An Introduction to Modes – Audio Plus

Feb 9th in General by Adrian Try
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In this week’s Audio Plus content, Ryan Leach gives us an in-depth music theory tutorial, explaining what modes are and how to use them.

To learn more about what you get as part of Audio Plus, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, hit the jump!

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Open Mic: Tell Us How You Learned to Play Music

Feb 9th in General by Adrian Try

There has been a bit of discussion in the comments recently about the best way to learn music. How did you learn?

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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Win Bobby Owsinski’s Book “How to Make Your Band Sound Great”

Feb 8th in General by Adrian Try

If you’re part of a band, then this book is perfect. To enter, all you’ve gotta do is comment! One random commenter will be chosen as winner. Too easy.

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Boot Camp for Your Ear: Detecting Intervals with Song Associations

Feb 7th in General by Joel Falconer
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As a rocker at heart, I was never much interested in music theory. I picked it up as a matter of requirement throughout my education in bits and dribbles, though it seemed at the end of the day all I could do was read notes off a staff—a musical technology that’s not even really used in my genre.

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Workshop #42: Rolando by Tonedeaf

Feb 5th in General by Adrian Try
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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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10 Youtube Videos That Help You Learn to Play Piano

Feb 4th in General by Adrian Try

Judging by the comments on last month’s “Piano for Dummies” competition, a lot of you are learning to play keys – or at least that was your New Year’s resolution. Here are 10 Youtube videos that will give you a jump start.

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5 Great Vocal Effect Tips – Audio Plus

Feb 2nd in General by Adrian Try
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In this week’s Audio Plus content, Björgvin Benediktsson teaches you five techniques for enhancing vocals. While the screenshots for this tutorial are taken in Logic Pro, the content is not Logic-centric and is equally useful and valuable in any software that deals with sequenced music.

To learn more about what you get as part of Audio Plus, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, hit the jump!

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Open Mic: Tell Us About What You Do When You’re Not Making Music

Feb 2nd in General by Adrian Try

Music production takes lots of time. What do you do when you’re not making music?

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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The Role of the Manager in the Studio

Jan 31st in General by Joel Falconer
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When it comes to the role of the manager in the studio, the first question to ask is: should managers be in the studio at all?

At the end of the day, it depends on whether the artist is comfortable with their presence. Forgetting the manager’s professional role for a moment, an artist’s good performance in the studio depends on many factors and that includes whether they feel comfortable expressing their creativity in front of those certain individuals they’re with at the time. This is a personal matter, not a professional one.

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Workshop #41: Lackadaisical by DJ Dost

Jan 29th in General by Adrian Try
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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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