Bits & Pieces

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Bits & Pieces episodes

November 04, 2015 40 - Oh Good, You Brought Drums
Benni joins Matt as they discuss their past band history, on stage failures and web synthesizers.
48 min
October 28, 2015 39 - I Love a Lot of Time Signatures
CD Baby raises their processing fee, Billy Joel loses his mind on stage, and we take a look at the new Guitar Hero Live. As always we have great songs to share for our Picks of the Week!
42 min
October 21, 2015 38 - The Poltergeist in the Higher Frequences
Audiophiles are flocking to reel-to-reel as the new vinyl? Matt finds an audience in China, and as always we have great songs to share for our Picks of the Week!
41 min
October 14, 2015 37 - I Haven't Even Used My Foot Pedals Yet
Matt files his first copyright infringement claim, and feels conflicted about it. Also, how to write better lyrics? And what DAW should you learn how to use? This week's POTWs include tracks from Wild Nothing and Bright Eyes.
47 min
October 07, 2015 36 - The Uncanny Valley of Vibrato
Are we seeing the beginning of the end to the loudness wars? Also, behind the scenes with Spotify's human-yet-auto-generated Discover playlists. As always, listen to the end for our song picks of the week! This week: Minors and Cloud Control.
47 min
September 30, 2015 35 - CDs Are The Sons Of Laserdiscs
We take a good, hard look at all the various services that will put your music in iTunes, Spotify and everywhere else. Which ones offer the best deal to release your music? Also: What would we do without '4 chord songs' in our lives? A listener's tweet sparks our conversation.
44 min
September 23, 2015 34 - I Hate It For Different Reasons
Headphones! What kinds are there? Which are the best? We discuss some of our favorites. Also, the Guitar-jo pickup will turn your electric guitar into a banjo. A new FXplain segment explains how synths work, and as always our Picks of the Week bring you great songs that are also posted to our Spotify playlist.
50 min
September 16, 2015 33 - I Don't Only Listen To Sad Music
Why do we listen to music? Why do we love it and want to create it? What are some of our most favorite songs of all time? We spend some time sharing the tunes nearest and dearest to us.
48 min
September 09, 2015 32 - A Million Footpedals
We dive into the details of stereo sound, panning, pan's law and phase cancellation! Also, a thorough enjoyment of Vangelis' amazing music situation, and as always check out our song Picks of the Week.
56 min
September 02, 2015 31 - You Better Hope He Stays On That Click
Learn how to acoustically treat your home studio space! Also: Joey Fatone offers advice to the members of One Direction, fans react poorly to Bloc Party's new band members, and Hitler can't quite recreate Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar tone. Finally, as always, we have some great song picks of the week!
52 min

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A fascinating conversation about the world of music from the dual perspectives of both creators and listeners. Stick around for each episode's Pick of the Week, featuring great new songs to throw in…