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Cortijo y Su Combo in Puerto Rico
Written by jesus
Cortijo was born in Puerto Rico in January 1928 and loved Caribbean music from a very young age and become very good at playing the Congas. He then joined Ismael…Read more
The Song Path – Preparing your ProTools Sessions for Mixing Part 1
Written by Andy Patterson
No matter whether you are mixing your own tracks or asking another engineer to mix your tracks, there are a few things you can do to your ProTools sessions to…Read more
Mixing – start low, and watch the levels
Written by Andy Patterson
There are a few standard tricks employed when mixing, but generally everyone works in a different way to achieve the correct balance of sounds in the quest for the perfect…Read more
The Song Path: Production
Written by Andy Patterson
This part of the Song Path can help offer advice on getting your physical product produced. Scroll down for the articles or click on the links to go straight to…Read more
Choosing a CD production partner
Written by Andy Patterson
So, you have your Mastered CD, you have your artwork. Now what you need is a production partner (ie a Duplication House) When asking for quotes there are a few…Read more
The Song Path: Sell your CDs at your gigs
Written by Andy Patterson
This may sound very obvious, but take CDs to every gig you do. And mention that you have some. You don’t have to sing about your CD in every song,…Read more
The Song Path: Digital Distribution
Written by Andy Patterson
So, you’ve written your song, you’ve rehearsed it, you’ve recorded it, you’ve mixed it, reviewed it, mastered it and had a CD produced. How do you get this to the…Read more
The Song Path – Artwork
Written by Andy Patterson
Here we look at how you produce your artwork to accompany your CD or download product. Scroll down or click on the links for more info. Preparing your artwork for…Read more
The Song Path – Mastering
Written by Andy Patterson
This section is about Mastering your music. Scroll down to read more, or click on the links for further info Mastering – File formats Mastering – Choose a Mastering Engineer…Read more
The Song Path – Reviewing
Written by Andy Patterson
Here we look at how you review your mixes before they make it onto the final CD, or download store. Either scroll down or click the links for further info:…Read more