Sunday, June 10, 2012

Building a Studio

There are many different types of equipment that you can choose when they want to build a studio. The sound quality is a priority when recording music so that the manufacturer will want to choose the right equipment to get the best sound. To get the best quality in creating your own music you need to know various details about the equipment snimanje.Za start, someone who wants to record a professional song should have some kind of multi-track recorder. You can have an analog multi-track recorder that takes tapes or digital multi-track recorder with a digital tape, digital tapes similar to zip drivers. If you do not want to spend lots of money are the cheapest analog cassette recorders out there on the market today. The recently popular multi-track recorder is one that uses a hard drive. This type of multi-tracker recorder is based on the hard disk that can store your music on the channel configuration. Depending on the make of digital multi-track recorder hard disk size varies and so does the amount of information that can be saved to. Some hard drives can be upgraded and have memorije.Prije more than you are ready to record the sound you get from the source to the recorder. The microphone is the basic and most common way to synchronize the two. Microphones program depends on several basic factors but in general microphones are categorized based on the quality and consistency. With the microphone what you pay for what you get. Sound quality is one thing, but consistency is also very important. Consistency has to do with the perception of sound, as well as for any use of sound. The second thing you need to record the songs have a way to listen to what is recorded in the studio. Types of audio speakers, you will be called studio monitors or reference monitors. Studio monitors are specially designed for music production and precisely accurate. They are manufactured to provide highly detailed overall sound without focusing on a particular frekvenciji.Osim multi-track recorder, microphone, monitor, and you'll also need a mixer. The mixer is an audio device that can be digital or real part of electronic equipment. What is the mixer does not mix signals. Mixed audio inputs into viable audible sound wave entities that can be changed in a way that can be changed around for the best levels. Mixer works great in bringing all your studio components together and allows a producer to control the sound level, as well as connect other instruments and studio components. Mixer supports audio mixing consoles that allow you to alter the tone dynamics of more than one audio signal at the same time. Apart from the above manufacturers will also need a variety of cables, connectors and other types of recording equipment. It is not difficult to start your own studio. These days this can be achieved very easily and at low cijeni.Paul A. Martin entrepreneur and an expert author. Movemygroove is an educational resource dedicated to helping independent and established artists alike continue his career in music and entertainment industry.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Business Music Plan


First Engage Mind Your Business: I believe that every man has the money mentality. As a matter of fact many people who are not academics are very good with money. At the same artist / band / musician has an innate ability to understand money, if you choose to deal with that part of the brain. Can I ask you to please continue with thoughts like, "I just do music for love." These are the main obstacles to thinking in a profitable manner. At the elementary level tend to think about what you spend and what they do. So if you spent £ 10,000 as an album and £ 5000 is to promote, then I must repay more than 15,000 EUR if I be in business profitably. These simple facts should expand your mind. Be careful to think about it profitable, so we do not end up like other artists who sell millions of albums, but end up in council housing and who are being cheated out of millions by managers and labels, because they chose to stay uneducated artist.

Second Write how you think: One of the major stumbling blocks for the musicians when it comes to writing a business plan is a feeling that they write a business plan for the corporate, business language. I think such thoughts are not only untrue, but it caused many people give up before you start writing. For starters, most business plans should be used to conduct business, and regardless of the manner in which he wrote an important question to ask is whether the people concerned to understand what is written in the plan. Furthermore, if you write a business plan in plain language, and you feel it should be much more formal with business jargons, then there are many services to help you put your plan in this context. However, all the main ideas should come from you!

Third Follow your own ideas: While it is important to read many people's access to the music business career or release, write a plan must be built with their own ideas. This means that while other people strategies and approaches may be involved, they should not be the dominant idea of ​​starting a business. What I am saying is that if the idea fits in with you or are you really sure you can achieve it, the idea should be held in the second. The reason for this is that what worked for someone else can be devastating for you. In other words, after the pay-what-you-like model implemented Radiohead can be disastrous for a small label whose fans can be loyal and tend to offer good prices.

One Man Band


Being a one man band challenge and satisfaction, and get all the credit for the sound that you put out. Good or bad. You must find your own niche and build on it. It must be just like any other business, if you will be successful. Promotion is the key. When you play, do it with all the joy and excitement you had when you first successfully to the public. It's a feeling that the audience picks up on. Of course choosing the right songs in the proper sequence, is another key to being successful contractor.

You do not have to be the best musician, if there is such a thing, put your heart and soul into every performance, and it will generate more enthusiasm from the audience than you can believe that it is possible. Also, I strongly suggest you not to use a set list. limit your communication with your audience. performance should be a dialogue, and set up more like a list of lecture. I played professional music for over 40 years and I still often surprised by the reaction of different musicians get from their crowd. Again, this is not how good you are, but more than one measure of feelings and emotions you can project from his voice and his instrument.

