First impressions are hard to change. Your website might be great as-is, but Bandzoogle has put out a free eBook with 12 tips to improve your band’s site. It starts with what seems pretty obvious (get rid of auto-play music), but includes tips for some seemingly minor details that overall can help make a great website. The eBook is a quick read, and free is hard to argue with.
You can read more about the free Banzoogle eBook here: http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/12/free-ebook-quick-fix-12-ways-to-instantly-improve-your-band-website.html
Archives for December 2012
Orchestral Strings One From Sound Magic Released
Instead of trying to find 32 professional musicians, why not give Orchestral Strings One a try? This software puts the sound of 14 violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, and 6 double basses at your fingertips. The modeling technology used by Sound Magic in this software really helps the string ensemble come to life. The overall flow of sound that is so vital to a lifelike string sound is done very well, instead of the single-note sound of some sampling software. The hardware requirements are mild, and it offers Mac and Windows 64-bit support. Give it a try!
Read more about this software here: http://rekkerd.org/sound-magic-releases-orchestral-strings-one-vst-for-mac-concert-strings-preset/
How To Clean Up The Vocals
To say vocals are important in music would be an understatement. We want our vocal tracks to do justice to the vocalist’s talent and skill, but sometimes the recording ends up sounding muddy. There are a few tricks to clean it up at mixing time, but also at recording time. A lot of the problem comes from excessive low frequencies. Start by filtering out the frequencies below 100 Hz. Since the human voice tends not to be in that range, those frequencies won’t be helping your track.
There are more tricks to clearing up your vocal track here: http://www.audio-issues.com/home-recording-studio/question-the-answer-how-to-eliminate-muddiness-and-boomy-low-end-from-vocals
Audio Production Techniques
Christmas has come and gone, and many of you may be the proud new owners of some new equipment. Remember that gear is rarely the entire solution to a problem. You’ll need to familiarize yourself with the new equipment, but also take the opportunity to sharpen your own skills. Take a few minutes to reduce noise and find the best place to record. Like they say, there are some things that just can’t be polished.
Read some more tips here: http://www.audio-issues.com/home-recording-studio/santa-audio-production-tips/
Making A Remix Your Own
You love a song enough that you wouldn’t mind hearing it a few hundred times while making a remix. Start by getting a clear idea of what your goals are for the remix. As much as you like the original, don’t lose sight that this is your remix, not just the original with a few extra drums mixed in. If you can find a good quality instrumental version of the song, you can use it to isolate the vocals through phase cancellation. What you do from there is up to you – let your creativity shine!
You can read more remixing tips here: http://dubstepproductiontips.blogspot.ru/2012/12/remixing-six-tips-you-wont-want-to-miss.html