The Profile is Sennheiser’s USB mic offering, created for podcasting and streaming. Podcasting may be its bread and butter, but it turns out this simple, intuitive little tool is quite handy for a variety of applications.
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Music is rarely divorced from visuals, and in today’s music business, video is crucial for finding fans – but the traditional music video isn’t the high-value investment it once was. In fact, music videos consistently underperform on social media compared to candid videos like live performances. This is great news for independent musicians. It means you don’t have to spend twenty thousand dollars on a music video, because you’ll do better with something more doable.
Killing Two Birds – Filming Live Performance Videos in the Studio Read More »
If you’ve been cooped up and feeling strapped for creative energy, now may be the time to get with a co-writer. Co-writing is a time-honored tradition, and if you haven’t tried it, you may find it exhilarating…
Mastering the Language (of music mastering terms) Read More »
If you’ve been cooped up and feeling strapped for creative energy, now may be the time to get with a co-writer. Co-writing is a time-honored tradition, and if you haven’t tried it, you may find it exhilarating…
One Mic? No Problem: Getting the most out of one mic Read More »
If you’ve been cooped up and feeling strapped for creative energy, now may be the time to get with a co-writer. Co-writing is a time-honored tradition, and if you haven’t tried it, you may find it exhilarating…
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I’ve lived a lot of places and built a lot of home studios. Once, someone came in and said, “this place will drive you insane”. That was probably because every wall was covered in ugly yellow egg crate bed foam purchased from Target – a bad acoustic solution and an even worse environment to spend time in…
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OR: Are music websites dead? Trolling around on Facebook and other social media accounts as I do, I often come across questions or debates about the usefulness or need for a website. It’s not only musicians, in fact, that tend to debate this. Usually, the commentary around the subject strikes me as misguided. Things like
Do I Need a Website? Read More »
I’ve lived a lot of places and built a lot of home studios. Once, someone came in and said, “this place will drive you insane”. That was probably because every wall was covered in ugly yellow egg crate bed foam purchased from Target – a bad acoustic solution and an even worse environment to spend time in…
Don’t Wait. Create! Creativity and recording Read More »
Ok we lied. We’re not going to tell you exactly what to buy and what not to buy. That’s up to you. But we would like to help you avoid the trap that says you must have every whiz-bang technology in order to make great recordings.
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Twenty, even years ago, the answer to this very basic question – What is a record label? – would have been pretty straightforward. Now, it’s a philosophical quagmire, and you’re likely to get a hundred different answers if you ask a hundred people.
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