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I was watching "Hitsville: The Making of Motown" and there was this cool bass figure that I want to steal so I picked up a handy guitar to work it out. As usual, it turned into a random jam of various ideas. So I am tapping out four with my left foot, just keeping time, when it hits me that to...

Well, I just finished watching a PBS program "Now Hear This: The Schubert Generation". Man, it was totally inspiring. I am sure i have heard his music here and there but an hour long immersion in his output has been eye opening. My primary influences include blues, 19th century as well as...

Just stumbled across this website Vocal Booths and Gobos (movable acoustic panels) - GIK Acoustics and I am thinking of picking up either some gobos or movable vocal booth or some combintation. I dont have time to build my own and TBH my room sounds pretty good as is, but I just bought a really...

I was mixing a track sunday nite and had started with setting levels as usual and as I was doing so I am hearing the crash cymbals just ringing on forever as they do if not grabbed. So I know I'm going to end up doing volume automation and some gating to get these cymbals to play nice since this...

A buddy I work with gave up drumming a few years back and when he found I was looking to buy a set of roto toms he pulled a set out of his attic and gave em to me. They were somewhat rusty and needed new heads but the bearing edges, hoops and adjusters were all in decent shape. So I re-skinned...

Just saw this one for you freebie lovers: Blue Cat's Free Amp - The Free Guitar Amp Sim Plug-In (VST, AU, AAX, VST3) (Freeware) Note: Bluecat is claiming zero latency which if it's even close to zero and usable sound definitely worth a look though I admit I haven't downloaded or tried yet

For those using samples with live drums [B]5 Tips for Mixing Recorded and Sampled Drums | Waves

From ASCAP daily news link: Best Laptops for Music Production - ALC

iTunes Announces All Music Downloads Will Be Shut Down and It's Not a 'Black Mirror' Episode - Baeble Music

JBL just updated their monitor line up for 2018 so I picked up a pair of last years model LSR308's for 100 off for the pair. I have Tannoy Reveals for nearfields, which are really low mid heavy but I'm used to them. I noticed right away the imaging on these JBL's is far superior. I've been using...

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Some more good info for noobs and ideas for mixing: 2 Basic Approaches to Mixing ,7 Tips for Mixing Guitars, 7 Tips for Mixing Vocals

This link showed up in my Izotope email :A Glossary of Common and Confusing Mixing Terms . Mostly good for noobs but good refresher too:)

Another good article on effects and their use Mixing with Effects: 6 Mistakes to Avoid | Waves

I had forgotten these links I found in an old laptop this morning. From Recording Magazine, one the mags that helped me when I started with digital recording around 1998-99: Recording Magazine Video Library: The Magazine For the Recording Musician Also has a lot more info:)

Just gpt an email from soundtoys for a black Friday sale on Thursday the 23rd for anyone who is interested in cool plugins:)