Nothing to Give and All to Take: Exodus From Cuba B.C.
EDITOR’S NOTE: In this second installment of my Bi-BLOG-Raphy© we will hear about Fred Beato’s...
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Artist Spotlight: Exit 117
There are times when it’s just best that the artist describes what he, she, or they are all...
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Hey America Thanks For Having Me: The Story of Cuba B.C.
I think most of us can appreciate good music. However, couple good music with a “story” and...
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Stupid Song?
(Picture above: Live Wire Band, a successful San Francisco-based cover band) Two things got...
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Professionalism
Back when I was in college studying music, professionalism was merely called musicianship. ...
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You Don’t Care, So Why Should I?
After meeting some friends in Hollywood for a bite and a drink, I was walking by the Piano Bar, a...
Read MoreDear Diary
Dear Diary, Well, the last few gigs kinda made me wanna puke. The pretty boy guitar player who I wanted to have in the band (did I come on too strong?) nailed the audition, and has been with us for three weeks...
Read MoreRecord Your Rehearsals
Most bands I record are surprised that recording can be so educational. By listening to their recording, the band members can hear their performance very clearly. That helps them play better. As one musician told me, “We’re...
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The Podunk Poets Pull Into Las Vegas
OK, admission. I hate going out to see bands that friends play in if I don’t already know them....
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Work Smart!
Here on the Death Star 3 there’s a small staff of audio people: four full-time engineers (I’m the...
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Keeping Your Band Together
An interview with LA mediator Lee Jay Berman. Q: At which point in a band’s career might the...
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Stage Plots: What They Are, Why You Need One, How To Make One
What goes where? That is the question and the stage plot is the answer. This simple...
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- Preventing Wireless Mic Dropoutsby Bruce Bartlett Chffffft! That’s the sound of a wireless mic dropout. The microphone makes a burst of noise or cuts out. That happens because the mic’s radio signal was lost, either by a weak transmitted signal, a weak received signal, or interference with other radio waves. Fortunately, there are many things you can do […]
- Westone ES5 IEMsIt was not that long ago–less than a year–that I swore off personally reviewing in-ear personal monitors. I have done so many reviews that I have multiple units from most of the major players. I have not heard/used the stuff made by JH Audio or Fidelity but have or have used multiple models by Future […]
- Preventing Clipping In Recording And Mixdownby Bruce Bartlett (1) When I record myself or our band, I’m clipping the waveform even though I’m not exceeding 0 dB at the top of the level meter. What’s going on? Reply: Make sure to set your record meters and playback meters to read peak levels, not RMS levels. The peak levels show how […]
- Insert Effects Vs. Send EffectsBy Bruce Bartlett Many people confuse INSERT effects with SEND effects. What are they, and where do you place them in a DAW during a mixdown project? An INSERT effect is inserted into a track, in series with the track’s signal, to process that signal. Examples of insert effects are EQ, compression, gating, and de-essing. A […]