Re: Composing Digital Music For Dummies.pdf PDF 17.00M
Emmanuelle Riker
Not long ago, studio quality recording, mixing and were only in reach of those who had the money to hire out a professional recording studio. These days, with computer power on the rise and very affordable hardware and software, digital computer music production set ups are easily accessible to the public. Welcome to computer music production for beginners part 1: The Essentials.
Mechanical Royalties are generated through physical or digital reproduction and distribution of your copyrighted songs. This applies to all music formats old and new such as vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital downloads and streaming through Digital Service Providers (like Spotify and Apple Music). For example, record labels pay a mechanical royalty to a songwriter every time they reproduce and sell a CD of their music.
For Sound Recordings, indie musicians are again very similar to independent record labels. The difference is that aggregators for independent musicians are limited to digital distribution. For a small fee, a digital distributor such as CD Baby, Distrokid, or Tunecore will digitally release your music across a variety of streaming sites and music retailers. Same as before, digital distributors might take a percentage of every sale before the funds reach your bank account, but this percentage is usually under 15%. Usually, your record label would take a hefty cut of your earnings at this point, but the benefit of being independent is that you get to keep everything.
Some virtual instruments are simulations of existing hardware, while others capitalize on the power of computers with an intricacy that is only possible in software form. Soft synths tend to pack in more features at a lower price point, so you can build up your own toolkit for making digital music without the sacrifices in cost or space.
There are many different types of files you can use. For example, Microsoft Word documents, digital photos, digital music, and digital videos are all types of files. You might even think of a file as a digital version of a real-world thing you can interact with on your computer. When you use different applications, you'll often be viewing, creating, or editing files.