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Planning your album: get permission for art, text, and cover songs
By Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan This excerpt from our guide Planning Your Album From Beginning To End covers some of the legal steps you need to consider for your next album release If you’re...
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Planning your album: your CD release (and post-release)
By Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan This excerpt from our Planning Your Album guide covers some of the things you should do just prior to your CD release If you’re sitting down to tackle making an...
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Format options for your audio master
By Disc Makers Excerpted from our newly revised Making a Great Master guide, this post highlights the pros and cons of digital vs. analog audio masters when preparing for CD manufacturing When deciding...
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From mastering audio to manufacturing: the steps in CD production
By Disc Makers Excerpted from our newly revised audio mastering guide, this preface lays out the basics – from recording to CD production At Disc Makers, scores of masters come through our doors for...
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Five tips for recording vocals at home
By Dan Gonzalez Vocals are a critical element of most any recording. Here are five easy tips to help you improve the workflow in your home studio when recording vocals. This post on recording vocals in...
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Mixing Drums: How to mix drums and percussion in your home studio
By Sean McLaughlin From kick drum compression techniques to EQing your snares, we’ve put together some tips for mixing drums that will help you get the most out of your recording. This post on mixing...
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How vinyl records work
By Disc Makers Excerpted from our new guide The Musician’s Guide To Vinyl, this post is a quick study of the science behind the magic of the vinyl record Vinyl records are back. Of course, they never...
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Audio mastering for vinyl
By Disc Makers Excerpted from our new guide The Musician’s Guide To Vinyl, this post digs into post-production audio mastering for a vinyl release Mastering is the final step in the recording process,...
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What is the purpose of a band press kit?
By Andre Calilhanna In this excerpt from our new Definitive Press Kit Guide for Musicians, we lay out the purpose of your band press kit and the importance of maintaining your artist brand. A band...
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How to take a great band photo and headshot
By Andre Calilhanna In this excerpt from our new Press Kit Guide for Musicians, we address some key elements to getting a great band photo and headshot. Of course, to be successful in music, you need...
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Songwriting: advice and insight on the craft of writing a song
By Disc Makers We’ve posted songwriting advice that covers music theory, children’s music, interviews with hit songwriters, excerpts from books, songwriter’s block, and a variety of other topics that...
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The independent musician’s guide to social media marketing
By Disc Makers We’ve got posts galore with advice to help you take action and build your online presence and artist brand through social media marketing with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more....
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Audio mastering basics for your home studio
By Izotope Post production audio mastering is best done by an experienced professional – but iZotope’s guide will help you understand the basics as you experiment with mastering in your home studio....
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