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More seriously? You can take recording more seriously without paying for it. I don't like recording institutes. I get it to an extent, but you are probably better off spending that money towards buying gear for your own studio. I say a better way is to read lots of recording books and tapeop. Also c...

You can buy a firewire card and install it in your laptop.

You can buy a firewire card and install it in your laptop.

roscoenyc wrote:when did the "III" get added to the Jack White?

That's what I was wondering.

I haven't even had time to read this issue yet.

I go with; (C) year (name of holder), (P) year (name of holder) or (C)(P) year (name of holder) if the holder is the same for both. I thought "all rights reserved" was implied, but maybe I should use it. I have before, but noticed that most albums don't. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_rights_reser...

An idea is to check with your local universities' music departments about when/if they do annual sales of their practice instruments. I know that the University of Minnesota does this, as does Seton Hall (I'm assuming more do it as well). These are usually really good pianos (Yamahas, Steinways, an...

Pink Floyd - The Wall

Vera into Bring the Boys Back Home is easily one of my favorite parts. The strings and horns are amazing on Bring the Boys Back Home

I guess I never really noticed, but I set automation on all tracks without screwing with the master.

Another thing you might want to think about is the contacts you will make. It is one thing to have a lot of contacts in recording, but it is pretty amazing what contacts outside of recording can bring you. You will meet this person that has a friend in a band that needs something recorded, etc. Or a...

An album that seems to have everything. -- Tom Waits Orphans

Another old punk-rock era trick was to get a $5 stamp made, and use an ink that dries on the shells you're using. Might take some experimentation, but some kind of acrylic might work. It'll look a little sloppy, but isn't that the idea? Something handmade, to add value and 'touch'? If you're going ...

Unless there's absolutely no way to avoid it, I would recommend against going into debt to pay for school. (Insert gasps here.) You'll finish school in debt. Sure the payment is only a hundred and change a month, but that's a hundred and change a month you'll have to come up with whether you're wor...

I've been working on scoring a short film, need to finish the intro. Then maybe I'll start work on my own music since I need to get another EP out.

If you are going to spend 25k, get a degree worth something. You might want to look at management/entrepreneur degrees. It would leave you with enough electives to take some recording classes. Then in your business classes you would learn the invaluable tools of understanding business and how to app...

Snarl 12/8 wrote:That might be a short-sighted solution, but my guess is that Michigan is pretty well fiscally fucked and he's balancing the budget by the seat of his pants.

That. Sorry Michigan.