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The birth of the humbucking pickup

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 Tony Bacon

Excerpted from Chapter 3, “From the Flying V to the Jazzmaster” from the new book, Electric Guitars: Design and Invention (Backbeat Books), this post gives a brief history of the invention of the humbucking pickup. Read More.

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The 1970s: The Rise of Spinal Tap?

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 Wallace Fairfax

Excerpted from Spinal Tap: The Big Black Book, which dives into the times of ceaseless lyrical innuendo and grubby long hair shampooed by the gods of metal and conditioned by the angels of mercy. Read More.

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Management tips for musicians, songwriters, and producers

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 Steve Gordon

If you are playing gigs, are you sure you’re not leaving revenue on the table? If you are writing songs, how can you best prepare so you’re not missing out on future income? The following management tips can help any musicians, songwriters, or producers make more money and better manage their material down the road. Read More.

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The early days of the Fender Precision bass

November 28, 2016November 30, 2016 Tony Bacon

Excerpted from The Bass Book, here’s a brief history of the Fender Precision bass – an instrument that revolutionized modern rock ‘n roll. Read More.

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Eric Clapton and the Gibson 335 guitar

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 Tony Bacon

Excerpted from The Gibson 335 Guitar Book, take a glimpse into Eric Clapton’s heralded Gibson 335 hollowbody that was first featured with Cream and went on to garner $847,000 at auction in 2004. Read More.

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Acoustics and the science of how a computer hears sound

June 23, 2016June 14, 2016 Richard McCready

The process of getting sound into and out of the computer is actually quite simple and is totally dependent on the science of sound, which we call acoustics. Read More.

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Preparing to perform live

June 21, 2016June 14, 2016 Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

Success onstage begins with comfort in your own skin and with your own music. Your identity when you perform live onstage has to come across as authentic to the audience. Read More.

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Performing Rights Organizations – a history and overview

June 16, 2016June 14, 2016 Michael Eames

Performing Rights Organizations aggregate the performing rights of writers and publishers and then negotiate licenses with all the users of music, collect the income from those licenses, and distribute that income. Read More.

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The people who make music, Part II: Artists and producers

June 14, 2016June 13, 2016 Moses Avalon

I divide the people who make the music into five categories: musicians, songwriters, engineers, artists, and producers. Part I looked at the first three. Now we explore the artists and producers – and control freaks. Read More.

people who make music

The people who make music, Part I: Musicians, songwriters, and engineers

June 8, 2016June 10, 2016 Moses Avalon

I divide the creative entities who make the music up into five categories: musicians, songwriters, engineers, artists, and producers. In this post we’ll look at the first three. Part II will explore the artists and producers. Read More.

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Music production basics – Part 2: audio compression and panning

December 2, 2015March 28, 2016 Robert Willey

One way to control the amplitude of a signal is by running it through a compressor, which turns down the volume each time the signal gets louder than a preset threshold. Understanding the functions of compression and panning are part of music production basics and will help you in the recording and mixing phases of your project. Read more.

Music production basics – Part 1: amplitude and automation

November 24, 2015November 30, 2015 Robert Willey

music production basicsControlling volume is one of the most important elements in audio production. Understanding amplitude, volume, normalization, and automation are all part of music production basics and will help you in the recording and mixing phases of your project. Read more.

A record producer’s pre-recording prep work

September 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Michael Beinhorn

record producersIt never fails to amaze me that many people who identify themselves as record producers commence work on recording projects without knowing anything about the songs or artists they’re going to record. Yep, people are getting paid to make records without knowing a single note of the music they’re going to be working on. Read more.

How to run a successful record label (by giving away the music)

September 15, 2015September 16, 2015 Steve Gordon

record labelJay Frank, a former VP at Country Music Television and Yahoo Music, recently launched his own record company, called DigSin. Based in Nashville, DigSin, which stands for digital single, has a very unique business model: It promotes free downloads for life and a “360 of the song” deal. Read more.

The record producer and pre-production

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 Michael Beinhorn

record producerRecord production is comparable to a wide variety of jobs – from office manager to school teacher to film director to lion tamer (and clinical psychologist). But at its core, record production is mainly about being a conduit that helps the entire creative process flow – a record producer’s primary directive is to help the artist excel. Read more.

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