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2021-06-03 23:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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Post Questions HERE for Tomorrow's Live Lesson @ 8PM CST
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[Early Release For Patreon] THE DRONE ZONE
Hey Folks! This might be my favorite lesson ever. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! It has already been copyright claimed by bots, but I don't want to remove the examples, I think they're important. In case you didn't see it earlier, the intro music to this video was composed live in a stream you can catch from a few posts back. I ended up keeping the original VO and adding in some Moog_Lee synths just to top it off.
If you see any significant errors in this video, please do le...
2021-06-02 00:32:36 +0000 UTC View PostLink For Today's Live Lesson (Begins in 1 Hour)
Got some fun questions to answer, thank you everyone!
Link is here for current and future viewing:
2021-05-25 14:57:05 +0000 UTC View PostAsk Your Questions HERE for tomorrow's Live Lesson
Tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM CST I'll be doing a Live Lesson / Q+A. It's a weird time, I know, but I'm aware that many people can't make my Monday evening streams, so maybe this helps reach some folks overseas :)
Here's something else for yall- I was invited on to Brian Funk's Music Production Podcast and had a great discussion with him on a wide variety of topics. If you're interested in listening you can find the link here:
Producing Live - NOW!
Warning- this might be a TOTAL FLOP, but it's worth a shot! I have an interesting project to complete and I figured it might be fun to see how I tackle it.
I'll (hopefully) be composing/producing some ambient audio + voice over. It relies a lot on timing since it will be for my next videos intro. Fortunately it is the last of 4 musical elements needed to complete the video! Also...
2021-05-20 20:43:23 +0000 UTC View PostCan Phrygian Sound Happy? (Adam Neely Collab)
Hey everyone! Adam Neely asked me last month to take part in this scale challenge, and I was eager to accept! It was a huge honor, and also a challenging task as you shall see...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxQWbyaMzfg
I've attached my song submission to this post- you have full permission to use it for any non-commercial purposes.
Tomorrow I'll be making a post here as I begin ...
Link for tonight's livestream [Starts in 1 hour]
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And a fresh invite to the community Discord server to all new-comers:
2021-05-10 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPost Questions HERE - Livestream tomorrow @ 7PM CST
Tomorrow I'll post a link before the stream starts at around 6PM - get your questions in early as possible so I have ample time to prepare an answer!
2021-05-09 16:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostMEGA LESSON: Harmonic Minor Modes
Hello again! I’m really excited to share with you this GIANT lesson I’ve prepared. To begin, click this DropBox link to access the free resources that I’ll be posting for folks on YouTube.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1wkt2zlwq6w7ajr/AAD8Ey9spV_gbrHFq-ppKjU1a?dl=0
In that folder you’ll see multiple charts in PNG and PDF form, as well as 12 different practic...
2021-05-06 02:31:20 +0000 UTC View PostLive Lesson Begins in 1 Hour - Link Below
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2021-04-12 22:58:03 +0000 UTC View PostPost Your Questions! AND a request for help!
Hey everyone! I realized as I was working on my Harmonic Minor mega lesson that I should probably make some nice pretty charts for you all, and that spiraled in to a brand new Ultimate Modal Poster (Harmonic Minor Edition). My last poster took me 3 months to finish, but fortunately I'm able to reuse many of the resources I created to make this one quicker.
I also learned last time that I can not be trusted to proofread my own work - the last poster made it out with actu...
2021-04-11 17:09:22 +0000 UTC View PostLink for today's live Q+A (Begins in 45 Minutes)
Great questions, once again. A few have me stumped :P
Hope to see you there!
2021-03-30 16:13:42 +0000 UTC View PostPost your questions here for TOMORROW's Live Q+A
Schedule got all mixed up so we'll be doing our live Q+A tomorrow at NOON CST. As before, post your questions here and the link will be up before the livestream!
2021-03-29 17:05:09 +0000 UTC View PostHear the effect of Double Tracking
There were a lot of questions last week on something I said in my video on studio preparation, so I figured I'd do a brief overview of the concept and hopefully "teach a person to fish" so they know when and why they should double track. It's certainly not a must for every genre, but you should be able to hear with your own ears where it might work better.
https://youtu.be/iu1P-cAhWJw
This video took precedence over my...
