AfterAudio

Add music by AfterAudio to your posts, stories, and reels on Instagram (for personal non-commercial use)

1. Start creating your post, story, or reel.
2. Tap Add Music 🎵 or Explore Audio.
3. You can select a song from the list or search…

Are you looking to collaborate with other musicians?  This is how I do it.

• I'm contacted by other musicians or I find other artists with inspiring music on social networking for musician sites like Vampr (vampr.me).
• I share…

Here are the recommended upload requirements for each platform.

From personal experience I have not had any issues with TikTok or YouTube Shorts, but Instagram will heavily compress your reel if you upload at a higher frame.

A frame rate…

Here are the general methods for enabling live lyrics on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and YouTube Music:

Spotify:

1. Mobile Devices (iOS/Android):
  - Open the Spotify app.
  - Start playing a song.
  - Tap the Now Playing bar at the…

A Performance Rights Organization (PRO) is an entity that collects and distributes royalties on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers for the public performance of their works. Public performances include music played on radio and television, in live venues…

What Musicians Should Know about Copyright

As a musician, understanding copyright is essential to protect your creative work and ensure you receive the appropriate recognition and compensation for your efforts. Here are some key things you should know about copyright:

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Music can be subjective in terms of personal preference and taste, but it is not solely an opinion. Music is a form of art that encompasses various elements such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and lyrics (if applicable). These elements can…

Social media can have both positive and negative impacts on musicians, and its overall effect can vary depending on how it is utilized. Here are some ways in which social media can be positive for musicians:

1. Increased visibility: Social…

Share an existing song or album with links to multiple music streaming services in a single link. Songlink aggregates different streaming platforms and provide a convenient way for users to access the content across various services.

Songlink is a popular…

Writing song lyrics can be a challenging yet rewarding creative process. Here are some steps to follow:

• Choose a theme or subject: Decide on the subject matter of your song. It could be about love, heartbreak, friendship, or any other…

Writing vocal melodies can be a creative and enjoyable process, but it can also be challenging to come up with a melody that is catchy, memorable, and fits well with the lyrics and the music. Here are some tips on…

There are several ways to determine the key of a song: 

I use my ear to find which notes on an instrument fit in a song and enter them into the identify scale option on Chord.Rocks

Music Scales Tool

Identify…

The importance of tempo and recording to a click track / metronome

A click track is an audio metronome that provides a consistent beat for musicians to play along to in the studio or live performance. There are several reasons…

FFmpeg is a free, open-source command-line tool for handling multimedia files, such as audio and video. It is widely used for various tasks, such as transcoding, converting, and editing audio and video files. It can be used to convert files…

Configuring professional audio settings for Zoom Meetings

By default, the Zoom client will utilize noise suppression and echo cancellation to improve the quality of the audio received by your microphone, but these audio filters can interfere with situations that warrant…

Helix Firmware

REW is free software for room acoustic measurement, loudspeaker measurement and audio device measurement. The audio measurement and analysis features of REW help you optimize the acoustics of your listening room, studio or home theater and find the best locations…

Here is a list of my favorite free plugins.

VCV Rack (virtual modular platform based on Eurorack synthesizers)

Valhalla Supermassive

Valhalla Freq Echo

Valhalla Space Modulator

TAL-Reverb-4

Kilohearts Essentials

Youlean Loudness Meter

Klanghelm MJUC jr.

Saturation Knob by Softube

OTT…

A raid sends everyone on your channel page at the time of the raid to the target channel. If you're offline at the time of the raid, your channel will also host the target channel. 

To start a raid, type…

Affiliate Eligibility

• At least 500 total minutes broadcast in the last 30 days 
• At least 7 unique broadcast days in the last 30 days 
• An average of 3 concurrent viewers or more over the last 30 days 
• At least 50…

COMMAND VARIABLES

Command variables for your Chat commands & Timers

The default Reaper project folder settings do not organize your files under a single directory.  The videos listed will show you how to set this up within Reaper.

BandLab is a social music platform that enables creators to make music and share the creative process with musicians and fans. BandLab combines music making and collaboration tools like the cross-platform DAW, with social features like video sharing, messaging and…

Don't be afraid to try new things and fail.  Always continue to discover, experiment, and learn.  You can't rely on other peoples ideas to truly progress in life. 

Make your own mark.

“There was no one near to confuse me…