Mar 30th, 2007 by Will Eifler in Recording, Equipment, Recording Technique, Free Sounds
I’ve created some free patches for Reason’s Combinator, just for those who read this blog. The first one, DX piano, is a wide, lush replication of an electric piano, similar to a DX-7 E-piano, with its own characteristics. Very playable as an electric piano for “padding out” arrangements in places where a pad […]
Mar 27th, 2007 by Will Eifler in Recording, Equipment, General
The computer is now central to just about every aspect of music recording and production, and processing speeds have increased to allow us to be ever increasingly extravagant with VST plugins, multiple software instances, 100-channel audio projects, mile-high Reason racks, etc. This advancement greatly benefits the creative process, and as we push the limits of […]
Mar 22nd, 2007 by Will Eifler in Audio Cable, General
Copper values have gone up 300% on average since 2004. Camden copper was at a record low of $0.84 in first quarter 2002, giving a fantastic stock-up opportunity for cable manufacturers everywhere. but a steep increase 2006-2007 has led to a current market price of $3.23.
Mogami’s stock of high-grade copper at the old prices seems […]
Mar 16th, 2007 by Will Eifler in Articles, General, Graphic Design
I’ve created some more examples of CD cover design layouts for your creative benefit. These are some sort-of-common layouts for album design.
Keep in mind that perhaps the most important thing in cover design is the text. You can make almost anything look good with good typesetting. I get most of my fonts from dafont.com. They […]
Mar 15th, 2007 by Will Eifler in Articles, General, Graphic Design
Have you ever tried designing an album cover? It can be surprisingly easy if you think creatively and study some common design principles. If you’re the creator of the music for the album you’re thinking of making cover art for, the advantages of doing the design yourself are many. Since you are the one with […]
