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                        <title>The Art of Mixing, youtube</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>Gary E. Andrews</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Sign In</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Am I the only one having to wade through 6 pages of tic-tac-toe to get in here?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Am I the only one having to wade through 6 pages of tic-tac-toe to get in here?</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>JAPOV</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Izotope Giving Away Ozone 9 Elements Free</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 14:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I got an email from Izotope telling me they are giving away their mastering software Ozone 9 Elements free for a limited time. This is to celebrate their agreement to work cooperatively with...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got an email from Izotope telling me they are giving away their mastering software Ozone 9 Elements free for a limited time. This is to celebrate their agreement to work cooperatively with Native Instruments. You can also download NI's Hybrid Keys for free. Additionally, you get a $25 coupon to spend in each store. Elements is the basic version of the Ozone program, but it's really great in my opinion. Very easy to use, even for me :) Here's the link:</p><p>https://www.izotope.com/en/alliance/ozone-elements-x-hybrid-keys.html</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Band In A Box Experiment (for Gavin)</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[As you know I&#039;ve been researching BIAB, and I&#039;ve come across an &quot;Analyzer&quot; feature that I wasn&#039;t aware of. Since this would be a major selling point for me, I&#039;m wondering if you would be wil...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you know I've been researching BIAB, and I've come across an "Analyzer" feature that I wasn't aware of. Since this would be a major selling point for me, I'm wondering if you would be willing to conduct a little experiment...? </p><p>1- Choose any song that you can comfortably strum a guitar and sing to a drum track.<br />2- Find a style in BIAB close to that song. <br />3- Turn off all the accompanyment in that style except for one bar of drums.<br />4- Record yourself strumming and singing along with the drum track.<br />5- Use the Analyze feature to automatically generate a backing track in that style.</p><p>Obviously for this experiment any simple song with an obvious chord change in the chorus/bridge would be great, and don't worry about sound quality either. What I really want to know is if my usual "phone rough" recordings will be sufficient :)</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>JAPOV</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Music Rights &amp; Royalties: Disc Makers</title>
                        <link>https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/music-rights-royalties-disc-makers/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 15:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[questions answered by Disc Makers.This is one of a planned series of videos. 6 minutes 31 seconds of your time to educate yourself.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONnp5PEJtek</p><p>Some questions answered by Disc Makers.<br />This is one of a planned series of videos. 6 minutes 31 seconds of your time to educate yourself.</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>Gary E. Andrews</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Mix Online?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Can I mix tracks (voice/guitar/keyboard/voice2) online, or do I need to buy a mixer? My aim is to stay simple and keep the cost down ... but still end up with a pro-quality result. Suggestio...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can I mix tracks (voice/guitar/keyboard/voice2) online, or do I need to buy a mixer? My aim is to stay simple and keep the cost down ... but still end up with a pro-quality result. Suggestions for equipment needed, how to do it, and/or where to learn to do it are much appreciated.</p><p>Additional note: Looks like I need an audio interface to use with the online mixing software. Motu? Focusrite? Another?</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>DonSturgill</dc:creator>
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                        <title>TAXI, Search Engine Optimization. Gary E. Andrews</title>
                        <link>https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/taxi-joe-brandt-on-tagging-metadata-for-search-engine-optimization-gary-e-andrews/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m watching/listening to this on Youtube, from TAXI, with Joe Brandt, an advisory on &#039;tagging&#039;, the metadata you can add to things on the net to get more search engine hits, I think. I&#039;m fo...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm watching/listening to this on Youtube, from TAXI, with Joe Brandt, an advisory on 'tagging', the metadata you can add to things on the net to get more search engine hits, I think. I'm fourteen minutes in and I think it may be relevant.<br />It's an hour and 29 minutes so it takes a bit of time to find out.<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eysUV-ps0Y&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eysUV-ps0Y&amp;feature=youtu.be</a></p><p>Having been born in the time of the dinosaurs I still have a concept of a 'reader' as a person with eyes seeing words on a page.<br />But computers can go get whatever data you ask them for, searching through billions of words in electronic storage to 'see' and bring it back and show it to you.<br />That may be why two Songs right next to each other in the Lyric Feedback list get different numbers of views. The computer leads them to one 'title' and they never even see the other one. The right title and other associated wording can make them 'see'.</p><p>SEO - Search Engine Optimization.</p><p>QUOTE FROM THE VIDEO:<br />On this episode of TAXI TV, expert Joe Brandt, joins us to go over the most common mp3 tag mistakes and how to avoid them! You will learn how good metadata and tagging can help you get more music placements and get more income. It's a very overlooked part in the music business, but it couldn't be MORE important for your success.