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Hometracked serves the music world's indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But for many, the volume of free information is as much curse as blessing. Hometracked is a home recording weblog, filtering the mess of information for good stuff (check out the most popular pages,) with a focus on the techniques and tips you need to make and market great music. Even if you record in a bedroom.

The disc opens to a folder containing 23 construction kits ranging from 80 to 180 bpm, with most hovering around 120. I'm immediately impressed by the scope of what's offered: everything from dream-pop, robot music, techno-goth and early Ministry-like electro industrial (minus screaming guitars) to erotic '80s house and even a cool downtempo new-wave rap beat

Mixers are a different commodity than, say, cars. In the auto industry each model year is greeted with excitement and last year's models start to lose their luster. With audio mixers, true innovation usually has a long shelf-life and even conventional products that are executed well can hang around for years.

Copyright vs. Copyright Registration

Self-promotion for musicians using Tumblr possibilities

Social media marketing and digital technology provides opportunities for a music business to build a networking community that engages and influences fans

Heather McDonal's About.com site for anyone interested in getting into the music business - especially useful for independents

Fascinating and extremely informative blog written by a NY business lawyer who tells it like it is from an insider perspective. Must-read.