Here's an excellent guide to the frequency ranges in relation to dance music (but useful for all production styles). 

To see it at full size, click HERE
 
 

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Just wrote a post, then yola ate it. Ugh, I am more fond of tumblr these days. Do check out my more wordy, arty tumblr blog: Bathtub Thinker.  
All you need to currently know is I am listening to this an awful lot at the moment; mostly for pleasure, partly for work:

  

Written by Jimmy Webb. Ruddy genius. 

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It occurred to me yesterday that, as one of the two additions to the household finally decided to try and lay on my mixing desk, I should probably introduce my cats to you. Firstly, meet..

Herbie:

      

He's a rather large black brute with a quick temper but a heart of gold. Do not confuse him with this man:



Paddington (Paddy):



A beautiful 4 year old male who looks like a shrunk tiger in fog. He is very soft, both inside and out, full of neuroses and always talking. In fact, he's like a more attr...
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Hello. Music is on the quiet as a day job editing foley on a film frustrates me greatly. Some jingles have been sent state-side to maybe make a quick buck - glamorous I know - but I look forward to finishing this punishingly mechanical work then getting properly creative again.
 
Before then, a comparison test. I may have mentioned some posts back of a BT advert I pitched for and missed. I may have also mentioned that said advert is currently on heavy repeat, earning the winning composer a pret...
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Hello all. After losing last week to a mixture of sport and online paperwork, this week has seen me back in front of the speakers and nursing a few fledgling projects. 

I'm attempting to write a little more regularly and so I've tentatively begun writing for a music blog. Find it here: www.routenote.com/blog and find two recent articles by me here and here.  
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