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Monday Suggestion: Computer Music magazine
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One thing I always liked since I was a kid is buying and reading magazines about geeky and nerdy stuff: computer magazines were a huge source of information during the ’90 (I mean, they were the only source of information, you know, I’m an old guy…). When I discovered “Computer Music” magazine I was…
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5th Element – Hiroshima (Gary Moore cover)
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I rarely use my blog for “self promotion” but sometimes I just can’t do without it, especially when I’m really proud of what I’ve done. Sometimes ago we decided with 5th Element project to produce a very important cover for all of us, with a deep meaning, to pay our tribute to one of…
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Producing a song with free plugins only
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It’s been a while that I’m thinking about producing an entire song with just free plugins. I’m not talking about mixing and mastering only, I mean also songwriting: vst instruments, guitar and bass amp simulators, drum samples. I already did an entire mix using just free plugins, you can achieve very good results, free…
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Pre-production: the extra oomph of every music project
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Usually, when you’re happy with your songwriting, you can’t wait to press REC and start recording everything you wrote. There’s nothing better than listening to your work after all those efforts. However, it’s important to bear in mind that from songwriting to mastering there is a lot of actions and activities that must be…