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Synthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Pa… - Harmony Basics - Part 68
In the previous article you learned that Lydian tetrachords were absent from the modes of the melodic minor scale. But since we really like the oddest combinations, I suggest we wrap up this brief re…
- learning
Headphone mix for the singer - Part 4 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 99
In this fourth part you'll learn how to fine-tune the cue mix for the singer by improving the ordinary in no time.
- learning
Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sales at Sweetwater - Everyday is Black Friday this week at Sweetwater
Fort Wayne-based retailer Sweetwater is launching a giant week-long Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale. As partners, we are listing the best offers you’ll get online on music instruments and audio gear…
- learning
Synthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Pa… - Harmony Basics - Part 67
Last time we started exploring the tetrachords of the altered modes in general and the synthetic scales created from the tetrachords of the melodic minor scale in particular. You saw that apart from …
- learning
Headphone mix for the singer - Part 3 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 98
After the brief detour last week to discuss a less conventional way to handle the cue mix, today we'll go back to the more traditional way, that is the use of a good ol' pair of headphones. We'll dis…
- learning
Synthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Pa… - Harmony Basics - Part 66
After having reviewed in our last article the synthetic scales resulting from the taking apart of natural modes and the redistribution of their tetrachords, let's see what you get when you do the sam…
- learning
Headphone mix for the singer - Part 2 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 97
Last week I mentioned the preposterous idea of using a speaker instead of headphones to send the cue mix to the singer. This obviously entails the mic picking up a lot of bleed, however as I implied …
- learning
Synthetic scales from natural modes - Harmony Basics - Part 65
In the previous article I introduced synthetic scales, which made us dig up an element of scales and modes which we had already touched upon before: tetrachords. So before we move on I think it's imp…
- learning
Headphone mix for the singer - Part 1 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 96
Today's article could've been easily included in the previous section because we are once again dealing with the comfort of the singer. However, I decided to make it part of a new, much larger sectio…
- learning
Synthetic scales - Harmony Basics - Part 64
Last time I told you we would discover a couple of somewhat particular scales: the harmonic major and double harmonic major scales. But they belong to a larger group called synthetic scales, which I …