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Cover Copyright, part 1

Cover copyright is an indispensable tool whenever you’re delving into the intricate world of music promotion, in particular if you’re an emerging artist. This entry is part of our series on copyrights and derivative works, which include sampling, remix, mashup, and interpolation. When writing the cover portion of this series it came to our attention…
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Copyright Basics

Copyright basics are an essential topic for anyone who’s interested in music production and, thus, its promotion. Here’s the thing: there’s no easy way to comprehend everything that this theme entails in one sitting. However, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to understand; it just means that we have to break it down. For this reason,…
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Using Music Legally

Using music legally isn’t something you should be scared about; quite the contrary! This topic is a means to be respectful of someone else’s intellectual property and making sure yours is just as safe. This entry is related to both copyrights and royalties, but mostly to the former. We’ll explain how to use someone else’s…
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Copyright and Sampling

Copyright and sampling go hand in hand when it comes to using music legally. Given that we live in an era in which innovative and provocative tunes are literally at the touch of our fingers, any creator must be especially careful when it comes to the production of their own songs. In this day and…
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Copyright and Remix

Just as in the case of sampling, copyright and remix go hand in hand: it all runs down to using music legally. Today’s panorama includes a complete dive-in into a virtual sphere where we can very easily access music without even getting into a recording studio or going out to the store to buy a…
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Traditional Music Distribution

As you have learned from our entry on music distribution, there are two kinds: traditional music distribution and digital one. Even if the latter has taken hold of most of the music promotion nowadays, you cannot lose sight of the former. Whereas the digital type focuses on the Internet and social media, the traditional narrows…
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Filter MINI

Filter MINI from Arturia is a software plug-in recreation of the original hardware of the famous Dr Moog’s low-pass ladder filter.This plug-in has been perfectly recreated and has new fantastic and exciting features that are ready for modern music producers and sound designers. You can add a warmth and smooth curation to your music productions…
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Effectrix

Effectrix by Sugar Bytes is a professional MIDI multi-effects sequencer that has a unique way of making music. It works by painting coloured blocks on a sequencer and making the process of music-making quite simple. The result is a proficient multi-effect sequencer, a game-changer for the way modern music is made. By painting coloured pieces…
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Dirty Filter

Dirty Filter is one of those free plugins that you have to have or at least try out. BPB provides this tube-saturation and filters-resonant plugin to crank up your sound and get funky results. The interface is simple and user friendly, consisting of two resonant filters, a high and low pass filter, and an emulated…
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SigMod

SigMod by Nugen Audio is a nifty modular signal sound design plug-in. It will instantly enhance how your plug-ins work in your DAW by modifying signal units. With this plug-in you can explore new creative possibilities and add new features to your audio and music productions. SigMod contains numerous valuable, imaginative capacities which are practical…
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