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from Remix magazine…
Barring a government bailout package for the struggling music industry, our empty pockets and maxed-out credit cards are telling us we’ll have to come up with creative ways to keep the music flowing in this economy. Without sacrificing the quality of our art, this could involve spending less on gear and sweating more to become efficient with what we have. Read more »
from Electronic Musician magazine…
Empowered by the Internet, independent musicians have more opportunities to build their careers than ever before. But with so many tools, sites, services, and other Web-based music entities beckoning, it’s not easy to decide which are best for your career. To get an in-the-trenches look at Web-based musical self-promotion, I turned to Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan (see Fig. 1), authors of the new book The Indie Band Survival Guide (St. Martin’s Press, 2008).
from The Light Sound Journal
Waves Audio introduces Waves Center, an innovative new processor that separates phantom Center audio from side (L/R panned) content. Ideal for final mixes and mastering, Center lets users zero in on the phantom Center and bring out or bring down the vocals without affecting everything else. Perfect for post-production engineers and DJs as well, Center allows users to reposition, isolate and even eliminate elements of a mix.
This is an older article from Sound on Sound magazine that talks about the new trend of mastering at home. Even though it’s from 1999 it contains some great tips. I especially love this one:
“The old adage ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ applies perfectly to mastering.”
This is so true. Enjoy the article.
Now that so many musicians are completing the entire album-making process in their own studios, mastering is becoming an increasingly important skill. Paul White offers a few pointers to becoming a Master of mastering.
