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Voice Lead Like a Pro, Part 1
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By Clifford Carter
Voice leading is the art of moving from one chord note to the next, often (but not always) with as little motion as possible.
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The Art of Synth Soloing: Pitch-Bending
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By Jerry KovarskyWelcome back! Last month, we got a good sustaining envelope to our sound and learned to set up various forms of modulation. We’ll
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5 Ways to Play Like Jimmy Smith
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By Emmet Cohen
Before Jimmy Smith, the Hammond B-3 organ was primarily heard in churches, baseball stadiums, and skating rinks. Inspired by
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One-Chord Soloing, Part 1
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By John Novello
Considering how difficult soloing over constantly changing chord progressions can be, you’d think it’d be a breath of fresh air to
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Exotic Sampling Tricks
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By Francis PreveThe first thing you do when you get a sampler is to record your roommate or pet, then play a riff on your keyboard for a cheap laugh.
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Put the Freak in Frequency Shifting
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By Francis Preve
A couple of issues ago, I went deep into ring modulation, showing how the sidebands they generate can deliver a heavy “WTF
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The Power of Fan Funding Part 2
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By Tom BrislinLast month, I discussed the increasingly popular fan funding (or crowdfunding) model for launching your own projects. Drawing from my
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5 Things I've Learned About Pleasing the Crowd
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By Jeff Kazee Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes’ mix of loud guitars, thunderous brass, a fantastically salty singer/storyteller, and rocking
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Remote-Controlled Mixing
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By Stephen Fortner If your band plays weddings and private parties, you seldom get to put the main mixer in the audio sweet spot: in or behind the
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Stutter Editing
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By Francis Preve
Back in the old days, before Ableton's Beat Repeat and iZotope Stutter Edit made Guinness Book-grade edits a matter of algorithm
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The Art of Synth Soloing: Modulation Basics
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By Jerry KovarskyThis new column will help you explore the art of synthesizer soloing in all its passionate glory. In coming months, we’ll explore
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5 Things I've Learned About Timing
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By Charles Gillingham of Counting CrowsWhen Counting Crows recorded its first record with producer T Bone Burnett back in 1992, I discovered that
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Top Tips for Hip-Hop
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By Lori KennedyWelcome to Keyboard's new urban production column, where each month we’ll gather tips and tricks from the industry’s hottest artists,
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The Power of Fan Funding
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By Tom BrislinFan Funding (a.k.a. crowdfunding) is quickly gaining popularity among musicians. The concept is simple: Instead of pitching your band,
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Steal This Sound: Daft Punk's “Derezzed”
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By Mitchell Sigman
If your idea of video games involves stacking quarters on the Defender machine at the local 7-Eleven, then you were likely a
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