The trouble with a click track is……
A click track is one of the most useful tools available in the recording studio. For many years it has helped musicians to gain a rhythmic […]
Read More →A click track is one of the most useful tools available in the recording studio. For many years it has helped musicians to gain a rhythmic […]
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Read More →The music of Nick Drake is now (almost 40 years after his premature death in 1974) more popular than it ever was in his lifetime. […]
Read More →Recently, I was approached by a singer/songwriter to arrange strings for an existing track that contained an acoustic guitar and vocals. The client was very […]
Read More →Arranging strings for a pop or rock track requires a different approach to orchestrating or even composing original music solely for string orchestra. In a […]
Read More →The string section is considered by many to form the backbone of the modern symphony orchestra and it’s easy to see why. Stringed instruments are […]
Read More →Last Monday, we recorded three songs for an independent singer / songwriter based near to Milton Keynes. The client had written a number of songs, […]
Read More →‘New Age’ or Relaxation Music, like all music intended as a background ambience, can elicit very mixed responses from different people. Whilst some find the […]
Read More →The Trill (also known as The Shake for some reason…) is a musical device which is common to most instruments as well as more accomplished […]
Read More →Grace Notes fall into the category of ‘ornamentation’ as they are embellishments which help to give life and energy to a phrase. They are not […]
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