cubase and I noticed that when dragging tracks, it doesn't seem to go to where I want it to go exactly. It aligns with one of those line markers. The only thing that seems to work is to position the cursor after playback and move it to the cursor. Is there an easier way to do this?

Here's a very rough version of a song I'm planning to record. Dedicated to all those missing a loved one this Christmas season :). http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7192455