There’s never been a better time to get into music creation. There is a vast range of powerful music creation tools available. All you really need to produce great music these days is a computer and a few other accessories. So what else do you need to make some fantastic music? This article lists five important […]
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After using GarageBand for iPad for almost 2 years, here are the top 5 missing features I’ve noticed along the way, with workarounds. Is it still the best DAW experience out there? GarageBand for iPad missing feature #1. No Track Routing or Grouping. Track routing (or bussing) is a really useful feature, for example, to
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The last couple of decades has seen music production become gradually more accessible. Between more affordable equipment and Recording Music at a Professional Level From An At-Home Studio Nevertheless, you still need to make sure your audience gets the highest quality audio you can provide them with. This means that no matter how do-it-yourself (DIY)
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There’s never been a better time to pursue a career as an independent musician. You no longer have to depend on major record labels to give you “permission” to share your art with the world. But there’s one problem that many independent musicians still face — getting the right beats. You might think you’ll have to
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This year, as the dark nights close in, Harson Robkus have, by necessity, moved out of the allotment shed and into the world of Remote Music Production. Here are my top 5 benefits of our journey. What is Remote Music Production? Remote music production is where artists collaborate remotely to produce a piece of music.
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Every songwriter deals with the proverbial creative crisis from time to time. Fortunately, there are many sources of inspiration around us. Draw ideas from your own experiences and emotions, use creative lyric exercises, and think differently to create new songs. Be inspired by art Listen to music. It seems obvious, but listen to the music
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Growing a solid fanbase is not easy. Posting your music on various social media sites will not instantly give you the rewards that you deserve. With the right tips, tricks and strategies you can maximize the results and build up a solid fanbase. You can also generate more income, if that is part of your
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Visit my SoundCloud profile for a complete library of all my own music, as well as tracks from Harson Robkus. It’s sometimes easy to forget my initial aim for The Blogging Musician, long before we had contributors or even a name! was to set up a single place to document and share my own music.
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How the guitar, songwriting, and music production helped me through the COVID pandemic. Looking back, March 2020 was a crazy month. Leaving the office to work from home, the lockdown, and an end to gigs for the foreseeable future. But it was also a really productive time for me, a time of renewal. I’d got
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