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What is an EP And Why You Should Release One?
You have probably seen some of the major artists these days dropping EPs. This has been a trend the past decade, but what brought the EP back from the dead, or did the EP ever disappear? What is an EP in Music? The term EP comes from the vinyl days and means "Extended...
eMastered Review: Dodgy Company Taking Advantage of Producers and Musicians
You have probably checked out some of the automated online mastering services such as Landr, Cloudbounce, and Aria Mastering. These are all companies that are touting using advanced AI algorithms to create top-notch masters. While I am not going to go into the debate...
The 3 Best Budget Audio Interfaces Under $200
If the computer is the brain of your home studio setup, that would make your audio interface the heart of your home studio. The main purpose of the audio interface is to take analog signal inputs and turn them into a digital signal for your computer. Everything in...
Everything You Need To Know About Digital Distribution
Getting your music on Spotify, Apple Music, and all of the other download and streaming platforms really makes you have the feeling that you really accomplished something and that you are on the right track with your music career, especially if it's the first time you...
What is a 360 Deal? What You Need To Know About A 360 Deal
You're an independent artist and a record label comes up to you with a contact, a 360 deal also known as a multi-rights contract. What would you do? I hope to give you the information you need to help you with that decision if it ever happens to you. What is a 360...
HookPad Review: Supercharge Your Songwriting With This Tool
In my journey to understand how to write better songs, I found the website Hooktheory. I have always struggled to create music with my limited knowledge of theory. It isn't for lack of trying. I have tried to work through college music theory textbooks and I always...
How To Learn Music Theory | The Best Way For Beginners To Learn
What is music theory? Music theory aims to create a system understanding how sounds interact with each other. With this system, musicians can communicate their ideas to one another. That sounded way to formal, but music theory has a tendency to make things more...
What Is The Best Songwriting Software
With your instrument in hand with a pen and paper next to you, writing down what comes out has been the best way to record your song ideas. And while I do still think that sitting down with your instrument with nothing but a pen and paper, with no distractions, is one...
What Is The Most Common Chord Progression?
Is there one chord progression to rule them all? No, probably not. But there is one chord progression that has stood the test of time and has been the most common chord progression in pop music for the past few decades if not longer. So, what is the most common chord...