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.
The television musical Nashville is one of the highest rated new shows on television this season. Other films and television shows starring our city include the Robert Altman film ‘Nashville’ and the reality show ‘Nashville Star.’ The ABC “Nashville” show stars former “Spin City” and “American Horror Story” actress Connie Britton. As well as former “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere. “Nashville” has landed some of the highest ratings of any show so far this season from just the first episode.
MySpace gets a face lift and is focusing on providing a social medium targeted for artists and musicians. MySpace originally was sold in 2005 for $580 million. When the company was sold again in 2011 it was bought for an estimated $35 million. The new Buyers are Specific Media Group and Justin Timberlake.
Compression is an extremely important tool used to enhance the sound of your tracks in order to get professional, radio-quality music. By understanding the basics and using compression correctly, the sonic improvements can be truly remarkable. Dynamic range compression is the difference between the quietest part of a track and the loudest part. There are 4 tools that are included in almost every compressor: Threshold, Ratio, Attack, and Release. Always beware of using too much compression on a track.
Mumford and Sons' second album, Babel, set some new records for Glassnote in its first week. It sold 600,000 copies alone in the U.S. It currently holds the biggest debut album sales in a week to date this year. In almost four years it is the biggest sales week of any rock album as well.
The guitarist of Queen, Brian May, recollects some experiences from a haunted studio in Germany. A couple of other studios have some eerie tales that are also examined. The studio in Munich, Germany is said to be quite depressing. May said “people used to commit suicide by jumping off the top of that building quite frequently.”
Sony introduces Sound Forge Pro Mac 1.0, designed specifically for Mac. The new audio recording and editing software has new features including mastering capabilities and high resolution 64 bit capabilities. The PC version of this software has been out for a little while now and is currently in its 10th version. The Mac and PC version both have very similar features for multi-channel audio recording and editing.
