Questions about online collaboration get posted every week on forums like Reddit, facebook etc. Let’s try and go through some of the best ways to collaborate with online partners. If you haven’t read through it already please check out “Day 8 – Backing Up” because the last thing you want to have happen is your […]
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The most cited backup strategy for data is the 3-2-1 backup strategy. This essentially means having two copies have all data locally and one copy in another location or online. For more explanation on this check backblaze.com article on backup strategy LOCAL BACKUPS The practical way I backup everything on my Mac as I have
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THE BEST PIECE OF GEAR ISN’T YOUR SYNTHS The first thing you have to determine is your goals. Are you a hobby musician, are you trying to be a DJ, are you trying to put a band together, are you just trying to record your own music? Where you allocate your budget and time will
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In Day 2 we talked about tracking your time with things like screentime (iOS) or rescuetime. Now that you have analysed how you use your time you want to make a schedule to prioritise what you really want to do. 1. Limiting time wasteThe rise of the smartphone means we have a portable computer/TV/book etc
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In Day 4: Mobile Music 2 we talked briefly about analytical listening, this post is going to go into much more detail on how our ears are the most important piece of gear. It’s very easy for us to think that that new piece of gear, synth, plugin is the magic bullet that we 100%
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Music out and about can be different if you can’t fully focus. If you can’t use your hands for example if driving a car you might need to focused on activities where you can just listen. Some possibilities are: 1.Test your mixes in the car / train/ etc Listen to how your mixes sound on
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The optimal studio space varies for each person and even usually changes depending on your needs. As beginners we manage quite well with little space and lots of inspiration but as we progress we may want more options for our musical creativity. Optimising your studio space is not about having the biggest studio you can
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