There are many ways to set the background song. Being a musician I love the old style of my own. I have a large selection of available sound modules to work with digital sound bank interest in sound, but audio recordings of live instruments give a warmer feel. You will need some kind of sequencer handle all your backings. I use a lot of MIDI files, and then make it mine, but adds the instruments that I fell are best suited for each part. I want a full sounding backing track. So it sounds just like I'm playing with a full band. Many of my songs with full orchestral accompaniment, such as original songs.

As you play the song will evolve on its own if you put feeling and emotion into it. I am often surprised that I have unwittingly changed the song over the years. Maybe I'll hear a song on the radio that I'm singing for years and recognize the difference between the singer and the song is how I now interpret it. I originally try to sound as close as possible to the artist. But over the years, changing intonation or phrase in the song to make it more my own.

Recording Studio


I recently came across a rather amazing interview with the so-called reputable recording engineer and writer on the subject of studio recording techniques. He basically says that people do not want to work with women in the study. Thus, he concludes that the principle reason that women music producers so rare to find work in the field of creative recording and mixing music.

Apparently less than five percent of the audio engineers and music producers are women. The reasons for this gender imbalance regularly discussed. One reason put forward is that the long hours necessary to achieve the ability to be a professional engineer or producer are too long for women. I, however, have an instant resistance to this argument. Women are often found in jobs that require long hours and often receive low wages. And motherhood requires twenty four seven duties, usually without a day off. So, I'm not convinced that women are not able to work long hours.

As a solo female engineer and music producer, I actually think it's more a question of trust. And often it is the trust and support that they can continue what you really want to do. Most recording engineers are passionate about what they do and really enjoy your work. They must also be given power to live from this business. Thus, determination and confidence is key when there is fierce competition for jobs and clients.

I do not want to believe that a male colleague musicians and engineers do not want to work with women in the study. I think this is offensive to men, and very out of touch with how things are today. Personally, I worked very happily with many people who can not seem to have any problem with my sex. They just treated me as a fellow team member or staff member is able to study. Only sexism I find is actually in the engineering school.

I was therefore very disappointed to read such a pessimistic view of the prominent voice in the field of audio engineering. But, fortunately, I know that these conclusions are my awesome experience. Women and men can work very well side by side.

Promote Your Music


If you are a musician, you've probably learned that it can be hard to get noticed. This is because there are many other musicians out there just like you, all trying to do the same thing - get noticed. If you believe that your music is great, but nobody pays attention to it, then this solution might be for you. It will work great especially if you dance, hiphop, electro music producer, as will already be familiar with the concept of remixing.

The internet has a lot of remix contests floating around. Bands and labels running remix competitions and get remixes of their songs are usually for the B-side. They do this mainly so that they can get a remix done for free, but it is also a way of getting exposure for the band and label. If you believe that your music is not good enough then you should be able to win one of these remix competition quite easily. Many have fewer than 100
and also brings a lot of newbies entering the music. You just have to put in some work at first to create a remix, but you'll probably get a few fans of this music and reap the rewards later. Refolding is also quite fun to do.

The trick is picking the right remix contest. To do this you must select the competition that if you win you will get exposure. This can be for example the winner gets a digital release with the original online music store. So, should you win your mix is ​​going to get free exposure. An artist who remixed the song in a remix contest to be popular, and most importantly, fans of this artist should be the kind who would also love your music. It makes no sense to rearrange the hip-hop rapper if cheesy trance music.

This is how a lot of music fans find new artists and bands by seeing who is a remix. I'm sure they did even yourself. You are loved by BandX song, then heard the remix and loved it even more than the original, and then went to check out the artists who have done remix and liked them more. You can find out who exactly is the name remix remix.

So there you have it, I'm sure you can see that picking the right mix of competition and we do that can really lead to interruption of your music deserves and can only be the deciding factor in making you stand out from the crowd.

Like the Real Thing!


I recently had the pleasure probe with a rock band that was doing a lot of real things, but one thing that really struck me is that you set for your rehearsal. It was nothing like on stage.

It is rising bands / performers to understand the importance of their rehearsals just like the real thing. The most destructive thing that happens in a band / artist is that they do not know what to do with his performance space. I've seen bands that are due on the big stage and lost. When I talk about it like "real" stuff I'm talking about places on the stage for every song.

Here is a list of things to work on:

First Positions for each song. For each song in which each band member? Public pressure is a singer, because the song called for it. Is the bassist in the spot light in a certain part of the song?

