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Also Chris Squire, bassist and co-founder of Yes…
It is very sad. I’ve been reading that he was a skilled pilot with a passion for flying.
Just a note on experimental category airplanes. “Experimental” simply means that the airplane was not mass produced in a factory. All experimental category aircraft must be registered with the FAA and pass a stringent airworthiness inspection conducted by the FAA. The plane MUST pass this inspection before it can be issued an airworthiness certificate and legally fly
I don’t know if there is any interest here in learning more about what happened, but here is the NTSB Preliminary Report. It usually takes the NTSB a year or longer to issue their final findings, and the report changes from Preliminary to Probable Cause.
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20150622X64755&key=1
When I’m mixing and tempted to turn it up loud to hear how it’s sounding, I turn it way down instead. Try it! Everything is going to sound better loud, so try mixing for a while at a very soft volume instead. Can you still hear all your sounds at a very low volume? Instruments that disappear at the low volume may need to come up in the mix. Instruments that are too loud are easily noticeable.
I disagree. If you are shopping your music yourself or via RF, I say to register your original titles under your own publishing company.
Over the years I’ve learned to work loops to get realistic drum parts. Fills, one shots and breakdown are issues, but nothing that can’t be resolved. I usually start by putting down a scratch guitar or other part by playing along with a click. Then I start auditioning loops by playing them along with the scratch part. Most of the time I don’t hear any loops working, and just when I’m about to give up, things start to fall into place and the drum part quickly builds itself. Here are a few examples I’ve posted here in the past.
I thought it sounded like an amp sim, but wasn’t totally sure of my ears, because like you say sims are really close these days. There’s just a certain thinness or lack of “air” about amp sims. I think recording a real amp will add life. Back when I was gigging I used a Twin, so I know exactly what you are saying about tearing down and setting up, except for me it was lugging up the stairs. I think amp sims are good for minor parts, and use them for clean sounds that are blended into a track. For a track that has a feature guitar melody that stands out, it may be worth the effort of miking up the amp.
I think paying closer attention to the drum parts will help a lot! Honing production skills is similar to learning to play an instrument. It’s something that needs to be practiced. Just like you practice scales outside of the context of a gig, work on production skills outside of actually creating a tune.
Good luck!
Hello Chuck, my comment would be to get away from the MIDI drums, it’s going to add so much more life to your projects! Record a real drummer or use one of the internet live drummer services. Failing that, try experimenting with loops for some tunes.
I’m wondering if your electric guitar sounds are from an amp simulator plug-in like guitar rig?
Fun topic! I would say a feature film that used a track of mine for source music recently. Me and my wife drove out to the movie theater to see it on the big screen! It’s streaming on Netflix now.
A library I work with recently told me that yes, Scripps pays for plays outside the US. That said, I don’t recall seeing any on the international statement that came in last week.
I signed a non-exclusive agreement with them in 2010. Looks like I gave 30 or so tracks. I don’t recall any placements and don’t see any ASCAP registration.
1) I also use 44.1
2) I register every one, but usually only after a sale is made.
3) I just run it through the preset I created when mastering the main version.
4) I would think it is important to have your track sound as loud as the next guys, without over doing it of course.Is that you performing it? 🙂
This is a recent one. My track starts with Larry David and runs to the end.
My first placement was on NBC, a soap opera called “Passions”. I had worked with the person who placed it for probably a year or so prior. She eventually got me on many episodes of “One Life to Live”, “All My Children” and etc. Sure was a different time then! Good up-front sync fees and great performance royalties. Too bad the soaps never re-ran!