</p><p>Joe is on the show by popular demand, because so many of you couldn't stop raving about his music business class on mp3 tag mistakes and metadata at this year's TAXI Road Rally Convention! So we thought we would dedicate a whole TAXI TV episode to the topic to further your knowledge. We want to set you guys up for success. We try to do as much as we can to help you avoid these common and, often times, silly mistakes along the way.</p><p>Don't release your music OR EVEN upload your music until you do these 3 critical things:</p><p>- Choose the right title</p><p>- Check your levels</p><p>- Add the metadata - we cover why it's important and how to do it RIGHT!</p><p>Put in the extra few minutes of work after you finish a beautiful piece of music that you believe in. And pay attention to your mp3 tags people!! <img title="smile" src="http://www.jpfolks.com/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile_jpfolks.gif" alt="smile" width="15" height="15" /> (You'll thank us later when all of your deals start coming in and when music executives can't stop complimenting your attention to detail to make their jobs easier!!!)</p><p>---------------------------------------</p><p>Watch Last Week's Episode: <a href="https://youtu.be/GbiM7j07AnY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/GbiM7j07AnY</a></p><p>Learn More About TAXI Independent A&amp;R: <a href="http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh</a></p><p>Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: <a href="http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp</a></p><p>View Our Current Music Industry Opportunities: <a href="http://bit.ly/28JPUyd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/28JPUyd</a></p><p>Connect with Fellow Songwriters on the TAXI Forum: <a href="http://bit.ly/2DENChs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2DENChs</a></p><p>Listen on the Go with the TAXI TV Podcast:<br />Apple Podcasts: <a href="http://apple.co/2afebwW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://apple.co/2afebwW</a><br />Google Play: <a href="http://bit.ly/2a7cCQX" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2a7cCQX</a><br />Stitcher: <a href="http://bit.ly/2FuSTJQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2FuSTJQ</a><br />Soundcloud: <a href="http://bit.ly/2icUDe0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2icUDe0</a><br />TuneIn: <a href="http://bit.ly/2DCzKrd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2DCzKrd</a></p><p>Follow Us On Social Media...<br />Facebook: <a href="http://bit.ly/2931C7x" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2931C7x</a><br />Twitter: <a href="http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ</a><br />Instagram: <a href="http://bit.ly/2jcg7we" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/2jcg7we</a></p><p>SUBSCRIBE to our channel and comment below!<br />Category<br />Music</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>Gary E. Andrews</dc:creator>
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                        <title>SoundCheck...(Showcase)</title>
                        <link>https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/soundcheck-showcase/</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Bogner Wessex baby! Just using the volume knob on the guitar... JUICY!!! ?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bogner Wessex baby! Just using the volume knob on the guitar... JUICY!!! ? </p><p>https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=13957724</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>JAPOV</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Izotope Deal</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 04:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Izotope has a great Black Friday deal on a bundle of all their Elements products - Neutron, Ozone, Nectar, RX, and three more. $49 for the lot until December 6th]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Izotope has a great Black Friday deal on a bundle of all their Elements products - Neutron, Ozone, Nectar, RX, and three more. $49 for the lot until December 6th.</p><p>https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/deals.html</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Izotope Ozone Elements Free To Download Until October 2nd</title>
                        <link>https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/izotope-ozone-elements-free-to-download-until-october-2nd/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I got an email from Izotope today telling me that Ozone Elements is available free for a limited time. This is version 8. They are getting ready to release version 9, so I suppose they are h...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got an email from Izotope today telling me that Ozone Elements is available free for a limited time. This is version 8. They are getting ready to release version 9, so I suppose they are hoping that people will try version 8 and feel the urge to upgrade when they dangle an attractive price in front of existing users. The normal price is $129, so $0 is a pretty good deal </p><p>Ozone Elements is probably the most useful plug-in I have ever installed. It makes mastering easy and produces a great sound without you really needing to be an expert. I normally find that choosing a preset is enough without any adjustment. I was using version 7 and have just downloaded 8. It has quite a lot more features. Especially useful, in my opinion, is the option of selecting between mastering for streaming and for CD. Basically, the CD setting maximizes the volume while the streaming setting applies the standard -14 LUFS for loudness, used by  Spotify, etc. I used to have to do this using a separate plug-in called YouLean Loudness Meter (also really good), but it's great and far quicker to be able to do this automatically when you master. If you are uploading a single, you can actually set the loudness higher and Spotify will automatically reduce it to -14 LUFS, but if you are uploading an album, it's important to have all tracks the same volume when you upload them. Spotify's algorithm will not adjust them individually, so a listener would have to keep adjusting the volume on his/her phone.</p>]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://songwriterjunction.com/community/tech-talk/">Tech Talk</category>                        <dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
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