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Home Recording Help and Tips

Do you have questions about home recording? I will be here to answer questions and make recommendations. Please feel free to start discussions and contribute your ideas and techniques in this category.

Musicians seeking Musicians

If you are looking to fill a spot in your band, or if you want to join a likeminded band, create a discussion in this category.

Guitar Rigs - (instruments, processing, pedals, amps, cabs, etc.)

Drum Setups

What kind of kit are you playing? What is your philosophy on drum tuning? What kind of heads do you like and why? Do you have or want any advice on setting up drums in the recording studio? Does your setup look like Max Weinberg's or Terry Bozzio's? :0) What famous drummer has the kit you'd like to play the most? Create these and other discussions under this category.

Bass Rigs

What kind of bass rig do you play? Do you have different rigs for different gigs? What do you when recording? Do you have questions about instruments, amps, cabinets, processors? Bass veterans, offer some advice to our less experienced players. Create these kinds of discussions under this category.

Marketing Independent Music

The music headlines say the music business is crumbling around us. Yet there are new markets for music popping up everywhere. Perhaps the traditional model of label, artist, record deal, and distribution is crumbling, but how can we exploit the new opportunities out there for independents?

Songs

What makes a song great? What can we do as songwriters to pen hit songs? Why do certain rock, pop, and r&b songs stand up over time and generate royalties over multiple decades? Are any of you looking for a particular kind of song? Please start discussions about songwriting under this category.

Mixing, Mastering, What Working Musicians Need To Know

Music Theory for Working Musicians

You all probably have different levels of music theory training and understanding. This category is open for you to ask questions, start new discussions, and compare "notes" :) I know just enough to be dangerous, but if you have questions, somebody here might have the answers you need.