Great news! The FAA has announced new rules that make airlines have to care about musicians. The New York Times has up a post that says if you are carrying an instrument there will now be ways to keep it in the seat next to you and if you can store it below your seat you can carry it on. Check the full details here.
With every new website for a band I see pop up, I also now see them offering free ringtones of their song. If you want to get in on this action, Lifehacker has a fantastic new tutorial on how to make ringtones for both iPhone and Android. Once you have made them you can post them for download on your website and allow your fans to promote your music every time someone calls them, much to the annoyance of everyone around them! Check out the article here.
Recently, we came across a comment on one of our posts that asked “What do you do when the rest of your band trusts you too much and thinks everything you say or do is gold?” While this is a rare instance it is an issue that can be detrimental to your music reaching its full potential. One of the best things about music is everyone is able to have an opinion. If everyone involved in a project is humble and reasonable, everyone’s opinions can be discussed and an easy consensus can be reached.
The world for musicians and songwriters just got so much brighter. In the AppStore you will now find a version of Garageband similar to the iPad version, waiting for you to make some great music with…. or um… At least sketches on a tiny keyboard that you can later use to make great music with! Get it here!
Hey! Long time no see! I know, you probably assumed we dropped off the face of the planet but really, we were just gearing up for something even more amazing. As you can see this blog has a great new look, that we are very proud of. We have also moved the blog from Movable Type to WordPress (word to the wise, if you aren’t an ultra-coding geek, stick with WordPress as your CMS). You will now see more than one post from us every weekday consistently (if not more), just like we used to do. The other exciting news is that we launched this site to gear up for the Musformation Book! It is finally, almost complete. To welcome us back if you can spread the word by clicking all those share buttons and let people know we are back we would REALLY appreciate it. Stay tuned for some GREAT content, we already have almost 100 new articles written, and waiting to go out and show you some great new things in the world of music. So much cool stuff to come and please let us know if you see anything funny going on in the new website. Thanks!
PS Thanks to Jackie and Matt for doing an amazing job and making this new design what it is!
Yesterday, we talked about how Facebook Groups are the new messageboards. We figured we would put our money where are mouths are and start one for Musformation! You can now join The Musformation DIY Music Business Tactics Group by clicking that link. Hopefully it will grow into a great community to get your music business thoughts answered.
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UAD Satellite FireWire card announced
Dave Pensado’s Place, Episode #2 – Stereo Buss Compression
M-Audio Venom FAQ – Things A Lot Of People Are Asking & The Answers
Trying to find the right place to cut can be a painful part of mixing. Thankfully Quiztones has made a cool website where you can get to know these frequencies better. Check it out here and get better with your EQing skills.
