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    Adventures in kick drum EQ'ing.

    Yes, very noticeable. I'm curious as to why you wouldn't think heavy volume manipulation of an sample/instrument's EQ band wouldn't be noticeable. I really suggest you try it. This is a method often used by mixing engineers like Bob Clearmountain.
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    eq'ing your beat in one track

    This is essentially a mastering question. - I generally advise newbies from getting the initial mix right, meaning that you mixed the separate multiple tracks in the correct way instead of attempting to apply notch eq or other methods of filtration/compression in order to correct issues that...
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    Help With Certain Drums and/or Sounds.

    COLORING YOUR SOUND What you need to do is to approach the samples you already have as being completely malleable to create "darker" overtones and harmonics. This in turn will make give you better control over the "color" and "sound" of your mixes. Now, when I'm talking samples, I'm...
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    Why do you believe in religion?

    Didn't an Egyptian pharaoh named Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV... Amen!) invent monotheism in order to consolidate political power under the god he claimed to be... the living incarnate of the Sun god, Amen-Ra through the power of the sun disk Aten? I know, loaded question... but... Does anyone know...
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    whats a good percentage amount for royalties n stuff

    I don't give business advice. If you have a business, then you obviously know what you're doing. I don't know you, so I can't possibly make an accurate judgment on your temperament, business acumen, etc., based on this forum. Maybe this will illustrate where my reasoning is coming from...
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    whats a good percentage amount for royalties n stuff

    Spend eighty dollars on a book that has the contact info for agents and managers. Search Amazon.com for it. Call them up and see if they accept unsolicited material. Send a press kit and demo to the people that said they accept unsolicited material. If you have live footage you can send...
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    Another Detox leak

    So sick of the decade-long hype. He'll probably use all the beats on another rapping discovery and then keep "reworking" Detox. This is like Guns N' Roses "Chinese Democracy." Except, if Dre actually put out the album, people would buy it.
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    Kanye Hearts Kanye

    Look, this guy IS a genius. 1) He made a sub-par album that sounds like a demo. 2) Used the common "love" theme and named it 808 and Heartbreaks. 3) Tried to sing, used Auto-Tune to bring his "melodies" into key. 4) The album was really big. 5) He's making a lot of money. 6) He's...
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    Eminem Sues for digital royalties

    1) You don't sue the head of your label. This seems really odd. 2) If this judgment would be in favor of Eminem, downloads may cost more. 3) This may empower the record companies to set their own prices for the cost of download, with the cover of "helping the artist get royalties" as the...
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    whats a good percentage amount for royalties n stuff

    Welcome to the music industry. Still odd... since you say he talked about a "ghost-production" offer. I don't think someone in his position would handle his own affairs like that and through out ideas like a "ghost-production" offer w/o talking to his representation first. What he's doing...
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    whats a good percentage amount for royalties n stuff

    That's odd. Usually it's the manager, exec producer, label exec or a "grown man" that handles any negotiations like this. The artist usually works the line "talk to my manager." That's usually because the artist is too stupid/stoned/coked up to handle his/her own negotiations. Just...
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    Oasis (the band) for you UK/European heads...

    Yeah, I think you're right about unity behind a big national act. I think the US is diluted too much musically - there are too many demographics competing for the same target audience. Artistically, this is awesome. But it's rare to find a new act that can cross many demographics that can...
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    Oasis (the band) for you UK/European heads...

    1) I know Coldplay is British. What I meant was that they are a "newer" band that may be able to fill a stadium- but they don't risk it. 2) This is NOT about festivals. Oasis sold out Wembley in a couple minutes and it was solely THEIR gig. It wasn't a festival. They sell out stadiums...
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    Oasis (the band) for you UK/European heads...

    I know they're rock. There are UK or European heads here. Anybody alive while they were in their prime? How big were they in the UK? We're having a debate about this. Basically, the argument is that the US hasn't produced a recent stadium act comparable to Oasis' popularity in the...
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    Blood Code. haha

    Delusional "artists" like this make me wince. He probably hates on the "industry" for not giving him a break. This is an example of what NOT to do, folks. He would've been better off NOT making a video.
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    Jamaica Eliminates Sex and Violence From Airwaves

    (sighs) Censorship. NEVER effective.
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    I really want your opinion on this (everyone!).

    Shit takes time homie.
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    How To Eff Up Your Career And Look Like An A-hole In 3..2..1..

    This is crazy. There's no way Chris Brown will redeem a career based on women loving him and viewing him as the "ultimate catch" he portrayed himself to be. It's over for him. A picture is worth a thousand words. I personally believe the photo was leaked because Rihanna wanted to mend things...
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    Pirate bay back in court..

    The music industry focuses on several key regions: 1. North America 2. Europe 3. Japan 4. Australia Europe's business laws enable a CD to be resold to many middlemen - as is the case in Japan. Every CD in the store is marked up in price because a middleman (i.e. "distributor") controls...
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    Pirate bay back in court..

    Formant, About the software corollary, companies like Digidesign or Adobe make profit over licensing agreements with businesses. The casual consumer that buys an Adobe or Digidesign product doesn't really make up the bulk of their revenue. Although those companies are against intellectual...
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