42: How to Make MIDI Sound Real
The guys discuss strategies for making MIDI-driven virtual instruments sound like the real thing and play examples that go both wonderfully right and horribly wrong.
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41: The Different Roles in a Recording Project
The guys discuss the different roles that DIY musicians have to play throughout the course of a recording project. Thinking clearly about these roles and drawing bright lines between each will help you get the most out of your sessions – even if you’re pl
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40: What You Should Know about Live Streaming (Leonard Patterson)
The guys chat with Leonard Patterson about why live streaming is here to stay and what you need to know to make it an easy (and possibly profitable!) part of your content strategy.
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39: What is Impedance? The For Dummies by Dummies Episode
The guys work (or maybe labor) to explain impedance in the context of the DIY recording studio – starting from basic concepts and moving on to practical tips and tricks for getting the best sound out of your setup (and not breaking anything!)
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38: DIY Recording Equipment and “The Deal” with Analog Gear
Vadim talks to Peterson Goodwyn of DIY Recording Equipment about whether analog equipment lives up to the hype, some very cool DIY Recording Equipment product lines, the accessibility and affordability of high quality analog gear, the zen of DIY, and more
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37: Strategies for Recording Multiple Sources Simultaneously
The guys talk about different multi-tracking strategies – including the pros and cons of recording layer by layer vs. recording multiple sources simultaneously, strategies for getting more out of your input count, how to set up a flexible monitoring syste
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36: Music Marketing and Why You’re Doing It Wrong (Musician Indie Coalition)
Vadim talks to Greg and T.J. of Musician Indie Coalition about music marketing vs music promotion (and why you’re probably doing it wrong), what the real meaning of “brand” is for an indie musician, and more.
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Instagram Live 8-26-2020
Instagram live replay from 8-26-2020. Vadim and Ben are here to answer your questions live in Instagram! Today we cover such topics as what is a good DI signal chain, the XY cardioid mic placement technique, programming MIDI drums and much more!
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35: Recording Bass Part 2: Capturing the Perfect Bass Tone
In Part 2 of our deep dive on bass, we look at Ben’s methodical approach to zeroing on a great recording setup and then blending his recorded tones together for a result that’s straight fire.
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34: Recording Bass Part 1: The Bass Tone Deep Dive
Ben leads the guys in a discussion on everything that contributes to a final, killer bass tone and how his own tone journey was shaped.
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