Link for Tonight's Q+A (Begins in 1 hr)
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2021-03-22 22:58:09 +0000 UTC View PostPost your questions HERE for tomorrow's live Q+A at 7PM CST
Ask away! If your question involves a piece of music, make sure to either include a link to audio or sheet music. You can email any music to me directly, jake@signalsmusicstudio.com
2021-03-21 22:50:18 +0000 UTC View Post15 Mistakes To Avoid In A Recording Session
Happy Music Theory Wednesday (Formerly Known As Music Theory Monday). This is, truthfully, one of the easier videos I've had to complete in recent memory, and I was still somehow two days late on it! It contains a lot of advice for anyone who is planning on ever getting themselves recorded, and I honestly suggest you share it with any bandmates you intend to record with.
This Monday at 7PM CST I'll be doing another Live Lesson, but hold off on your questions till I make the post o...
2021-03-17 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostLink for today's live lesson (Begins in 1 hr)
Today was supposed to include a YouTube video post today but I didn't get things done in time - sorry! The video should post tomorrow instead, but today we'll still be doing our live lesson. Hope to see you there!
Post Questions HERE for TOMORROW'S Live Lesson @ NOON CST
Ask away! I'll post another link tomorrow before the stream starts
2021-03-14 19:58:34 +0000 UTC View PostProducing and Writing Jazzy Lo-Fi Hip Hop
Well as you probably have all noticed by now, I'm very very bad at keeping to a schedule. I was aiming for a video every Monday of March and today's video was supposed to be on studio musicianship, but I got distracted midweek on this project and couldn't let it go.
This is the result! Now I know not everyone is in love with LoFi but I really suggest you stick around for the first half of the video just to see some really interesting composition techniques, like actually using 33/32 (if...
2021-03-08 16:21:49 +0000 UTC View PostLive lesson starts in 10 min- link here!
Hope to see you there!
2021-03-01 19:51:19 +0000 UTC View PostLive Lesson Tomorrow @ 2PM CST - Post Questions HERE!
Tomorrow I'll be releasing a new YouTube video on 9/8 that I'm very excited for people to see, I feel it'll be very helpful for many of you! I'll be happy to answer any questions on the video then, but ask any other questions here so I can prepare some answers for you tomorrow :)
March = Music Theory Mondays
Hey everyone! I'm trying something big for March. I've got so many ideas for videos but picking and choosing one has been hard, so I'm going to just put the schedule down in stone here to stay on track. The goal is to have a new Youtube video up every Monday in March!
1st-MUSIC THEORY MADNESS - the 9/8 Debate
8th-Essential skills for studio musicians
15th-Harmonic Minor Modes
22nd-Practical Ear Training
29th-Movable Thirds
Really excited about each one of t...
2021-02-24 20:42:38 +0000 UTC View PostPost Your Questions! Stream is TONIGHT at 6PM CST
I was wondering where all your questions were, then I realized my scheduled post was scheduled for the wrong day- oops!
Still have time to collect questions though, and of course take some live, so please ask away!
Link is here: https://youtu.be/3gYdxeik7eE
2021-02-22 17:47:11 +0000 UTC View PostComposing a... Thunderstorm? [Patreon Only]
Come along with me as I tackle a music making challenge: Compose a one minute track that embodies a thunderstorm, and employs polyrhythms. The challenge was posted by Eric Stark in the music games channel of the Signals Music Discord and I decided to give it a shot.
Click the song below first to hear the track to see if it's the kind of thing you'd be interested in learning how to make. Then watch the video to see pretty much every step of the process. The video does have some audio and...
2021-02-19 17:41:38 +0000 UTC View Post[PATREON ONLY] Using ambience layers and space in your music
As requested, here's a walk through of some of the extra layers I used in my Locrian song. Hopefully you see that there is no right or wrong way to make these layers, and their power is subtle but very useful!
Thanks for participating in the poll also! Tomorrow morning I'll be on Discord to begin organizing the next steps of the song. Our next step is to discover what our song should be about. Even if it's instrumental- what's the theme here? Is this a battle song? A victory anthem? A s...
2021-02-17 01:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostLink for today's livestream PLUS a request!
Here's the link for the lesson that starts at NOON CST
I've decided that I'd like to produce a song with you all. If it works out we can do it again in the future. To begin, I'd like to ask you all what sort of song should we make? From there, we will organize the details in Discord.
See you soon!
2021-02-15 17:12:53 +0000 UTC View PostPost your questions HERE for Tomorrow's Live Lesson at NOON CST!
I'm changing times around to hopefully make it easier for new people to catch the stream-next week will be later in the evening probably at 6PM.
See you tomorrow night!
Post your questions HERE for TONIGHT's livestream!
I'm late with this post, but there's still time to collect questions and of course I'm happy to answer them live as well. I will not make another post tonight with the link so make sure you save this link!
The stream begins at 6:00PM CST. Hope to see you there!
2021-02-08 18:11:49 +0000 UTC View Post