Category Archives: Recording

Pitch Shifting In Garageband

Posted on Saturday, February 7, 2015 by mattblick

In response to a question on the FAWM forum here’s how to pitch shift audio files in Garageband First select the track you want to work on Click on cmd E to open the editor window at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Tom Waits On … Catching Songs

Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 by mattblick

Just ’cause you’re not fishin’ doesn’t mean there aren’t fish out there. You can go out there when you want, when you’re ready to do it . . . We’ve got a piano called a Fisher. And that’s what we … Continue reading →

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Rick Rubin on Songoverwriting and Underproduction

Posted on Monday, July 1, 2013 by mattblick

Rick Rubin gave a brilliant interview to Andrew Romano’s in the The Daily Beast. Here’s some excerpts on songwriting and producing I’d say [to Kanye] “This song is not so good. Should I start messing with it?” And he’d say, “Yes, but … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs And The Rewind Button

Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 by mattblick

I got the biography of Apple founder Steve Jobs for Christmas. I was hoping for some insight on how to be a creative thinker but it’s actually a pretty depressing read and there is little in the way that Jobs … Continue reading →

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