In this week’s Audio Premium content, Ryan Leach takes us for a detailed tour through the world of counterpoint.

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A variety of musical instruments add interest and depth to a recording. What musical instruments do you play?

Each Tuesday we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance.

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Drums are the foundation of just about any kind of music. Win this book to learn just about everything you need to know about creating great rhythm tracks. To enter, all you’ve gotta do is comment! One random commenter will be chosen as winner. Too easy.

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Being a musician seems glamorous to the outsider. The truth is, there is paperwork to be done and legal precautions to take, just like in any other business—whether you’re selling millions of tracks on iTunes every week, or you’re losing money.

Here are five forms and contracts that every musician needs; some you should have ready and printed, on hand around the office (or studio or bedroom…) and others aren’t used so frequently but you should have a document ready to be printed and put into use.

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Over the last three days we’ve been steadily rolling out a new Tuts+ theme across all 8 sites. The new design is a refinement more than a big change, with lots of little improvements in usability and more suited to big screens. Read on to learn more about the redesign and lots of news about Plus!

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At Audiotuts+ we irregularly put up a reader track for workshopping and critique (find out how to submit a track). This is how it works: you upload your song, and every week or so we’ll publish one here and step away from the podium. The floor is yours to talk about the track and how the artist can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song.

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In this week’s Audio Premium content, Joel Falconer takes us for a guided tour through Reason 4’s Matrix Pattern Sequencer.

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Gadgets are cool and handy little inventions that make life easier – and more fun. And there are a stack of them that help us make music. Which do you use?

Each Tuesday we open our mic to readers and lurkers alike to come out of the woodwork and tell us your thoughts and opinion, your experiences and mistakes, what you love and what you hate. We want to hear from you, and here’s your chance.

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I first heard it around eight years ago. I was at the mixing desk for a live gig, and was concerned about a high pitched ringing sound I could hear. “Can you hear that high pitched sound?” I asked the guy standing next to me. “Yeah”, he answered vaguely. So I started trying to isolate which channel the sound was coming from, and eventually started to adjust the EQ of the mix trying to get rid of that sound. I managed to achieve a ridiculously muddy sound, but couldn’t get rid of the ringing. As I drove home I laughed out loud. I could still hear the ringing! I discovered then and there that I have tinnitus, also called “ringing in the ears”.

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Streaming allows you to play music over the Internet that isn’t stored on your computer. You save storage space – but at the cost of bandwidth. Streaming is ideal on devices with limited storage, like netbooks, mobile devices and the coming iPad. It’s also a great way to discover new music. We recently asked you about this, and this article wraps up your answers. It summarizes the “hive mind” of Audiotuts+ readers on the best websites to go for streaming music.

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