Ok first, don’t let the name fool you. This is not what you think it is. Caesar and I were at a friend’s place today and they wanted to play some songs on the guitar, but we didn’t have a tuner with us. So I thought I’d look for a guitar tuner on the Android (Apps) Market of my HTC Desire, because I heard from a friend of mine that Android has loads of electronic tuners.
You’ve read all the marketing tactics there are and you’ve probably Google’d “success tips for bands” every second day. In this post, we’ll help you identify things you probably dont focus on , which in turn make a considerable difference in landing a gig or just practicing all the time!
There are tons of awesome music apps for the iPhone, but if you can’t actively implement it then its practically useless or a waste of time. One of the biggest problem areas with the iPad and iPhone is the fact they don’t have separate inputs and outputs, which means it’s difficult to find a use for using these instruments in the real world.
Contrary to what many traditionalists think, Trance is a very emotional genre. Trance is believed to have originated back in the early 80′s but remained underground for much of the decade. If you enjoy trance and its sub genres, you’re gonna love this one!
If you’re like me, and you’ve played to an amphitheatre with just 15 people, you will know how humiliating it can be as a band. Here are Simple and cost effective marketing tips that will get more people to your gigs!
Along with checking a mix through various speakers, it really does help listening for elements that jump out at different volume levels. Try spending some time with the mix turned down a lot. Our ears hear and understand bass frequencies differently at low volume, so mixing quieter can make it obvious when your bass levels are off.
If you have an option between a low-quality reverb or no reverb at all, leave the track without it. When it’s not used as an obvious effect, mixers generally tend to add reverb to restore a sense of natural space to close-miked tracks. However, cheapo reverb sounds abnormal, and your listeners’ ears will sense this immediately.
Tracks that are recorded correctly are easier to mix than tracks with issues. Any mix will only sound as good as the players, instruments, and equipment used to record it!