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File Sharing - The Great Misinformed

Ok so the file sharing people have kindly killed off not just the major labels as they like to think in their most Robin Hood of moments, but they have also massacred the independent labels and musicians. Little thought goes into their actions. They want free music. They feel entitled to it, and no matter what argument is presented they invariably come back with some "striking at the big boys", some anti-corporate crap and the vague notion that we should all trust them to buy the stuff that

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Amplitube Fender Review

Hi New in-depth review of AmpliTube - Fender. AmpliTube is a software amplifier simulator, the Fender edition providing amp simulations of fender gear including lots of classic amplifiers, effects racks and stomp boxes. Fender tested all the simulations with the tests they use on the real gear and by side by side comparison... Read more about AmpliTube Fender. Cheers John

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Amplitube Jimi Hendrix Review

Hi I've just written a new in-depth review of AmpliTube - Jimi Hendrix. AmpliTube is a software amplifier simulator, the Jimi Hendrix edition providing amp simulations of the kinds of rigs that Jimi Hendrix used including amplifiers, effects racks and stomp boxes. http://recording.songstuff.com/article/Amp...be_Jimi_Hendrix Cheers John

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Always On My Mind

Ok, ok it's been a while (again).... A new recording, not quite finished and posted for review.... Always On My Mind Please have a listen and leave any feedback either in the topic or as a comment on this blog entry

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Online Delay Timing Calculator

If you need to calculate a delay time in terms of milliseconds, midi ticks or number of sample this is the tool for you. Entering only a few basic details about your song you can generate all 3 delays (time, midi, samples) plus some additional information. Enjoy... Time, Midi and Sample Delay Calculator

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Frame Rate Tool

If you are making a film or video and setting music for it you may need to calculate some common timings in terms of milliseconds, midi ticks or number of sample this is the tool for you. Entering only a few basic details about your video you can generate a lot of useful information. Enjoy... Frame Rate Tool

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Update! Song Video And New Player

Thanks to Rob Hoogers for the help in adding the player! John Moxey Music Player Under the folder John Moxey / Videos you will find a video of Awaken, made by Rob Hoogers. Many thanks Rob! You can fin Rob's site here: Roflcopter

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I Am One

I posted up the first lyric I'm completed in a little while. here: I am one There's a few comments in the thread and some explanations of my reasoning, if not my inspiration. Please drop by and have a read, and if you feel like it leave a comment. Critique did bring up an interesting point of discussion. Several actually! The debate of directness of a lyric came up and the need for balance both within a lyric and across a portrfolio of lyrics. Ok, well it interests me!

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Rohan's Glog

Rohan's Glog (gig log) makes for some interesting reading: http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/thelevellers/ some good pics too, well not bad for a decent camera phone!

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Similes, Metaphors And Allegories

Similes, Metaphors and Allegories are essential tools in writing lyrics where the intent is to leave the lyric more open to interpretaion by the listener. So, I thought I'd bring together the descriptions in one place. I've reworded the best I found on the web in the hope that the meanings are clear. Simile a simile states that A is like B A simile is a juxtaposed comparison of two or more subjects to draw attention to their similarities. Similes are typically identified by the use

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Delay... :(

ok, for personal reason there's been a delay in my writing, but I will be taking the 21 in 31 challenge! Aaaargh I was so looking forward to it! oh well, onwards and upwards!

