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I agree with what you have to say, Bandcamp.com has a free shopping cart for paypal, it seems to be pretty straightforward. Personally I like it because it can be set to require an email for a free download of the full album (or whatever you'd like.) Your tactic of doing a cover is one I've...

The $.30/song figure was based on my experience with another iTunes compnay, not tunecore. However, with Tunecore, it's important to keep in mind that they do charge not only a fee to add your CD, but also an annual fee. The $20 annual fee isn't much, but it could add up if you had several CDs...

Good points, all! I think that you're right about mailing lists to a degree. What you're hoping for, in the end, is to be able to contact your most devoted fans easily, and affordably. And then, for those fans to evangelize to other potential fans. Now, you may have only 15% of your actual...

I would like to see iTunes do a few small things: Make it easy for artists to set the price of a song, all the way down to free (even if that option required the artist to pay a few cents for the bandwidth, etc.) They do giveaways of promotional songs, but it's not something an indie artist can...

The key to a mailing list is to give them a reason to sign up, a free song, or whatever (a free sticker, discounted admission to your show, etc.) Then, you have to think like a fan. Imagine you're on your favorite band's list. What would you be hoping to hear from them? That they're playing...

The book isn't so much about where to sell your music as it is about building and using your mailing list. When you sell via iTunes, etc, you don't get a chance to collect any info from your buyer.

More like "Why have a drummer in the band when I can just buy a drumset?" If you want to be a drummer, great! If you want to make good music, why not keep focusing on playing guitar and writing, and get a drummer who can contribute to the final product? As to the question of working with an...

I'm going to be editing the book based on feedback like yours, of course. One site that some readers have pointed me to, which looks like a very good solution is bandcamp.com I would advise using your own URL to point to the site, just in case;) Thanks for taking the time to read it!

I suppose there are people who aren't aware that they can put MP3s on their iPods or iPhones, but you can include some info about that on your site, of course! I agree there are people who'd rather buy from iTunes, but you should really try to get them to buy through your site, if possible!

If you read the book, you'll see that I propose selling directly, via a service like payloadz, or even CD Baby, for physical CDs. The thrust of it is that you need to be focused on your mailing list. It's not just a nice-to-have like most bands treat it. It really is the lifeblood of any...

I recently wrote a little ebook about selling on iTunes, and why it's not so great. And more importantly, a better way! Feel free to subscribe to my list for the ebook, then unsubscribe if you'd rather not receive my newsletter: http://suitcaserecordings.com/whysellingonitun.html

I didn't mean to imply that all home recordists are terrible, or anything. I got into this to record my band, too. I'd say that people on this message board (and others) represent a small percentage of those who own gear. The fact that we're here talking about recording means we have a certain...

Thanks for the comments! I could change the background, but I wanted something a little distinctive. :)

Just updated the site a bit, appreciate any feedback, comments, critiques: http://suitcaserecordings.com Thanks!

Another modified glyn johns approach is to put a condenser over the rack tom(s) and one over the floor toms (s). Make sure they're equidistant from the snare center, and about the same distance from the toms that they're close to. You can adjust the amount of tom in the mix by moving the mics...

Apologies if I misinterpreted your post. I was under the impression that you were saying it was pointless to try to sound good if the crowd wasn't paying attention anyway. I agree with you that talent shines through less-than-stellar gear, of course. And no, sound reinforcement isn't required...

Wow, and you enjoy live more than recording? Maybe you should become a DJ. Get rid of the whole performance part, too! Weddings pay great, and the work is minimal (I had a gig helping a guy who did weddings. It was the closest I've come to taking a hostage.) I think your point is legit to a...

What kind of music are you doing? I have only used KRKs a couple of times, but they seem fine, unflattering, not hypey. The Adams are probably the most accurate, but it may be money out the window, depending on your skill level, other gear, and type of music. If it were me, I'd buy the KRKs...

I got into recording years ago, from having a 4 track to demo my band's stuff. We'd go into a commercial studio and cut the songs, and I didn't really have any interest in what the engineer was doing. Then, as I got a little older, I started getting interested, and eventually my band would go...

Micing a guitar cab will get you something different than the toneport, but I suspect that you're not getting everything out of the Toneport. It may not be quite a real amp, but it certainly doesn't suck. The presets are kinda weak, but mess around with the amps and turn all the knobs. I...