Monthly Archives: April 2009


Pro Tools Tip Of The Day: Use Tempo Ramps

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Temporamps.jpgMusformation has declared this week Click Track Week. Check back
here all week to see many articles about making life with the Click
Track much easier!

If you record enough songs, you will eventually program in a tempo change. Many musicians fear the tempo change, and some feel they sound wrong. One of the reasons Tempo Changes sound wrong is they are performed wrong. Many times the tempo needs to naturally ramp up over a period of time, instead of switching on a dime. Often times it will be over the course of the drum fill. The way each Tempo Ramp will be made is up to the Producers ear. To do a Tempo Ramp go to Event and Tempo Operations choose from Linear, Parabolic, S-Curve, Scale and Stretch shapes. You will then be asked to enter the Tempo Ramps start and end point, after which you will have made a successful Tempo Ramp. 


Make The Edit For The Drummer To Get It

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Musformation has declared this week Click Track Week. Check back
here all week to see many articles about making life with the Click
Track much easier!

In the studio every detail is magnified. Many times a drummer is missing the groove because they just cannot hear the way it should sound. The Click Track can sometimes make a drummer forget how to groove a beat the way they did in rehearsal. One way to get the drummers groove back is to edit the stiff sounding drum part to the way it should sound inside your DAW. Play it back for your drummer and get him to memorize the sound of the groove. If that still doesn’t work, simply turn this edited groove into the click track and have the drummer play to it. With these tools in my pocket I can get almost every drummer to play a groove the way I would like to hear it.


4/30/09 Round Up Of Music News – For Your Lunch Break – Late Edition

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RCRDLBL.com The Best Blog/Label On The Net?

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RCRDLBL.com is a lot of things:

  • One of the best places to discover awesome new music! Most of the time, you won’t have heard of the bands you see there, but that shouldn’t stop you. The artists are quality, and even if one isn’t your thing, it is still a great artist for their genre. Personally, I cant miss a day.
  • A LEGAL blog that curates artists to give away free Singles/EPs, that also maintains a quality control of which artists the site works with! 
  • They are partnered with a bunch of great labels like Dim Mak, Modular, Warp, and Fools Gold that give the site exclusive content.
  • A staff of awesome writers who do great interviews, put up choice cuts and YouTubes on a daily basis.

No matter what it is a very interesting look into the future of the Music Industry. Check it out! 


4/30/09 Round Up Of Music News – Early Edition

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Fat Wreck Chords Is Slashing Prices

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fat-wreck-chords.jpgWhen I was a small lad buying records I had a crazy idea for the music industry: instead of selling CD’s for $17.99, why don’t you lower the price considerably and sell A TON more records?  Oh, how naive I was way back then.  However, punkish purveyors Fat Wreck Chords think I was on to something.  Not only is the new NOFX record out now
(sweet d00d!), but it will cost less than 10 bucks.  In fact, the label has announced that all it’s records will be under 10 dollars, and many of them under 8 dollars.  I’m not a math genius and I didn’t go to no fancy school or nothing but I think when demand goes down, the price should too (take note, Tim Geithner)!  Should be interesting to see how this works out for them. 


8 Great Ways To Improve Your Live Show

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live_band.jpgIn an age where fewer people seem to be buying music, no matter what your style or genre, an artist’s live show is becoming even more important.  Many artists are ONLY making money from playing live, so without a doubt, this is where you’re going to want to shine.  We’ve spoken before about things to do to improve your live show with things like video-taping yourself, but Adrian Try over at Audio Tuts has composed a list of 8 great things to think about, whether you are a seasoned veteran or putting together your first live show.  After the jump we take a look at Adrian’s analysis.  

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You Should Be Using Google Calendars

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Coordinating schedules with numerous people is painful, to say the least. Nevermind when you are trying to coordinate unorganised, retarded musicians. One tool that can really help this pain be eased, is to have everyone using Google Calendars. With Google Calendars you are able to have all of your band members subscribe and edit the calendar. Simply click “Share” on your GCal menu and invite your band members. You can access GCals from anywhere that gets internet, including your phone. GCal will even email you, to remind you that something is about to happen! This will give your drummer little to no excuse to sit around playing GTA IV instead of showing up to band practice.

More Thoughts On Workload Being The Future Gatekeeper For Musicians

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This week, we linked you to a great article that explained the idea, what will hold you back from making it in the industry will soon be the workload. As Labels die, it is easier for bands to make it without a label, it will become a matter of outsourcing as well as smart and hard work. Today over at MusicMarketing.com, they have dropped a few thoughts on this subject. If you start to believe that this case is true for your band, perhaps visit our Essential Tools For Your Band link bar over to your right!