Month: February 2012

NAMM 2012 John Bowen Solaris Synth

February 23, 2012
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Check out this new synth by Solaris and John Bowen that was released during the NAMM 2012 conference. Great product!

Singing Tips – Connecting Head and Chest Voice

February 23, 2012
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Brett Manning gives us another singing/voice tip. In this video he teaches you how to connect your head and chest voices so they sound in harmony.

Gotye – Making Making Mirrors – a short documentary

February 23, 2012
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A short documentary about the recording of the Gotye album Making Mirrors Directed by James Bryans and Wally De Backer Filmed and edited by James Bryans between January 2010 and July 2011, on the Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia

Kanye West – Genius in work Orchestra

February 23, 2012
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Kanye West in the studio working on his album Late Registration. This shows how involved he was as far as putting all the orchestral sounds along with the beats together to make his unique sound, even down to the make up the dancers wore. Tune in!

The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney & Dan Auerbach Interview

February 23, 2012
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Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys are in Studio Q to talk about their latest album “El Camino” and their 10 year journey from Akron, Ohio, to the Grammys and beyond.

Gearfest 2011: Mixing Set Up

February 23, 2012
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Fab mixes the Will Knox Band in front of 300 people on the Sweetwater theater stage during Gearfest 2011. Great learning opportunity. Tune in!

BLAKROC webisode 10: feat. Nicole Wray

February 23, 2012
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Nicole Wray puts her creative hand into the Blakroc album. Watch and learn exactly how she helps them out. Tune in!

Time Signatures Part 2: Simple & Compound Time Signatures (Music Theory)

February 22, 2012
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This video explains the difference between simple & compound time signatures. There is also a helpful section on identifying and labelling time signature as duple, triple or quadruple. Learn this first!

Neil Young Exclusive Interview

February 22, 2012
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Exclusive interview with the legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young as well as the producer of Young’s new album ‘Le Noise’, Daniel Lanois. The two worked together on the album. Listen in!

Editing & Mixing Vocals In Pro Tools (2 part video)

February 22, 2012
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In this video find out what tricks are used to tighten up vocals so that an entire track is much tighter and cohesive. This session includes the use of editing, mixing, panning, compressors, eq and reverb.