Learning 101 – Recording Connection https://recordingconnection.com Fri, 03 Nov 2023 19:41:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://recordingconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Learning 101 – Recording Connection https://recordingconnection.com 32 32 How to Get Your First Gig in New York City https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2023/08/15/how-to-get-your-first-gig-in-new-york-city/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:18:24 +0000 https://recordingconnection.com/?p=14235 Read More

]]> New York City is undoubtedly one of the best places in the world for music lovers. With countless venues, diverse genres, and music fans looking for entertainment on a nightly basis, there are plenty of opportunities for established acts to find work. But if you’re new to the scene, you may be stressing about how to get your first gig in New York City. As one of THE entertainment hubs in the world...

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]]> How To Record Automation In Ableton https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/05/12/how-to-record-automation-in-ableton/ Thu, 12 May 2022 13:00:05 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8580 Read More

]]> Most digital audio workstations (DAWs) use automation to automatically control parameters on a session or arrangement view of a song. This could be the volume, faders, filters, or any other installed or third-party plug-in. Automation is often used to keep a track from sounding too repetitive or providing punch. In Ableton Live, almost every parameter in the interface or library of effects and...

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]]> What Is a Plugger in the Music Industry? https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/05/09/what-is-a-plugger-in-the-music-industry/ Mon, 09 May 2022 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8575 Read More

]]> It wasn’t too long ago that artists or songwriters need to jump through several hoops to get their music picked up by a label or radio station to get their music heard. Or they would just sell their tapes or CDs out of the back of their car before and after shows. Enter the plugger. Song pluggers work to get their client’s music in front of record executives or other managers to get their music...

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]]> How to Start a Music Production Company https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/05/06/how-to-start-a-music-production-company/ Fri, 06 May 2022 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8572 Read More

]]> The best way to learn how to start a music production company, or any company at all, is to realize it’s more than just the product or service you’re offering. That certainly plays a part in it–if you’re operating a taco truck, you better know how to make tacos. In addition to getting all the right flavors together in a tortilla, you need to figure out portion size, where to park the truck...

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]]> How to Get DJ Gigs https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/05/02/how-to-get-dj-gigs/ Mon, 02 May 2022 18:24:28 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8568 Read More

]]> Nothing beats the shot of adrenaline you get when standing on stage as a DJ. Getting the people dancing, cheerings, and, most important, getting them coming back for more. A packed house night after night shows you have what it takes to make it as a DJ. And it shows club owners you’re worth having on their stage. Practice makes perfect as they say. Once your skills have reached a certain point...

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]]> How to Slice Audio in Ableton? https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/04/25/how-to-slice-in-ableton/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8477 Read More

]]> The advent of digital audio workstations (DAWs) has given rise to more do-it-yourself audio engineers and music producers than ever before. The ability to create music from scratch, produce beats, import instruments, and work with samples with relative ease has given rise to an array of new genres and subgenres of music. Used primarily in EDM and hip hop at the start, DAWs have found a home in...

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]]> How to Network in the Music Industry? https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/04/18/music-industry-networking/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8471 Read More

]]> It can be incredibly difficult to get your “big break” in the music industry. Even as technology has made it more accessible to produce and distribute your music, it’s a crowded marketplace with a lot of competition whether you’re performing, engineering, or producing the music. That’s why the age-old, time-tested practice of music industry networking is still so valuable. Even with a plethora of...

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]]> Audio Engineering Training in the Recording Studio https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/04/15/on-the-job-audio-engineering-training/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8501 Read More

]]> For decades Recording Connection has been giving students an alternative way to learn about and prepare for a career in audio engineering, music production, and other aspects of the music industry. We felt the traditional way of learning about the industry didn’t truly capture the essence of what it meant to be a contributing member of the profession and part of the business of making music.

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]]> How to Be a DJ with a Laptop? https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/04/06/how-to-be-a-dj-with-a-laptop/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8468 Read More

]]> In the olden days (a couple of decades ago), hip hop club DJs needed to lug around two turntables, mixers, microphones, and crates of records to get the party started. Today, all you really need is a laptop, well-organized files and storage space, and the appropriate software to bring your music to life. At least at the start. If you don’t have much of a background with DJing or any at all...

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]]> Find Musicians to Collaborate With https://recordingconnection.com/blog/2022/04/04/find-musicians-to-collaborate-with/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.recordingconnection.com/blog/?p=8464 Read More

]]> Many of us dream of being successful artists known all over the world, but at the start, it can be a lonely endeavor. Trying to find others that share your excitement for music, and then developing chemistry that works, can be a tall order for anyone. Musicians used to find each other in classified ads – but who looks at newspapers or trade magazines anymore? Luckily, it’s even easier to find...

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