Learn from a Song Mentor
What is a song, really? A song is story put to music. The songwriter’s job is to create a song, sometimes by themselves; sometimes in collaboration with other songwriters, composer and singers to create...
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How Do I Produce Hip Hop?
From its start on the streets of New York, the cross-country jump to the West Coast, and its meteoric rise to the top of the charts, hip hop is a musical phenomenon that defied...
Recording Connection graduate Vic Castaldo Opens Recording Studio
Even though he’s still in his early 20s, Vic Castaldo has a clear vision of what he wants to achieve in life. He came to Recording Connection after having spent the past five years...
What is Analog Sound?
Sounds themselves are analog signals. We can choose to record these sounds by either analog or digital means. Analog recordings capture the continuous wave of the analog signal—what they hear is what they record....
Learn from an Engineering Mentor
Learning from an audio engineering mentor can be a wonderful and rewarding experience that can literally catapult you to success. However, it is incumbent upon the mentee (student or extern) to hold up their...
Who Uses Logic Pro?
Every DAW has its advocates and detractors–Logic Pro is no different. Many accomplished music producers and engineers use several different DAWs, depending on the project’s needs. Thus, when it comes to which DAW is...
What do record labels do?
Before the internet, record labels were just about the only way music got to the public. Back then, record labels discovered artists, signed them, recorded them and distributed them along with handling all the...
Russell Dennis Goes from Tech to Audio Engineer & Gets Hired
When Russell Dennis enrolled in Recording Connection for Audio Engineering & Music Production, he was already successful by many people’s standards. As an instructional designer and technical support specialist, he was making a good...
How to Record a Song
There is no right or wrong answer to how you should record a song. How you go about doing it will come down to a few variables. The first is the genre of music...
Learn from a Songwriting Mentor
When it comes to songwriting there are two sets of skills you need. The first is the creative side of songwriting—the music and the lyrics. The second is the business side of songwriting—protecting your...
