Tone & Time – the Real Rules of Music

This is the holder for a series of videos on broader thinking and application of the real rules of music. Tone & Time are the core concepts to be understood in music, no matter the genre, style etc. Everything that you hear is made up of a complex moving melange of tone over time in … Continue reading Tone & Time – the Real Rules of Music

Anatomy of a Piece – Mixing

This is Part 2 of a pair of articles on making a piece of music. Part 1 one covers the composition, this article looks at the mixing. Again I used Propellerhead Reason but the ideas will translate anywhere. I admit this is a very simple mix but it is the role of instruments and reasons for … Continue reading Anatomy of a Piece – Mixing

Signal Routing and simple Logic

I know that many of you may be nodding off just from the title alone. There is no glory in wires, no swagger in logic. You can't smell the bling. Aah but there you would be wrong. If you went into a knife fight without a knife, you'd lose. Yes I hear you up the … Continue reading Signal Routing and simple Logic