Second Do not just throw together a list of songs, because it confuses the audience and there must be a structure on your show. Huge band will rent 3 arena to test every part of the show. One arena for the show, an arena for lighting and sound, and an arena for loads and loads of. These bands will rehearse for a month. Prince of practice for 6 weeks from 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week. Believe me when you go to see Prince show.

Third Your interaction with the audience: Practice what to say between songs and how to start your show. DO NOT WING IT! I am so tired of going to see bands that "Wing" is. These bands showed that suck! plain and simple. If I pay good money at the door, do not expect a show jam. If you do not practice what you then shut up! Another thing is the language. Not everyone agrees with the curse, if you use it make sure the audience is in line with you. If you are not sure about it because then you'll lose fans.

4th Dress: This is important. I've seen more bands that look like they were bums off the street. What bands are you thinking I have no idea. I do not want to pay money to see a band that is un-trained, poorly dressed, and looks like a bunch of bozos if I'm in the circus! Respect your audience do not insult them by not preparing for the show, and finishing the show.

They are so many things that are easy and simple to improve your show that may not be an excuse for taking the stage as a rogue and sounding like a jam session. Their success is not a band out there that knows this simple and easy rules. You realize that there are thousands of bands playing on the road seven days a week, 365 days a year. This is who you are competing with. You have the talent to convince the customer that you are worth money.You need to plan ahead and that means everything! I have a plan to the littlest thing to put on a show that people will not forget. I'm not saying that nothing will go wrong, even though the little things you planned, because they certainly will, but it will allow trained to handle all that goes wrong with ease.

So remember, practice, practice, practice, and when you are done practicing and go to practice your show. Remember, exercise is not a rehearsal!

Emo LeBlanc is a Country Music Artist who has performed throughout the U.S. and Canada. Emo LeBlanc is in business for 10 + years. Emo LeBlanc is based out of Nashville and live somewhere else. Emo LeBlanc has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, Spain and France.

Boutique Guitar Amps


Over the past 10 years there has been a huge increase in small, specialized companies that produce high quality, unique guitar amps and effects pedals (electronic devices that alter or add to the sound of the instrument, or delay, distortion, compression, etc.).

Some of them consist of only a few guys in the garage, manually assembling products that are either variations on vintage designs or strange new invention that converted sound of the instrument into something completely new.

These small shops are similar to microbreweries to compete in an industry that has become dominated by large corporations focused mainly on mass production and cutting costs. This is a very encouraging development for those who feared that the day of hands-on craftsmanship has all but disappeared from the electronics industry.

The Internet has given small businesses the ability to reach customers around the world, and it is encouraging tinkerers to their skills in the market. For consumers who seek out well-made products and appreciate the personal customer service you can call and speak with the owner of most of these companies, it is an encouraging development.

Of course, all this personal attention and installation manual do not come cheap. The all-tube amplifiers in this category, which usually take cues from the classics, but often add a modern reliability and lighter weight can cost more than $ 4000. And, effects pedals can reach $ 500 or more.

Who thinks of vacuum tube will still be around 2012? High-end guitar amplifiers have helped keep them alive. There is something magical about tube amp cranked up loud, they produce the effect called "leaks" that squeezes (compresses) hard to hit notes, guitar, and spits them out with dynamic aggressiveness just can not create any other way.

Some manufacturers of boutique effects pedals and look for a new (old stock NOS) components from the 60's and 70's to build an authentic revival of classic pedals. These original pedals cost a small fortune now (if you can find one), and the classic tube amps that are often imitated.

Not all of these companies focus on a retro design, expensive though. Some digital technology to take the next level, creating an effect pedal that perform complex tasks that just were not possible before. For example, Audi Source Massachusetts makes a multi-wave distortion pedal that "divides the input signal into 10 different frequencies, defaces individually then recombines them." This allows the guitarist to play a complex chord distortion (grungy, aggressive sound of rock guitar), with each remaining note to discern, instead of conventional distortion effect that lasts all notes together and slathers them with analogous "dirt" that may sound great when you play a simple major chord or single notes, but turns into a complex chords muddy mess.

Do they make a futuristic digital effects, or faithful reproductions of classic tube amps and pedals, all these small producers have brought back a commitment by hand, carefully designed products that can not be a bad thing.

Cue Acoustics is proud to make a similar commitment to quality, innovation and manual assembly in the consumer audio industry.

Will the head of communications designer odd acoustics. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, has won numerous awards as a guitarist, composer and designer, featured in Guitar Hero and Rockband video game, and he has toured in Europe and North America, as a member of the band Think Tree and Count Zero.