Recording
Whether you’re a seasoned gearhead or a singer-songwriter trying to figure out GarageBand, there’s a lot to learn and master when it comes to recording. Frustration can set in, blocking your creative flow as you futz with a shitload of buttons, dials and restarts. The posts below offer help and insight from the studio front lines.

Burning Questions for The Lymbs
Jeremy Kinter gets mind-molested by Gage and Jeff who answer his Burning Questions about being a two-piece in Albuquerque.
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In Defense of the Album Even though they say albums are on the way out, I'll keep making them
If I feel this strongly about albums, there’s got to be other musicians out there that feel the same way.
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Tips From the Independent Producer: Know When to Stop
You know that shiny piece of crap on the radio that’s so perfect it’s soulless and devoid of any human connection? Don’t make that record.
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Mixdowns: How to Mix Your Songs
Guest blogger Erik M. of Inner Portal Studio shares his advice on how to create a stellar mixdown from scratch.
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Dear Rich: Music in Public Domain Films, and Songwriting Splits
This can be confusing. For example, copyright for the 1961 public domain film One-Eyed Jacks was not renewed, but the film’s score was renewed in 1989.
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Music Licensing 101
How do you get your music into the hands of music supervisors, those gatekeepers who decide whose music is heard during an episode of “Justified”?
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Intro to the Temp Score
You can find instrumentalists for a cheaper rate if you find music students at your local university.
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Oh John Williams, How You Make Me Feel Like a Moron
It’s a bit funny when someone temps with the awesomeness that is John Williams, because no one can ever live up to that.
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Sample Assignment Agreements for Obtaining Music Rights A Pyragraph Premium resource
Below you’ll find two sample copyright assignments: 1) a basic all-purpose assignment; and 2) an assignment specifically for musicians playing on recordings.
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