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I've been experimenting recently with drum sounds off thigns other than drums. For example a while back i got a cool reverberated (i think that's a word) sound from setting a microphone inside of a bathtub and playing on the outside of it. Or a friend of mine said he got an interesting sound...

My sister is a photographer and so we end up having long discussions of art in it's different forms. Recently it got me to thinking of the differences between her visual art and my auditory art. Basically, is the difference really as extreme as it seems? When you hear a great songs that...

Ok I know this question is going to get me a lot of flack if I don't word it correctly. Basically I was wondering if someone could dl a song or two of mine off of www.sonicbids.com/joshenglish and tell me if they think I should be satisfied with the recording I have. I recorded an Alverez...

I'm looking into buying a microphone (or microphones) for recording accoustic guitar and vocals. My budget in total is around $400. Do you guys think that I should put it all into one good condenser mic, or should I buy two cheaper mic's so that I can record stereo? I found a deal on...

Actually when I was in 9th grade, I had a biology teacher who explained the whole chicken or the egg thing. And, I am completely serious, told us that due to the way cells develope, there actually IS an answer to the question (although she admitted that because of random and extreme genetic...

mrx, I again agree with you. I think that with any form of art, a true appreciation for it can only be had when there is knowledge of the creator. For example you can see a very well executed painting of war and perhaps there is appreciation for it. But when you learn that the painter was in...

Gary and mrx, I can understand what your both saying about these lyrics but I agree with that each line does have a tendency to relate to the line before it, but I don't think that's a problem. Assuming, and this is what I tried to do with this song, that the entire song portraits a particular...

Hey, I'm a fellow musician who started his own record label. Althogh I'm not particularly experienced, I can give you whatever advice I can. Once you get you're album procoduced, you're going to want to sell as many copy's as humanly possible. Play wherever possible. If you're doing rap then...

MRX, I read your post, then read my lyrics to Lost in the Snow, then re-read your post and I must say, you're absolutly correct. That is really excelent advice and I'll be sure to keep that in mind when I write from now on. Actually the lyrics to Lost in the Snow were an attempt on my part an...

Yeah the bass I plugged in directly because I don't own a bass amp. I suppose that it does suffer from that and maybe I'll invest in a good one. Although I'm pretty sure nothing's out of tune. I keep experimenting with recording and getting better and better as time goes on. Thanks for the...

Clove, I don't know if your still interested, but if you are my album is finally available to purchase off my web site (through CD Baby.) If you are interested, then that's great and if your not, then that's cool too. Thanks Josh

Hey, I was wondering if you guys could help me out with what the most important parts of a good chain are. I'm recording acoustic guitar, vocals, bass, and some drums, although none of it at the same time. I have mics, a mixer, the amps and cables necessary, and will have a laptop with...

Hey, I'm soon to be buying a laptop which I will be using for recording purposes. I am a solo acoustic performer (altho I do record Midi, drums, and vocals) but I have no real need to record multiple tracks at the same time. With that in mind, is there any real need for me to spend hundreds of...

I posted my lyrics on here a while ago and got some intereting feedback. Since then I have finished my album. A couple of people commened that they would interested in hearing how my lyrics worked to music. If anyone would be interested, a couple of my songs can be dl off my web site...

How do you set it to start recording a predetermined time (I think that's what auto-punching is) on cool edit pro? THanks

Hmm... I see what you both mean to a degree, although I disagree with what you say about the chorus. This isn't really a pop song. If anything it is more influenced by older folk musicians such as Bob Dylan (who rarely used repeated vocals choruses, especially in his folk work.) My lyrics...

I was having so much fun reading other people lyrics and other people opinions of them that I thought I'd post the lyrics to one of my own songs and see what people think. Here goes... Song to Myself I stumble along on the bring of destruction While telephone books and religious abductions...

Hi, I'm new to this forums (as I am to home recording.) Hopefully I'm in the right place. Anyway, I was recording a song that was primarily simple accoustic guitar and vocals. To try and fill out the sound I started experimenting with ambient noise. I started out placeing an old army mic in...