Stop spending money on Plugins you don’t need! The guys go over the plugins they use most often, many of which are cheap or free. Get all the plugins you’ll ever need for a little over a hundred bucks!

Software Discussed:

* Melodyne

* Dyn 3 Gate, Compressor, DeEsser

* Avid EQ1, EQ3, EQ7

* BombFactory BF-76 / CLA-76 / Klanghelm MJUC

* Avid LoFi

* AIR Chorus, AIR FX Suite

* Waves Scheps Omni Channel

* Waves Z-Noise

* Waves RVerb / Avid D-Verb

* Waves H-Delay / AIR Delay / Avid Mod Delay

* TDR NOVA Dynamic EQ

* Guitar Rig 6 Player

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We’re back! Were we ever gone? Mike examines the concept of the most talented musicians becoming the most successful. Does this always happen? When might it not happen? And why? The answers to these questions and MORE on this week’s episode!

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Mike and Al take a look back at the year that was!

* Our picks for Best & Worst Songs of 2021* Favourite memories* Proudest moments* Best Music Guy Podcast Episode of 2021* And more!

Thank YOU all for listening and being on this journey with us. Look out for much more content in 2022. Let us know what you would like to hear us discuss this year.

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* What is Vintage Gear?* Why is it so expensive?* Why or when is it worth buying?* Alternatives to Vintage* and more!

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The guys discuss how literally everything in Music is just Tension & Release. We look at:

* Scales* Chords progressions* Songwriting* Lyrics* Dynamics* Production* Arrangement* and more!

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* A deep dive into the solo from “I Don’t Trust Myself” by John Mayer* How to play it note-by-note* Playing with your fingers instead of a pick* Making simple licks sound awesome!* Using arpeggios* Motivic playing* Microtonal bends* And more!

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* Mike’s Cruise Ship Adventure!* Transitioning back to playing live gigs* Al’s personal battle with Anxiety and Panic Attacks* Al loves Therapy* Avoiding burnout* What our work looks like going forward

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Musicians/Non-musicians have many things to say about Autotune and Melodyne. In my experience a decent chunk of these people don’t fully understand what these tools can and cant do. Can they make a bad singer good? No.Can they fix minor tuning issues of both good and bad singers? Yes.Do even the most legendary vocal performances have slight tuning “issues”? Yes, but that’s not a bad thing. Does it save you having to do a million takes of a song to get a vocal that is competitive (pro sounding)? Yes.Can you do drastic changes to a singers pitch ? Not if you want it to sound natural or transparent.Is it always the right choice? Absolutely not.

In this episode we cover:

* What Autotune does vs. what Melodyne does.* Our thoughts on Autotuning in general. (Why do people get so fired up) * The old school way of “Autotuning” vocals.* Why listeners ears now expect to hear “tuned” vocals.* How a professional vocal is recorded with multiple takes, edited and tuned.* Some situations where autotuning might not be the right move. (Music Styles/Aesthetic Choice)

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Dont be a bozo and protect them ears. Long gone are the days of rockstars stricken with tinnitus and other hearing based ailments! In ear monitors and custom ear plugs can save your hearing, let you hear things better onstage and if you’re a singer save your voice. (more on that in the episode) In ears and custom earplugs cost money tho. A lot of money.

* Different features of in ear monitors: multiple drivers, custom moulds, generic moulds. * How to get a cheap pair of custom ear plugs * The best budget friendly in ear monitors we know of* How to get the best mix you can in your in ears* Our experience with in ear monitors and ear plugs* Stereo vs Mono* Should you buy a transmitter pack as well?

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Burning the candle at both ends anybody? Al and Mike talk about this new term “Burnout Syndrome.” Exhaustion, Negative career thoughts and Reduced effectiveness in said career are all symptoms of the burnout. According the World Health organization this is all due to mismanaging workplace stress, which all of us musicians are guilty of. Ever want to rage quit music? Sounds like burnout to me.

BURNING YOURSELF OUT IS HORRIBLY INEFFICIENT AND APPARENTLY AVOIDABLE!

* What famous musicians Mike feels have burned themselves out.* How can we learn from the lives they lived?* Scheduling your workload with your “Burnoutedness Level” (Patent pending) in mind.* How Al and Mike have “burned themselves out,” physically and mentally in the past.* Healthier goals* With our careers can we completely avoid it?

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