How would you like $15,000 towards your music career!!!

Whats good family? I know it has been a while but I am back with another exclusive but you must act fast. Discmakers has put together an Independent musicians sweepstakes to give you a huge boost with just about every aspect you could imagine. I took the following directly from my email. You have until JUNE 30,2013 TO ENTER. Good fortune to you all!!

The greatest collection of Recording Software & Equipment we’ve ever assembled. And it could be yours. Attention all you independent musicians out there. We’re giving away one heck of a prize package and you could be the lucky winner. We’re giving away everything you need to record and produce a new album, from computers and production and mastering software to pre-amps and mics, to auto-tune and sound proofing. It’s all here and it all could be yours.

Prize list:

• 2,000 CDs in 6-Panel Digipaks –$2,299 • CD Mastering  (Up to 20 Songs) – $699 • Package Design – $599 • Ozone 5 Advanced – $999 • Alloy 2® – $199 • Nectar® – $299 • Trash 2 – 249 • Iris™ +5 – $349 • Stutter Edit® – $249 • RX 2 Advanced™ – $1199 • Auto-Tune® Vocal Studio – $799 • Auto-Tune® Live – $249 • AT4033/CL Studio Mic – $595 • ATH-M50 Headphones – $199 • Pro Tools Express & Mbox – $499 • IN2® – $499 • 1-Year 30GB Account – $360 • Pro Album Distribution Bundle – $99 • 5-Pro Single Song Submissions – $195 • 1,000 Download Wristbands™ – $390 • 1-Year Web Hosting – $199 • Solstice Audio Computer – $1,999 • Samplitude Pro X Suite – $999 • Auralex Alpha DST™ Roominator™ Kit – $440 • MudGuard – $100 • Set of MoPADs – $100 • MiC digital microphone– $199 • JAM guitar input – $99 • Neal Peart Drums – $179

Total Prize Package is worth $15,342No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Contest ends June 30, 2013. One winner chosen at random July 8, 2013.

Free Drum Fills from thelooploft.com

What's up yall? I just received this email about this awesome deal from thelooploft. With any purchase on their site, you will received this free download of drum fills called Fistful of Fills vol.2 (a $29.99 value). I just checked my email so I have not had a chance to download and start using the pack yet, but after checking out thelooploft.com I can tell you they have high quality sounds that are sure to add that missing element in your production. They also have a free download of 225 MB of High Quality 24 bit, 48kHz Loops

- WAV, REX2, Stylus RMX & AIFF (Apple Loops) Formats
- Drum, Percussion, Sax, Bass & Guitar Loop. All you have to do is insert an email address. They promise not to ever spam you. So be sure to stop by thelooploft.com and peep out all they have to offer.

Another DRM Trainwreck

If you have music to give away, now would be a good time to start giving. What if you could only drive your car on specific streets around your town which were decided by your car maker? Well Sony has decided to release music that can only be played on specific compatible devices and can only be copied a certain number of times. This was taken from an insert on Amazon.

This product limits your ability to make multiple digital copies of its content, and you will not be able to play this disc or make copies onto devices not listed as compatible. Content/ copy protected CDs should allow limited burning, as well as ripping into secure Windows Media Audio formats for playback with most compatible media players and portable devices. In rare cases, these CDs may not be compatible with computer CD-ROM players, DVD players, game consoles, or car CD stereos, and often are not transferable to other formats like MP3


     Interested in more on this story? go to www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/sony-music-cds-surreptitiously-install-drm-trojan-horses-on-pcs/2092/

What do you make music with?

I am curious to hear what equipment or materials all of you use to create your masterpieces...I have come to notice great music being made on inexpensive equipment so it always gets me going to see a producer create classics from virtually nothing.leave a list of your toolkit in the comment box below.

Make Music Online with AudioSauna

Don't have a DAW? Can't afford expensive VSTs or audio production software? Well AudioSauna has you covered. Loaded with powerful filters and audio processors, this DAW will certainly be able to handle your audio needs. All instruments feature various filter types including LPF and HP and many other effect options. AudioSauna is also available in a mobile app format. No need to have a midi keyboard because you can you use your computer's keyboard to record midi tracks. The UI is clean and easy to navigate and it comes loaded with HQ preset sounds.

Once you have tracks recorded and are ready to make a song out of it, the sequencer is very simple especially if you've used FL Studio or Propellorhead Reason,. You can also export the file directly to your computer or mix it down as a wav file or other formats. This very useful DAW is created by Naive Solutions out of Finland and these guys constantly update this to keep it running smoothly and to keep the experience one to remember.. So be sure to pull up www.audiosauna.com/studio next time you get a brush of inspiration.