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How are your music tech gremlins these days? We’ve all got them: that nagging little voice telling us we should give up when our DAW decides it won't bounce out our track; that inner judgemental sneer when it takes us more than half an hour to work out what that plugin does. In this 3 part, Music Tech Gremlins special, Isobel chats with three Home Recording Academy alumni about how they’ve learned to make bold moves recording and sharing their music, despite their initial struggles with self-confidence. This first conversation is with the Belfast based musician, Paula Stevenson.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{00:00} Intro and FREE Live Workshop details!
{06:31} Facing her fear of the Music Tech Gremlins
{11:10} How home-recording skills can give you confidence in the studio
{24:27} How a supportive female community helped Paula deal with technophobia
{32:07} Dealing with perfectionism and why we should never stop learning
{40:13} Summary and Part 2’s teaser

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