Members of the Nashville music establishment discuss how true to life the new ABC show ‘Nashville’ actually is. We found it very fascinating that the music from the first episode of the series was overseen by producer T Bone Burnett. He did the same for “ O Brother Where Art Thou?” Billboard helped release some quotes and positive feedback from music publishers, songwriters, and other people of interest in the music industry.
Sage Audio’s Home Recording Academy blog looks at what computer is best for home recording. This could possibly be one of the most asked questions of all time relating to the music industry and to other industries out there as well because we have entered into the technology era. So that brings us to this question which is better: Mac or PC?
Be sure to check out some of the videos online of Alicia Keys, Rolling Stones, and French Montana in the studio. Alicia Keys had a video shot of her in the studio recently from The New York Times. In this video she talks briefly about the recording of her song “Girl on Fire” and does a tour of the studio. The Rolling Stones are celebrating the bands 50th anniversary in a documentary video “Charlie is My Darling.”
Sage Audio’s ongoing new mastering studio technology series looks at the JHS SuperBolt, the FX Doctor Super 8-Bit Fuzz, the Reloop TAPE and the SSL Duality Pro Station. The new JHS SuperBolt guitar pedals will bring back a vintage sound of Supro guitar amps that were made famous by Jimmy Page and so many others. The FX Doctor – Super 8-bit Fuzz guitar pedals convert your guitar signal into a sound similar to the classic arcade games and the 8—bit sound that accompanied them.
When we watch movies online they include the credits so why can’t we find a way to make it the same for the music industry when it is a digital copy of an album or track. A campaign created by the Recording Academy, hopes to include a credits list with all digital downloads. With this, listeners and fans can discover new music and talent that would otherwise go unnoticed.
The 46th CMA Awards was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. It was the first time Blake Shelton won Entertainer of the Year which is CMAs top honor. Other winners include Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Eric Church and Little Big Town. Taylor Swift was also nominated for three different awards including Entertainer of the Year but unfortunately she didn’t take any home with her. Although the week before she was rewarded by selling 1.2 million copies of Red.
Pandora founder Tim Westergren publishes a blog revealing how much Pandora pays per year to many top artists, including Lil Wayne and Adele. Westergren says that Lil Wayne and Drake make roughly $3 million each from the service every year. Artists that aren’t so mainstream like Mumford & Sons make $523,902. Also Bon Iver makes $135,223 each year from the service. One of Westergren’s main points in this blog is that most artists do in fact make far less than that kind of money from digital streaming services. He then says that the reason is because of the major record labels for the low royalty rates paid to artists.
Blink-182 has left Universal Music Group, announced guitarist Tom DeLonge. The group has been signed to the label since 1997. A new recent trend has been for major label artists to start their own labels after their contract expires. Blink 182 just became their own independent artists. They are very happy about what the future holds for them.
Details and specifications useful when choosing the best digital audio workstation (DAW). When it comes to choosing the best DAW to your personal needs you will want to know if you will be recording full audio tracks and whether you will be recording loops and/or virtual instruments. A lot of DAWs are designed to record incoming audio as it is played on either an acoustic instrument recorded by a microphone or an electronic instrument. Other DAWs are designed to work with loops and/or virtual instruments.
For only $9.99, the Microphone Locker mobile app allows you to hear what an instrument sounds like through a certain microphone and also provides tips on mic placement. Engineer Allen Sides and guitar man Steve Vai worked together to create Ocean Way Microphone Locker App. This app features sixty-six microphones on thirty-three different instruments.
The famous 1972 Grateful Dead tour has been remixed and mastered. We take a look at the process of getting a better sound from these legendary live recordings. Jamie Howarth transferred the original 16-track masters. Next Jeffrey Norman, from Mockingbird Mastering, mixed around 400 songs. After that process was complete the new mixes were mastered by David Glassner, from Airshow which is a CD mastering studio.
How were we able to watch and hear Felix Baumgartner’s communications during his historic space dive? Through a complex system devised by Riedel Communications. Riedel has a system that is a fiber based communications solution called Riedel Artist Digital Matrix. Additionally they added an onsite setup that included over 100 radio receivers and 10 channels to the Riedel Artist Digital Matrix. That system combined with nine HD video cameras with a special telemetry control and other various complex video communication systems brought it all together.
Choosing the best microphone for a home recording studio can be a daunting task. Understanding the difference between a condenser microphone and a dynamic mic can make the decision easier. Generally a condenser microphone is going to have greater frequency response than a dynamic mic. Dynamic microphones are very durable and relatively inexpensive. So they are most often used in a live concert setting.
The emerging technology series by Sage Audio focuses on SONAR, Radial, and Telefunken this week. The new SONAR X2 DAW comes in three different versions: Producer, Studio, and Essential. Radial PZ-DI Orchestral Acoustic Direct Box is specifically designed to record and mic orchestras and all types of acoustic instruments. The Telefunken M81 Reggae Microphone is designed specifically for reggae singers from its technical specs to its three-color red, yellow, and green finish.
This article outlines Instructions detailing how independent artists can get their music played on Pandora. There are six requirements to make sure you have completed before trying to add your music to Pandora although this doesn’t guarantee that your music will be added to Pandora’s collection. Pandora uses a selection process, and they admit that most submitted music will not be played unfortunately. The last and final element you’ll want to be sure your music has are ISRC codes. Sage Audio offers sequencing services which include ISRC encoding for only $35.
