Twitter #Music launched in July 2013 as a way for users to find new and emerging music. Now the service has launched as Spotify app aimed at seamlessly integrating the music discovery ability directly into Spotify. Here’s how the new app works.
Reverb is often a go to tool to add space and ambiance to mixes. However, delay can serve the same purpose, and in certain situations does a better job. Here we explore a few examples of those situations.
The Weeknd started his career as an artist releasing his music online with little to no social media presence. Choosing to let the music speak for itself, he took his time, releasing three successful albums for free through his website before working with a label. Now he sells enough to land at the number two spot on the album charts – here’s his story.
The Blumlein Pair method is one of the oldest ways to create a true stereo spread in your tracks. It uses a special kind of microphone and will always produce the best sounds. We take a look at how to do this.
Vampire Weekend has always been adventurous when it comes to songwriting styles, lyrical themes and instrumentation. But for its latest record, Modern Vampires of the City, the group also took a new approach to the mastering process. Mastering engineer Emily Lazar recently gave some insight into this process.
Pandora can be a great way for independent artists to gain exposure. A new dashboard that reveals more useful tools for artist in particular. A few new features of the dashboard is it shows the variety of demographics for listeners and how many times their song has been played.
Backing up your data in your home recording studio can be one of the most important parts of the recording process. There are a few different ways this can be done and that is by making more than one copy, using multimedia and storing backups in multiple locations. Here’s a look at the best ways to create these backups in depth.
The sound engineer from the current Beyoncé tour offers insights into how sound is run on the massive scale of the tour. It’s an interesting look at how professional sound engineers work in very large arenas. But the techniques used can also be applied to home recording, albeit on a much smaller scale.
Sibilance is a common but sometimes misunderstood problem, particularly in vocal recordings. Fortunately, there are quite a few things you can do to cut down on the issue. Here are a few tips to get you started.
Apple’s highly anticipated internet radio service, iTunes Radio, is finally released. As expected, the service is very similar to its chief rival, Pandora. However, Apple has some big advantages which may make the service a major player in the digital music industry.
While having the freedom to record when and what you want is one of the greatest advantages of having a home studio, it also is easy to find yourself not making the most of your recording time. Maximizing your productivity when you are recording is a great way to make better recordings in less time. In part two of our series, we look at how to maximize productivity in your recording process.
When recording at home, it’s easy to find yourself spending more time setting up for recordings than doing any actual recording. Fortunately, there are quite a few things you can do to maximize your productivity in your home studio. In part one of our series, we look at how you can make the best of your physical recording setup.
Distortion is one of the most used effects by guitarists in live and studio settings. There are generally 3 different types of distortion pedals. Here we’ll take a look at the different types of distortions sounds available, and how they can help your recordings.
Too often we start mixing without thinking about why we are doing what we are doing. It’s easy to fall into the trap of slapping EQ, compression and reverb on a track not because they sound best, but because that’s what we’re “supposed” to do. While those tools may be needed on a track, take the time to plan why you are using them, and what they will do to make the track better and achieve a better overall mix. Here are a few way to create that plan.
A new report indicates most music consumers are interested in paying for streaming subscriptions. This also shows the trend that more consumers are interested in digital music and seems the music industry is heading in that direction. But is this a sustainable model for the industry?
