SONGWRITER AND TUNESMITH FORUM
About This Blog
In days of old, a craftsman would be called a smith. For instance, a craftsman that worked with gold would be called a goldsmith. A person who crafts tunes is a tunesmith.
This forum is meant to be a place where songwriters, and those interested in watching tunesmiths, can interact. The [...]
MUSIC: FREE FOR ALL
Way, way back at the beginning of the world wide web, we produced the first albums that were specifically written and recorded for distribution over the web. At the time, we were hoping that we could level the playing field with the big record labels… by-pass their monopoly on distribution and sell our own [...]
Hi-Fi Vs. Lo-Fi DEMOS, MP3s and COPYRIGHTS
It use to be musicians and bands would put together a demo tape of songs and then go into an expensive studio to make the multi-track recordings. The demos would be low fidelity (lo-fi) recordings. The studio recordings would be high fidelity (hi-fi) recordings. The general population would hardly ever get to hear [...]
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IN THE RECORDING STUDIO
by Daniel
Back in the recording studio probably isn’t the best way to describe what is going on. Yes, we’re recording. But, no… not exactly in a studio. Unless you want to say, all the world is a studio. There are bits and pieces of tools and equipment that have been accumulated [...]
Hello World! New Music / New Album
by Daniel
A new album is in the works. Lyrics and demo-recordings have been made for 6 to 8 new songs. It’s likely more shall follow. The engineering, production and equipment have morphed into a fairly unique process. So, I figured I’d write about it here. Hmmm… some sort-of songwriter’s blog? [...]