I write words. I write music. Sometimes I put them together.
I'm working on recording, producing, and releasing the more than 200 songs in my catalog.
I write over at: matthewmoran.substack.com
You can find my music at: MatthewMoranOnline.com
Genre(s): Modern Americana [Acoustically Driven Rock, Country-ish/Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter (whatever that means), etc.]
I'll be posting music, BTS (Behind the Sage) videos, and tutorial videos on the tools & techniques I use to make music, promote it, collaborate it with others, and the creative life.
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Thanks Andy! It is one that I really enjoyed writing and love to play. I ordered the Zoom Recorder with the 32 bit float and hope to have non-clipping versions of many of these songs after my gig on the 20th.
Thanks Joe. Very much appreciated! I ran sound from the board to my Zoom recorder but, unfortunately, had the gain too high and clipped a little. I'm picking up one of the new Zoom recorders with the 32 bit float. My understanding is they avoid that entire issue.
Thanks @CandiceAM. If you haven't seen it, I published a video on Open G tuning chord shapes the other day. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rBl8Dl6LxFc.html
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I'm glad it was helpful. I keep meaning to do a video on open G tuning as well but I've allowed work and recording to dominate my time.
Thanks for posting. I started exploring open D a few years back and it opened up a new world of sounds on guitar for me. These days, whenever I try a new song one of the first things I do is to say 'I wonder what it sounds like in open D?' Some don't work but with quite a few I find it actually adds to the overall feel of the song, particulary those melodic and slower numbers.
I'll do another video soon on Open G - which also led to a song I'm currently producing. I agree, the open tunings lead to and add a very pleasing melodic element. Thanks for stopping by and for commenting. It is appreciated.
Hi Matthew - I just checkout out your Substack page (site - not sure what Substack properties are called exactly). Anyway, I think you're an extremely creative and talented writer. I'm looking forward to reading what you have to put out there. I also think I can learn a lot from you. Good luck in the future. Jay
Thanks. For whatever reason, I tend to avoid normalizing anything... but there certainly is a benefit. I'll try that during an upcoming tracking session. It could be particularly helpful with scratch tracks.
i like it for leveling. it alters the volume, it doesn't change the dynamics. it's non destructive, so you always can go back. ofc, it's just an option nothing else.
It sort of became my defacto method many years ago. I don't believe it was shown to me - it was more the fact that attempting to just record guitars I would lose my place.
This was really nice my good friend. It was like we got to do some catching up. I look forward to your next update and the latest version of your wonderful song.
No problem. I'm glad you found it helpful or, at least, clear. I hope you were able to find the answer you needed. If you have a question about newsletters or substack, do not hesitate to ask.
