On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:37:32 -0500, Mike Rivers wrote:


In article writes:

I would like to see a magazine with articles such as:
'How to avoid buying new gear!'

I sort of wrote that one. It was the last article in my Oops Wrong
Button series in Recording, in which I encouraged people to try
breaking the "unlimited number of tracks" habit and recording an
8-track project (with lots of info on how to make it sound like more
tracks, but emphasizing the importance of alwys having the end product
in mind)

That's the kind of thing I want to read.
Looks like a subscription to 'Recording' is in order. (And a few back
issues.)


'Analysis of the best pop arrangements of the past year, and how the
production backed them up.'

I see a lot of articles about pop recordings, but I find that i get
little useful information about them. That's a good idea, though, if
treated right.

I would really like to read articles and analysis of more traditional pop
string/brass arranging too. There must be a load of other people out there
who are not scared of a little music theory as well.


'PRS, MCPS, PPL, MU, PAMRA? What are they, and which are essential?'

Yeah, I'd like to know that, too. Paul Reed Smith, Mega Cycles Per
Second, P-Pop Limiter, A kind of metal used for magnetic shielding, and
a coffee beverage?

Hehe! They are all organisations that deal with royalties and things in
the UK. I seem to be ending up with points on some tracks nowadays, and
though I am PRS registered, apparently I need to contact some other
acronyms and register as well. I think they weigh the amount of paperwork
you send them and pay out accordingly.
As the lines between engineer/producer/artists are getting so blurred I
figure I should understand this stuff.


'How much do studios charge in your area, and are you charging too
little?'

Mix used to do that a long time ago. Today it's too hard to define what
a studio is.

Well, a survey and some examples would be handy all the same.


'Long term archiving techniques'

Dave Martin wrote an article about that in, I think, Audio Media. Come
to think of it, I haven't seen an issue of Audio Media in about a year.
Did it go under, or did I miss another subscription renewal notice?

I used to read Audio Media in my local library. It has vanished from there.


What I want to know is why is it so hard to read the publication date on
the cover or spine of most magazines? I have a shelf full of magazines
and when I'm looking for a specific issue, I often have to search all
over the cover to see where I'm at in the stack.