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THURSDAY, MAY 4

10am UK Time

 
[BONUS MODULE] OVERCOMING YOUR MUSIC TECH MINDSET BLOCKS

SUSANNE WAGNER

It sounds like everything is piling up on you and it’s hard to feel confident or good about any of it.

Take a musician inventory - I’ll share an example on the Q&A

Setting some goals in these different aspects of your music, but also have some future targets to work towards.

 
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JENNIFER LAUTZ

Re backing up your work, make sure you go through M03, L01 and use the HRA Saving System I outline inside.

Your personal system will need some trial and error.

I like to use a naming convention that means I can quickly see what it is but will also be searchable by project too:: FILE DESCRIPTION // INSTRUMENT // SONG // PROJECT


MOR ZOHAR

Saving to Dropbox or another cloud saving system is an added backup to your external HD and computer HD. Saving on Dropbox is easiest if you install it on your desktop >> https://www.dropbox.com/downloading But you don’t have to. You can do this with other cloud saving platforms like Google Drive or Apple Cloud.

Dropbox does have a monthly subscription fee, but in my opinion having that piece of mind is worth it.

Time machine backs up your entire computer - software, files, etc. It means that if your computer crashes, you have a backup on Time Machine to restore everything, not just your files.

THURSDAY, MAY 11

5pm UK Time

 
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SUSANNE WAGNER
1. SAVING SYSTEM

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MOR ZOHAR
Most DAWs allow you to quantise audio. Here is a YouTube tutorial on how to do this in Logic, for example >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra7HOKNXblQ 

ALEISHA KAHN

THURSDAY, MAY 18

10am UK Time

 
THURSDAY, MAY 25

5pm UK Time

 

 

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SUSANNE WAGNER
I *think* you’re referring to consolidating numerous audio clips on the same recording channel so they become one audio clip? This is how you do this in Ableton >> https://bit.ly/3OGnD0G and Logic >> https://bit.ly/3IGQtdh 

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SERENA LINDELOF

  1. This is outside of my ‘Zone of Genius’ but I definitely recommend checking out Elissa Milne’s work and trainings on chords >> https://bit.ly/3OFeJ3u
  2. I also came across this >> https://chordchord.com/generator
THURSDAY, JUNE 1

10am UK Time

 
THURSDAY, JUNE 8

5pm UK Time

 
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GRACE MCGEOCH

You might find this article helpful >> https://bit.ly/42pJQDr 

LAURA LAMN

  1. This is an excellent article with lots of options depending on the mic/s you have >> https://bit.ly/43L5B1u
  2. You can listen to Last Night’s Party here >> https://bit.ly/3CleuD6
  3. The Sanctuary is coming sooooon! Excited to share it with you 🙂

ALISON GARDNER

Does it sound like an echo or delay? If so it’s probably latency. This can be fixed by increasing the buffer size in your software settings. When you’re editing and mixing, reduce the buffer size again to take the load off your computer’s CPU though.

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

10am UK Time

 
THURSDAY, JUNE 22

5pm UK Time

 

The Sanctuary Is OPEN 🎉

 

Check it out now in your HRA course hub.

 
THURSDAY, JUNE 29

10am UK Time

 
THURSDAY, JULY 6TH

5pm UK Time

 

ALISON GARDNER

Guidelines on copyright here >> https://bit.ly/3rlfYuQ

THURSDAY, JULY 13TH

10am UK Time

 

LAURA LAMN 

Using super-cardioid mics will help tune it out in the recording process >> https://bit.ly/3D9MdzM

THURSDAY, JULY 20TH

5pm UK Time

 
THURSDAY, JULY 27TH

10am UK Time

 

GRACE MCGEOCH
Don’t forget about comping multiple takes together! More info on this technique here >> https://bit.ly/453WOZ

LAURA LAMN 
Mouth Clicks: There are some ways you can prep to avoid them beforehand and manually fix them after recording too >> https://bit.ly/3OvDxKy There are also mouth de-click plugins that remove them for you. I use the one that’s included in iZotope’s RX10 software (£££) >> https://bit.ly/3OuJJ5M But there are alternative versions out there.

THURSDAY, AUG 3RD

5pm UK Time

 

LAURA LAMN

  1. You might find this article on fixing phase issues helpful >> https://www.waves.com/tips-for-fixing-phase-problems-in-your-mix But I also don’t think this is something you should be pouring lots of energy or worry into when you’re just getting started either. 
  2. It really depends on the project. 
  3. I love Ableton’s free plugin, Grain Delay, because it’s so creative! I also love iZotope’s Voice Synth plugin because it’s also really creative. I also like iZotopes’ more traditional EQs and reverb plug in called Nectar and Waves make great reverbs and EQs as well. 
  4. Not all the time. Mainly in choruses where I want more thickness or if I want to create a strangeness I can’t achieve with one voice. My song Morveren’s Lullaby is a good example of a mistake that made it into the finished track >> https://open.spotify.com/track/6z6kA2xOaiTHRKKngDJ37u?si=7e61c17ecd6c4d58
THURSDAY, AUG 10TH

10am UK Time

 
THURSDAY, AUG 17TH

5pm UK Time

 

Enrolment in Rise & Release closes August 25th @ 6pm BST so grab your spot now >> https://femalediymusician.com/riseandrelease

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