All Entries in the "Music Technology" Category
Home Studios and Mastering
In the LinkedIn group, “Music Producers Forum,” I started a discussion on home studios and mastering. It received over 400 posts (including mine). Jomar Reyes is the excellent manager of the group. PDF file: Home Studios and Mastering – Music Producers Forum – JerryFlattum The opening question for the discussion was as follows (link leads [...]
Majors vs. Indies War – LinkedIn – Music Industry Network
The following discussion appears in the LinkedIn Group, “Music Industry Network.” As of 2.18.12, 10:30PM EST., there are 281 posts. To participate you must join the group. Are major labels really evil? Why the Indie Movement? Do unsigned artists really believe they can pump out hits and become stars without a major label backing? Indie [...]
Recording and Mastering – LinkedIn – Independent Recording Artist Community
In the LinkedIn Group, Independent Recording Artist Community, the following discussion on recording and mastering came to a halt but received over 400 posts (including mine). Following is a reprint of the initial question posted in the discussion. The link leads to the discussion. The greatest mystery in recording is mastering. Send it out or do [...]
Home Studios and Mastering – LinkedIn – Music Producers Forum
The following link leads to a discussion on home studios and mastering in the LinkedIn group, “Music Producers Forum.” The discussion is no longer active but received more than 400 posts (including mine). Compared to David Foster, Rick Rubin, Trevor Horn, Vernon Reid, etc. do you really think you can compete from a home studio? [...]
Mastering: A Major Issue For the Indie Music Community
Article originally published on Technorati Mastering: A Major Issue For the Indie Music Community Author: Jerry Flattum Published: November 10, 2011 at 6:17 am Share5 At the recent Audio Engineering Society (AES) 131st Convention in New York, IZotope announced the release of the latest version of it’s mastering suite called Ozone 5, a cost-effective software solution for mastering. t’s [...]
FutureProducers.com Forums – My Intro to Mastering
Following is a reprint of a discussion on “What is mastering and/or Broadcast Quality?” This was my first introduction to mastering. I deleted much of the web page content since it’s irrelevant to the subject. I joined FutureProducersForum.com in 2004 but the discussion took place circa 2006-2007. I can’t seem to find a date for [...]
Home Studio vs. World Class – Music Producers Forum – LinkedIn
Compared to David Foster, Rick Rubin, Trevor Horn, Vernon Reid, etc. do you really think you can compete from a home studio? Clearly the home studio market is the new thing, with musicians, songwriters and composers wearing the multiple hats of creator, performer, producer and engineer. The underlying marketing strategy behind the DIY market is, [...]
More On Mastering – MusizBiz Group – LinkedIn
The following discussion on recording and mastering appeared in the LinkedIn group, “MusicBiz Group.” It took place in 2011 and early 2012. How do you know if the recording you hear was mastered? What IS mastering? The new standard in the song plugger game is that your recordings must be master-quality. They must be ready [...]
Mastering – LinkedIn – Independent Recording Artist Community
The greatest mystery in recording is mastering. Send it out or do it at home? The new standard in the song plugger game is that your recordings must be master-quality. They must be ready for commercial release. How do you know if what you hear has been mastered or not? The A-list artists spend 100s [...]
Virtual Instruments
The Virtual Instruments sub-category informs many of the other Music Technology sub-categories. Virtual Instruments of all kinds now come bundled with Recording software. with most designed to work as plug-ins. Any philosophical or aesthetic issues with the digital world destroying the acoustic world are non-issues. The destruction is not imminent–it’s already happened. Drama aside, it will [...]
