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Gig and Biz Networking Opp's

Some info for the growing numbers of computer-savvy musicians. And with networking opportunities on the Web increasing every day. Here are some cool ones i learned of recently.

Platinum Jack is a Web site geared to the working musician. For a reasonable , quarterly rate they will design a Web page of a 100-word bio, photo album and a nine-minute audio clip for industry folks to access. They will provide a interactive calender to take care of availabilty, touring schedules and bookings. Platinum Jack has the making of a valuable resource.

Check this out,wouldn't it be great to trade sounds with guitarists throughout the world.with Chameleon Online you can do just that, Hey it was created by working musicians what else would you expect. Now you can get that Seattle sound direct from someone in Seattle!

Everyone loves a great catalog Rock-n-Rhythm has nice stuff Alesis, Gibson, Roland, Korg, Mackie and most other major brands and it's FREE!

Feedback is a musician's worst nightmare, reaching out and grabing you without warning. Just when you thought you had a great mix here comes that awful SCR-E-E-E! There are many products on the market to take care of this problem, but none ever gained popularity with working players. Feedback Eliminators that are easy to use, affordable and effective.

Living in (Processed) Harmony. So, you're the only one in the band who can sing? You've just been saved by technology. It doesn't matter what style music you play all have one thing in common: harmonies, those that have'em gig those that don't get the leftovers. Harmony processors are like having another musician in the band without having to bring more beer to pratice. All harmony processors will work with instruments and vocals, but the quality of the harmonies will vary. Some manufactures adress vocal and instrument processors separately. But all of them are trying to help us live in harmony.

Even the pros get confused about compression. Most say i don't know , Quick........does a kick drum require a higher or lower compression ratio than a bass guitar? When you compress an entire mix, use peak or RMS compression? What curve sounds better on vocals...... hard knee or soft knee? The "Beginner's Guide to Compression" is a comprehensive tutorial on the basics of compression.

HARD DISK RECORDING 101

With major price/performance breakthroughs in digtal recording technology in recent years, musicians on a modest buget can now make album-quality recordings from a bedroom, basement or almost anywhere their creativity hits. Hard disk recording offers some distinct advantages over formats like MiniDisk and MDM's advantages like Random access, cut-and-paste editing (think of a word processor vs. a typewriter) and non destructive editing. The Roland VS-880 even offers fully digital effects processing, and mixing and editing capabilities. Once you understand whats behinde this wonder studio, your digital recording decision will be a whole lot easier!

I hope this information will help you get involved in some High Tech Gear, it's out there to guide you into a new era of music, use it, experiment with it , once you get started you won't stop. You will be amazed at the help you can get from your PC, Recording Music on Your Desktop!

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