How to Set Up the Ultimate Desktop Recording Studio. Consider it another marvel of the digital age--or the latest evidence that the beautifully difficult, soul-taxing art of music creation has irretrievably slid into the hands of talentless idiots. Either way, with the help of a computer, a few peripherals, a variety of entry-level software and two weekends' worth of struggle, I have produced my first single. It's hardly a secret that musical production has been striding boldly into the digital age over the past three decades. Software that enables instruments to interface directly with PCs was pioneered in the 1980s, and current programs pack all the goodness of a full production studio into a laptop, with virtualized instruments, amps, effects, mixing boards and multitrack recording machines all onscreen.
This has had a profound effect on the music industry--lowering the barrier to entry to the point where a small band with a computer, a microphone and a few instruments can produce studio-quality recordings. Multitrack Recording Plug-Ins. Woodstock 1969 Lineup and Songlist. Piano room: chords and scales. 47 Sites Every Recording Musician Should Visit. In a recent “Open Mic” we asked you, “Which music-related sites do you visit regularly?”
This article is a summary of the great suggestions given in the comments to that article. You can make the list even longer by commenting on this article. As you’re reading this article, Audiotuts+ needs no introduction. Several commenters mentioned Audiotuts+ - thanks for the support! This is a great Flash site with many resources to help you learn music theory. The site content is split up as follows: Lessons, including topics that cover notation, chords and scalesTrainers, that teach you notes, keys, intervals, triads, keyboard, guitar and brass. Michael comments: “I have found very helpful.
This is a site that helps you with scales and chords. The charts are guitar-based, and there are options for various alternate tunings and other stringed instruments. A website that helps you learn musical scales and chords. Subtitled “Learn music technology”, this site is all about learning audio. DJ Music Software. Tones: Generate a Composition. Visual Culture » Cozy Up in a Nice Warm Book. Cozy Up in a Nice Warm Book Yet another thoughtful creation for young minds.
Designed to close up during waking hours to create more space, this Child’s Play storybook bed by Yusuke Suzuki is fun and original. No comments yet. Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. Visual Culture. Jobs on Rand Here’s a video we stumbled upon over at CR Blog that is worth a look on Steve Jobs relationship with design icon Paul Rand on the development/creation of his NEXT identity.
From CR Blog: The Next was to be cube-shaped so Rand suggested the logo be so too. Jobs agreed and asked to see some options. Big mistake. Rand didn’t do options. “I will solve your problem and you will pay me,” he told Jobs. Identity Complex While following the trend on logo distortion, or deconstruction in some cases, we stumbled upon this site which presents “brand identities with split personalities.” (more…) Friday Fluff: If This Summer’s Movies Kept it Real Brought to you by the folks at Shiznit, this selection of posters cuts through the bullshit and addresses the essence of of this summer’s biggest blockbuster films.
Quote of the Week “Where do ideas come from? Spend Money. Music, Typified. Peep this series of posters which visualize musical genres using just one shape and one type apiece. Via. Wind Power Without the Blades: Big Pics. NiT GriT - Burning Man 2010 Mix. 10 Guitar Chords You've Never Heard Of.