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21 Lyrics In 31 Days

I've set myself a challenge of writing 21 lyrics during the 31 days of January, pretty well 2 lyrics every 3 days. The point isn't to write masterpieces, but to try to get ideas flowing without letting myself get bogged down. I have no idea if it'll work, or if I'll even get close to writing that many lyrics in such a short time, but it will be interesting! If anyone else is interested in such a challenge I've posted a topic here: lyrics writing challenge Please join in and c

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Lyrical Motivation

I am churning out music I am happy with, a lot quicker than I am currently managing to produce lyrics. It's not a wuestion of ideas, it's motivation. I thinked I've sussed out what's wrong (again). Motivation. (still) I just don't spend enough time writing. When I sit down with an instrument I can simply express myself. My inner feelings are given a voice and it's good just to let that out. With lyrics, I tend to put a lot of myself into them. They are about me, my life, or someth

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Appeal Versus Commercial Writing

Songwriters often shun the idea of being "commercial" in their writing, without pausing to think about the what they are throwing away under the heading "commercial". I've seen so many songwriters that don't edit, or are only open to editing certain parts of songs purely on the grounds that writing in a way that makes their lyrics more appealing is equated with selling out to commercialism. One of the points of writing a song is to communicate. One of the reasons can be to make a point. In

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Writing A Song

it's weird how creativity flows. I have absolutely no problem coming up with musical ideas at all. Prick me with a pin and a new tune will come out, complete with chord structure. Music just seems to happen. I have no problem rewriting (except melody once I have words), changing direction, coming up with alternatives etc. Lyrics are different. I don't know if it is the quality of original ideas, and enhanced sensitivity to perfectionism? Somehow the words convey something definate, so

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Writing Lyrics

I've been doing lots of writing and I'm really enjoying it. I think it's because I've got lots of ideas flowing, both melodically and lyrically, and that is helping to keep my creative juices flowing. I'm almost ready to start using my collaboration space. First time I'll have used it in anger, so to speak. It's been a while since I've recorded with other musicians and I'm really looking forward to hearing the little unexpected twists and ideas you get when working with others. Onwards

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Done A Little Work On My Site

It's been overdue for ages... I've done some refurbishment on my own site, and on my myspace page: John Moxey Home Page John Moxey Myspace Hopefully you'll like what I've done!

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Newsletter

I've finally got around to adding a newsletter to my own personal site! Yay! Go on, drop over to http://www.johnmoxey.com and sign up!

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Clearing The Decks

I'm busy getting my studio cleared of all the crap that's built up over years. It's amazing how much you can accumulate. Add to that after having some work done in the house (including improving the access to the studio) there's a thisk layer of dust on top of everything! It's important for me to clear it out. I find too much clutter, and too many distractions can often break my creative flow. Instead of giving me ideas, clutter just takes up threads of thought. So, as i can't do it myself

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Back To The Music

Been a while since I've posted here. I've been busy with things other than music. Hopefully that's all dealt with now and I can get back into my songs. I've built up a stack of semi complete lyrics and songs. I now need to sepnd a bit of time devoted to finish them off. I'll probably do that during the recording process. Now I've cleared my feet a bit I can't wait to get back into it!

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Always On My Mind

I've recently added the first (very preliminary) mix to the songwriting critique board. Always On My Mind This is a slower mix, also pitched down a little. I have also started a slightly higher pitched and faster version for comparison, but that is not posted yet. I know there's lots wrong with the actual mix, but I'm trying to get the feel going. This is the first track I've recorded in a while, and I didn't use my usual recording set up. It's nice to be back recording.

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Recording A New Song...

It's been a while since I worked on a recording, well at least a serious recording anyway. At the moment I've started by laying down a guide guitar track, bass drums and some strings. I sometimes block in a track to act as frame for working up the parts, and other times I already have a clear view of the full arrangement. I find varying how I approach the recording, arrangement or writing helps keep me in a creative mood. Anyway, on this track I started with bass, strings, drums then guitar

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My Music Technology Articles

Enjoy... Midi Message Format The Midi Interface Compression Equalisation (EQ) Noise Gates and Expanders Reverb Standard Filter Types EQ Frequencies or not!

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My Lyrics Articles

Thought I'd bring the links for my song and lyric writing articles together: Commercial Songwriting Commerciality, Familiarity and Originality Songwriting Tips Lyrics - Function and Form Improve Your Lyric Writing Lyrics Critiquefor Songwriters

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