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10 Things to Do Before You Release Your Album |
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Copyright 2007 Jeremy Rwakaara
Following are, in no particular order, 10 important things you should do before you release your album:
1. If you are hiring musicians (background singers, instrumentalists,
etc.) to play on your album, you will need to make sure they fill out a
musicians_release_agreement
or talent release form. This agreement is not necessary for musicians
that own their own record label, are performing on their own albums,
and will pay for and release the albums themselves. It is used more for
the “hired guns” than group members.
2. All writers and publishers involved should fill out a songwriter_publisher_share_letter_of_agreement
that spells out their writer and publisher shares. This agreement is a
document that all writers and publishers should sign and keep for their
records. Any money made from the songs (except for money paid to the
writers and publishers by their respective Performing Rights
Organizations ) should be split up according to what is spelled out in
this agreement.
3. All involved songwriters should fill out a Form PA and register their work (the songs) with the U.S. Copyright Office.
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Problems Getting Your Mixes to Sound Right? 10 Tips for Better Mixes |
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Copyright 2007 Jeremy Rwakaara
With the widespread availability of affordable computers and powerful
software for music mixing, the average musician is now able to set up a
reasonably decent home studio on a relatively small budget. Even though
the software is extremely powerful and versatile, what seem to be
missing are tips on how to get a great mix.
So, without any more fanfare, let us get right down to the 10
mixing tips you can try IMMEDIATELY to improve the quality of your
mixes:
1. While mixing, keep a close eye (and ear) on all those plug-ins.
Each one of them will distort if the output signal exceeds the
acceptable threshold level. Because the output meters are out of sight
when the plug-ins are closed, it is fairly easy to be unaware of the
distortion, all of which can absolutely ruin your mixes.
2. Make use of the high-pass filter found on many equalizers to cut
off the low frequencies on tracks that do not need the presence of low
frequencies (e.g. frequencies below 100Hz) in order to sound right in
the mix. These include vocals, hi-hats, keyboards, etc. Of course, all
this depends on the song itself. For example, if you are mixing a song
that is just piano or guitar and voice you might run a high-pass filter
much lower down, around 40Hz or so, in order to maintain some of the
bottom end in the mix. However, even the bass and kick drum can be
improved by rolling off frequencies below 20Hz. Most project studio
mixes sound terrible because there are too many sounds competing for
space in the lower frequencies. On the opposite end of the spectrum,
you can use a low-pass filter on instruments like bass and kick drum
that do not need the presence of high frequencies.
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What's Wrong with 'American Idol'? |
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Bob Baker's updated manifesto on how the popular show is creating widespread misconceptions about what it takes to succeed as a musical artist today.
It's one of the most popular TV shows of recent years, drawing tens of millions of viewers every week. Even I admit, American Idol is fun to watch. The show provides all the elements of good pop culture entertainment: passion, emotion, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, dreams attained and lost ...
So, what's wrong with American Idol?
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