Recording Your Own Album Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 4
1 DECIDING TO CREATE AN ALBUM 5
THE RIGHT REASONS 5
2 ASSEMBLING YOUR TEAM 7
MUSICIANS 7
SOUND ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS AND PRODUCERS 7
RECRUIT YOUR FRIENDS 8
AGENTS, MARKETING PEOPLE AND EXECUTIVES 9
WHY THIS NEEDS TO BE YOUR PROJECT 9
3 DEVELOPING MATERIAL 10
STUDY THE STRUCTURE 10
ACCEPT INPUT 11
WRITE WAY TOO MUCH MATERIAL 11
4 YOUR HOME STUDIO SHOPPING LIST 13
YOUR SHOPPING LIST 13
SOUNDPROOFING 13
HOME COMPUTER 14
SOME GOOD MICROPHONES 14
TAPE RECORDERS 15
OTHER EQUIPMENT 15
5 16
STEP ONE: FIND A GOOD ROOM 16
STEP TWO: SOUNDPROOFING 16
STEP THREE: UNDERSTANDING SOUND 17
STEP FOUR: POWER CONSIDERATIONS 17
6 19
THE BAD NEWS 19
THE GOOD NEWS 20
PLAYING TO THE TAPE 20
LEARN TO IMPERSONATE YOURSELF 20
MAKE IT SOUND LIKE ONE TAKE 20
TAKE A BREAK NOW AND THEN 20
NEVER STOP TWEAKING YOUR SONGS 21
YOU DON’T ALWAYS NEED THE BAND, YOU KNOW 21
MIX WHILE YOU RECORD 21
7 22
MIXING TIPS 22
DON’T BE ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. 22
DON’T BE SURPRISED… 22
CREATE A FEW VERSIONS 23
FINISH ALL YOUR SONGS 23
8 24
FORGET THAT YOU’RE A MUSICIAN 24
STEP ONE: SHARE THE MUSIC 25
STEP TWO: MAKE A ROUGH CUT 25
STEP THREE: ANOTHER LISTENING PARTY! 26
9 28
MUSIC INDUSTRY 101 28
MUSIC INDUSTRY 102 29
MUSIC INDUSTRY 103 29
10 30
SELF PROMOTION 30
SOCIAL NETWORKING 30
RELEASE SOME MUSIC FOR FREE 30
BE DIFFERENT 31
HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR ALBUM 31
CONCLUSION 33

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INTRODUCTION

The internet has opened up a whole lot of opportunity for a whole lot of people, and now you see more and more musicians popping up on Myspace. In fact, you see more Myspace musicians on MTV than ever before, as well. The record labels are scouring the web in search of the next big thing, and everyone and their grandmother is trying to get in on it.

But here’s the thing: Because there are so many people out there trying to get noticed, it’s getting harder and harder and harder to actually, well, get noticed.

So how do you rise above the crowd and make a name for yourself? A lot of it is in how you market yourself, a lot of it is in hard work, perseverance, and even luck, but the foundation that all of this must be built on is the same as it’s ever been: Good music.

Before you can even think about getting your big break, you need a disc of about twelve songs that shows everyone exactly what you’re capable of. That’s what we’re here to help you with.