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Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, official home page. Advice for indie musicians, with a dose of imotivational advice as well

As an experienced producer and engineer, Ian can give you the feedback you need, exactly when you need it. With Production Advice, you are in charge. Get expert, impartial opinions to make the best choices for your recording and mix early in the production process.

EXplanations and answers on these and many other questions: Q. How can I achieve a wider vocal sound? Q. How useful are Omni mics for music recording? Q. What should I EQ to improve my muddy mixes? Q. How can I use multiple audio interfaces together?

GC: Really impressive course! Author: If you're learning to play the electric bass, you might notice the resources online for the instrument are scarce when compared to the girth of content available for guitarists. Fear not however, because of StudyBass.com. The site, the brainchild of a bass instructor with over 2,000 students experience, aims to supplement in-person electric bass guitar lessons online (although if you have enough discipline you could conceivably use the site to teach yourself a lot.) The site consists of lessons to read, supplemented with videos and audio clips, as well as a variety of exercises, quizzes and songs. electric bass guitar lessons online A study guide takes you through the basics of music theory, including reading music and the role of the bass guitar in modern music, and eventually onto playing the blues and complex chords. A word of advice from the site's creator: if you're going to use this site without the help of an in-person instructor, be sure to record yourself regularly. This will allow you to hear yourself as you really sound and (hopefully) allow you to be self-critical.

Even though this tutorial is meant for electric guitar learners, all the general guitar tips and advice will work for acoustic guitars as well. And if it doesn't have what you are looking for then see Essential FREE Tools to Learn Guitar Playing Online. When you are done learning and feel more comfortable with the guitar, you can check out the homepage for more guitar related information such as general music theory, practice lessons, how to read guitar tabs and diagrams and more. Features: * Free step by step electric guitar lessons for dummies. * 9 Lessons in total, to take you from an absolute beginner to an experienced player. * General guitar lessons both for acoustic and electric guitar learners, but geared more towards learners of electric guitars. * Each lessons contains the necessary theory, techniques and complementary music (MIDI) files in one place. * Free, no signup needed.

Collection of links for songwriters Неплохая подборка ссылок на сайты, где народ пишет песни и общается на эти темы.

Some good advice list for music composing

Funny advice about how to create the cover for your new musical album :-)

Effects, Mic, Recording and many other things in one page

Helpful set of interesting articles around musicmaking