Category: Music Tutorials

Overcoming Music Industry Challenges with 4-Pillars of Success

It has been almost a year since I first officially laid out my 4-Pillars of Success in music. These things I had been writing about for a decade or two, and I didn't even mean to make it into a simple list of four easy steps (ha!). Sometimes these things just happen. A year on, … Continue reading Overcoming Music Industry Challenges with 4-Pillars of Success

The Twisted Reality of Social Media Groups & Forums

I have been active in musician Forums & Groups since the late 90s. They can be wonderful or just brutally traumatizing. Increasingly the latter. Maybe the former for a few days, or hours. But trauma is more the reality if you care about anything. Don't be offended, but... Here is some of an exchange with … Continue reading The Twisted Reality of Social Media Groups & Forums

Tape Deco – analog echoes VST3

Tape Deco is a 64-bit Windows VST3 focused on characterful analog-style echoes. While Tape Deco can do the basics of a delay unit, this is not its forte - if you are looking for simple delay lines, might I suggest my 2020 Modulating Delay. That said, the default Tape Deco setting on just about anything … Continue reading Tape Deco – analog echoes VST3

Effective Music – make music-making effective

This article is a holder for a series of videos focused on the composing part of the music-making process. If the music itself is flawed, it will not matter how amazing the mix is, the track will feel unfulfilling. If however, the music itself functions well, everything else gets easier. Following this process (which is … Continue reading Effective Music – make music-making effective