Nimbit is great for direct-to-fan music sharing. Whether you’re trying to drive interest in your musical endeavors through free samples or even sell your tracks, Nimbit is a great choice. Using the Nimbit plugin, it’s quick and easy to upload your tracks. You can even add additional data about the track like the track lyrics.
Follow along with the technical details with the video below.
Archives for January 2013
Get Started For Better Or Worse
Information is great, and so is doing something right the first time (a stitch in time…). But be careful that you’re not so caught up in reading and learning that you never actually do anything. Your first recording may not be spectacular. It may even be spectacularly terrible. But who cares? Get out whatever recording equipment you have (I’ll bet your phone can record audio/video) and get started. You may find your no-budget recordings are enough motivation to make some small investments in recording gear.
You can read about one home-recording musician’s experience here: http://www.grownupbandgeek.com/tag/home-recording-studio/
Software Tools For Post Production
Regardless of what your audio track is for, there’s always room for improvement in post-production. Tweaking the stereo, adjusting the EQ, or even just giving the track more of a polished feel are all very important. Using the right tool for the job can improve product quality, but with so many tools and so many jobs, where do you even start? Knowing what changes to make, or at least some common areas that need to be adjusted, can really help you get started.
The article that follows lists several tools – not software programs, mind you – but the tools you can find both as software or hardware, though in today’s home studio, we’ll mostly be talking software. All 10 of the tools mentioned (such as EQ, limiters, compressors, etc.) can be found in most audio editing programs, such as Adobe Audition or Sound Forge. Personally, I use Audition for post production work (primarily mastering). But other programs are just as good.
Take a look at this great set of post production tools and some of their suggested applications: http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/top_ten_must_have_audio_tools_for_post_production/
Neo GraphicEQ For Windows From Sound Magic
If your current EQ isn’t quite up for the job anymore, or you wish you were able to more finely tune certain frequencies, take a look at Neo GraphicEQ from Sound Magic. It’s not free, but at 49 EUR (about $65 USD) it packs a lot of value. Sound Magic is even confident enough in their product to offer a free demo version.
For more information and how to download, go here: http://rekkerd.org/sound-magic-releases-neo-graphiceq-effect-plugin/
Animoog V2 From Moog Music Released
Moog Music has released Animoog v2. This updated iOS app offers many user-requested features, including an available 4-track recorder and the ability to import audio tracks. You can also import tracks and record/loop multiple layers of synthesizer within the app. Finish up by directly uploading to Soundcloud or sharing with Apple file sharing.
You can read more about this app update here: http://musicindustrynewswire.com/animoog-v2-with-4-track-recorder-announced-by-moog-music/