To Invest or Not to Invest: Choosing Between Garageband and Logic Pro beginner collaboration daw digital audio workstation garageband logic pro madeline finn mastering mixing nashville recording songwriting user friendly virtual instruments workflow Mar 10, 2023

To Invest or Not to Invest: Choosing Between Garageband and Logic Pro

By Mike Meiers 

The Great Songwriter Debate: Is a DAW necessary as a songwriter in 2023?

Overall, learning to record at home in a DAW or, Digital Audio Workstation, can be life changing! It’s a great way for...

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The Realness of Your "Why" acousitc guitar acoustic guitar groove active listening beginner guitar lesson benefits of music better songs creative thinking daw effective practice electric guitar frustrated mental health music city nashville songwriter songwriter truth on writing hits writing hit singles Jan 06, 2022

Today, my “why” became more meaningful and specific. Every year it gets clearer because of creative thinking, action and reflection and I want your why to be as loud as a battlecry. 

I’ll explain.

As I record music for a potential TV show placement in my home studio, I find...

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You’re sitting at home, with just your voice and your guitar writing a song. You have the lyrics and the chords down, and it feels like you have something good! You jump to record it in your phone or in your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), but it just doesn’t sound AT ALL what...

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Over the past few weeks I've received a few questions from my Insider Members on arranging guitars for demos.

I posted this video in the group but I wanted to share it with you too. Now is the best time to dig your heals in and prep your skills for 2021! 

If you find this video helpful and...

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