Production Advice

OK, I think it’s time to come clean. This may shock some of you, so brace yourselves…

I’m not a Pro Tools expert.

…I know ! How can that be ?!? I’m a mastering engineer, a pro audio geek and I write blogs on music production – HOW can I not be a Pro Tools whizz-kid ?

Well, before you unfollow me, block my email address and blacklist my RSS feeds – let me explain.

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Here are instructions if you would like to add a Dynamic Range Day banner to your site. Please make all banners link to this page:

Dynamic Range Day 2010

We have three versions – the original on the right was created in almost no time at all, last night by diamond geezer Mister Matthew Vince.

If anyone would like to create an animated GIF version of it, that would be great !

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Dynamic Range Day is March 20th, 2010

Join us in a day of protest against the CD “Loudness Wars” – more info below

• Show your support – check out the Facebook Event
  and RSVP to say you’ll “attend”
• It’s easy to take part – just SHOUT (type in all caps)
  ALL DAY, EVERYWHERE !
• And when people ask, tell them why you’re shouting
• Add a Dynamic Range Day Banner to your website or blog
• Use the Twitter hashtag #DYNAMICRANGEDAY

Read the full story here: Dynamic Range Day – The Idea

Latest News

• 05/03/10 Over 1200 guests confirmed to the Facebook already – and climbing
• 25/02/10 Dynamic Range Day Banners available for download
• 25/02/10 TurnMeUp.org adds a Dynamic Range Day banner to their front page

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There’s quite a buzz at the moment about Derek Siver’s talk at TED, Leadership lessons from a dancing guy. If you haven’t already seen it, check out the video above – it’s fantastic !

Despite the great response he got to his idea of the “First Follower”, he immediately decided that he wanted to “give it away” – as he wrote in his post First follower idea is all yours. He wants people to take the idea, and run with it.

And people are – in clever, interesting ways.

For example, Andrew Dubber has come up with what he calls The other way of following first by choosing to give away ideas of his own – one a day, every day throughout March. I advise you to keep an eye on these ideas, I’m pretty sure many of them will be very, very good.

And already, Andrew has his First Follower – well, sort of, anyway. Andrew Wicklander has commited to choosing and implementing one of Andrew’s ideas, within 30 days, as he explains in his post Dance Party.

So, by now you’re probably thinking that I’m going to jump on this bandwagon, too ?

Well… no.

At least, only in the sense that I’m jumping on in yet another, slightly different way.

Because yesterday I had what I think is a really, really good idea.

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Happy New Year !

I’m sorry things have been a little quiet so far this year – it’s because there’s all kinds of stuff going on behind the scenes that I’m really looking forward to telling you about… soon : )

Meanwhile, regular readers might like to check out my latest guest post on the RecordProduction.com site:

5 Reasons to be cheerful about audio in 2010

and, while I’m at it, here’s another great post from the same blog by the mysterious “Compressor”:

What Producers Do

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