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Sunday, August 9, 2009
New Maya Solovéy record Preview Vol1(English) and Vol2(Spanish/Portuguese)
Here is the first of two EPs slated for release in the Fall. This one is in English and contains some haunting and enchanting songs. The second EP is in Portuguese and Spanish and contains some beautiful Brazilian 7 string songs from Maya's Latin side. Headphones strongly recommended but not necessary. And yes, thats real "Cabin Thunder" on Touch courtesy of Robert "Chicken" Burke in his Woodstock Cabin Hideaway...
Here is the second EP in Portuguese and Spanish.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Playing for Change
Today i feel a bit silly to have come across this so late in the game. but as they say, better late than never. I have often opined about the power of music to move people, emotionally , spiritually, but I was really taken by surprise when I came across this video on YouTube. I guess part of it is my heritage of being born in New Orleans, which still has such resonance for me, even though I've made New York City, my home for 29 years. I was moved, literally to tears when I watched and listened to this. Music indeed i sso much more than a business. It is part of our world, will always be and is a big part of what interconnects us and makes us most human. Enjoy.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
How many speakers is enough??
Here is an excerpt from a response i gave to a student inquiring about "how to make sure that the mix sounds good everywhere, i.e. in clubs, studios, little speakers, headphones":
From elementsofmixing.ning.com (our social network for mixers)
Hey john,
This is a very old school answer, but i think the best way to insure it plays well in all mediums is to have those mediums.
babyface, one of my favorite producers to work for, often would go out into the parking lot jsut to listen in the car. the "car test" is so important, that joe tarsia, who quilt sigma sound studios in philly where the o'jays and many other philly soul artists recorded, had a volkswagon bug shell in the studio, you could get in and listen to your mix in the car. he also had the equivalent of a little radio on the console, and he had a mini broadcaster hooked up to the console, so you could listen to the mix coming out of the radio...im always buying cheap boxes at little stores and bringing them home, the shittier the better... a colleague often reffered to it at the "secretary effect", because secretaries often have a little box on their desk at a low volume...an excellent way to test if the lead vocal is speaking, you can hear all the parts , etc...of course, i also recommended a three way rig like the krk rig i have with a subwoofer. if you are making anything like hiphop its absolutely crucial that you hear whats going on down in the bottom of the mix, near-field monitors are cools for balancing, however when it comes to 'tuning the low end" of the mix, its crucial that you hear whats going on. i would have as many monitoring situations as you can get, the more ways you hear your mix the better. bbb
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