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Beginner-friendly advice on how to start and run a local FM station There are approximately 2000 low power FM radio stations in the United States. That number will grow as more licenses are issued in the coming years. Low Power FM For Dummies walks you through the key steps you need to take to establish, manage, and help run one of these hyper-local broadcast operations.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-08-2023
This handy Cheat Sheet includes important basics for starting up and operating a low power FM (LPFM) radio station. Learn about meeting the criteria for a license to operate, choosing turntables for playing music, crafting announcements, finding online resources, and more.Great online resources for low power FM stationsThis list highlights some important online resources you’ll find yourself referring to time and time again — it’s helpful to have them all in one place!
Article / Updated 08-03-2023
Audio recording was introduced to the original Notator Logic in 1994, about 20 years before the introduction of Logic Pro. “The Sign” by Ace of Base was the number-one song that year. While I can't confirm that the song was referring to the emergence of computer audio recording, I can confirm that it was a breakthrough year for Logic.
Article / Updated 08-03-2023
Did your drummer get lost on the way to the studio? Don’t you just hate it when that happens? Oh, you have Logic Pro? Never mind.Listen, I love playing with a live drummer. Some of my best musical partnerships have been with amazing drummers. But I love how Logic Pro gives me a virtual live drummer to inspire me and help turn my rhythmic ideas into reality.
Article / Updated 08-03-2023
Logic Pro projects are similar to any computer file type, except they’re larger in scope than files such as text documents. You might be shocked to see an entire chapter about a file type, but there’s so much more you can do with Logic Pro projects than other file types. You’ll soon understand how important they are to the creative process.
This one-stop source for Logic Pro insight helps you spend more time creating music Every minute you spend trying to figure out how to set up a new track or build a drum loop is a minute you don’t spend creating and recording your music. This guide to the recording software favored by Mac users helps you bypass the time needed to search for tech answers and spend more time capturing sounds.
Respond to the call of ham radio Despite its old-school reputation, amateur radio is on the rise, and the airwaves are busier than ever. That’s no surprise: being a ham is a lot of fun, providing an independent way to keep in touch with friends, family, and new acquaintances around the world—and even beyond with its ability to connect with the International Space Station!
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
Podcasts are portable by nature, but with your laptop, you're talking about packing up the studio and working on location. So, you want to have a podcast that has that studio quality sound, but you want more than one microphone and to have a bit of control over the levels. This is when you would want to invest in a preamplifier or a pre-amp.
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
Slice-of-life podcasts that encourage community among listeners and fans are podcasts that promote. They can promote a show cancelled too soon into production, an issue affecting the well-being of a community, or offer a voice to a cause. The promotion comes from word-of-mouth advertising (buzz) that these podcasters generate from their thoughts, comments, and opinions on their subject — be it traveling across Spain, daily life in New York City, George Lucas’s Star Wars, or Joss Whedon’s Firefly.
Article / Updated 03-17-2021
Podcasting has proven to be more than a fad, and over the past decade has become more popular than ever. There are some good reasons to jump into the podosphere and start your own podcast. Here are a few (ten, to be exact) reasons why. You are considered a subject matter expert Guy Kawasaki is a name you should know in social media circles.