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Split it and Quit it

Yeah baby, let’s ride this Logic Train a bit further. Today’s topic is a real quick look at splitting and demixing:
Lets say you’re putting together a sequence in Logic, and you’ve got a great keyboard lead melody played through one of your soft-synths. You’re happy with the take but decide some notes sound [...]

Discovering new Africa Scholars

People who read BoT’s South by Southwest coverage might think that the college’s writers travel far and wide to cover events. Alas, not the case. Hence this blog—we want to follow along too. I’m especially envious this week: faculty and staff are going to Kenya to give clinics and audition potential Africa Scholars.

So I finally saw the Mae Shi

Sorry to give away the punch line in the post subject. Well, first I missed them Friday; the rollerskating show didn’t list set times, and my previous engagement ran an hour late (sense a theme?). Instead I saw the raucous, rollicking Athens dec-tet Dark Meat and got covered in confetti.

Akron/Family Chills Out

Crossed one alumnus band off my list the first day: Akron/Family. Wasn’t sure what to expect. The band’s in the Devendra Banhart psych-folk community but new album Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free moves away from that a bit: tighter, more rock, less folk.

Blogs, Quincy Jones, and the state of the industry

Today was my first day at the conference itself. I made it in for an early panel titled “Bloggers Are Now In Charge,” and heard music writers from Nashville, LA, Brooklyn, and Columbus discuss the role of blogs in today’s music scene, as trusted guides, local music enthusiasts, and among the few remaining sources of [...]