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Independent music promotion can be a hell!!

Oh yes, music promotion can be a hell. As an independent musician you face different challenges than those signed to a label. Surely, you got all the freedom in the world, but there is a main problem concerning this job: How can I promote my mu

Song form and structure: A few basic things

A very important topic when writing music is the form of your song or piece. There are many different styles and methods of working on this matter. We will discuss these in this article. First of all, everything depends on the kind of music you want

Can you capitalize MySpace?

This is a great question. It is something that was circulating in my mind before I released my album, and is still circulating now. When I'm saying capitalize, I mean promote your music through myspace and make money out of it. So, let's take a

Making a synth sound "fatter" and more analog

Alright, there will be one time or another, where you might want to take a synth sound and make it sound fatter and more analog. This kind of sound is difficult to reproduce in soft synths. Most quality digital soft synths, try to have their own di

Acoustics - Fundamental problems for beginners

There are many things that beginner musicians don't know. Of all these things, I believe that the most important and tricky is acoustics. This article is the first of a series that will deal with acoustics and the problems that the modern musici

Sampling drums from your MP3s

Hi there, I am back from a 6 month hiatus! Sorry guys (and girls ;-) ), but I am too short on time, and so I only write articles when I can steal a few minutes. In this post, I want to talk about an interesting way to find drums for your songs: samp

Complex music vs simple music

There are many dimensions across which we can compare music. Most people categorize music "genres" (rock, pop, hip-hop, etc.). Sometimes, we might categorize music according to its mood ("happy", "sad", etc.). In differe

Using field samples

There are many ways to write music. Whichever way you choose the most basic element remains only one: the instrument. If you choose to use a piano and a violin, you will never be able to play rock. If you choose to play a distorted guitar, you're pr

Real synths vs soft synths

Yamaha Motif XS8 Today we are going to debate over this subject: soft synths vs hardware synths. There are many opinions, almost as many musicians, but I am going to give my view on the subject on a few lines. First of all, you have to realize th

What is a DAW and which one should I choose?

Since this is the first official post, we'll try to cover the very first and most fundamental question anyone has to face if he wants to write music on a computer: Which software do I use to do that? This questions breaks down to this one: Which D

A few basic things about compression and limiting

Today we're going to write a few basic things about compressors and limiters. First of all, a compressor is a device that reduces the signal volume by a ration, once the signal exceeds a certain threshold. A typical compressor will have the followin

Using Absynth to understand harmonics

In this article, we will use Absynth to understand what harmonics and waves are all about. Absynth allows you to see both the waveform and its harmonic content. So let's take a look. First we will create a sine wave Now, let's take a look at its

Types of EQ. A little tutorial

In this article we are going to talk about the various types of EQ, so that those of you who are beginners in mixing, will get a quick grip of what is going on. First of all, we must understand that equalizers are filters. Their job is to attenuate

A few things about audio waveforms and fourier-transform

Today, I'll talk about a subject that can be a little be confusing to beginners in digital music: Fourier transform and harmonics. A harmonic is defined by wikipedia as follows In acoustics and telecommunication, the harmonic of a wave is a com

Boost with a wide curve, attenuate with a steep curve

Lately I have been doing some mixing work for the latest album of my electro project Raskolnikov's Dream. I am going to share with you some things I learned during these mixing sessions. When you are mixing you are going to need to use some EQ to ma

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Independent music promotion can be a hell!!

Song form and structure: A few basic things

Can you capitalize MySpace?

Making a synth sound "fatter" and more analog

Acoustics - Fundamental problems for beginners

Sampling drums from your MP3s

Complex music vs simple music

Using field samples

Real synths vs soft synths

What is a DAW and which one should I choose?

A few basic things about compression and limiting

Using Absynth to understand harmonics

Types of EQ. A little tutorial

A few things about audio waveforms and fourier-transform

Boost with a wide curve, attenuate with a steep curve

Please support my other projects and pay them a little visit :-)

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