Category Archives: production

Podcasting Audio Production 101

Written by jcurcio. Posted on February 14, 2008. Filed under DIY, Marketing, Music, Post-Genre Blues, Web, audio, how to, podcasting, production. 1 Comment.
Podcasting Audio Production 101 James Curcio. The following is a sort of quick and dirty guide to audio post-production for podcasts. I’m trying to provide a fair view of the playing field, but can’t possibly cover everything. To begin with, there is no comprehensive list that is “everything there is to know” about audio production. The process simply doesn’t work [...]

The Drek Wars

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under DIY, Web, Weird, audio, design, media, production. 14 Comments.
The Drek Wars James Curcio I wanted to briefly rant about a serious crisis in the media world: an unconsidered result of the proliferation of DIY drek. Podcasts! Videocasts! Video comments! Independent, low budget digital movies! Band self-produced albums! All of these are potentially good things: I heralded them as much as anyone else, and [...]

Keys to Success

Written by jcurcio. Posted on November 7, 2007. Filed under DIY, Music, People, Post-Genre Blues, alternate, alternative, amanda palmer, art scene, dresden dolls, independent music, production. No comments.
Keys to Success Conversation With Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) James Curcio My first experience with the Dresden Dolls was live. I saw a show several years back, I think it was in Poughkeepsie NY- somewhere in the Hudson valley. When I went in there I was kind of dragged there by some friends. They said “you have to see these [...]

Get Bent #4

Written by jcurcio. Posted on October 23, 2007. Filed under DIY, Get Bent!, Music, production, self producing. 3 Comments.
Get Bent 4 Contact mics Aubrey Zich Although harsh noise musicians swear by contact mics, they are useful for many recording purposes. Made out of a Piezo Transducer or Piezo Speaker Element, they are small and thin enough to fit just about anywhere and measure vibrations. This first article I am going to tell you how [...]

Get Bent 3

Written by jcurcio. Posted on August 29, 2007. Filed under DIY, Get Bent!, audio, circuit bending, production. 1 Comment.
Get Bent 3 Recasing Aubrey Zich I initially intended this to be a simple introduction to re-casing which wouldn’t require a lot of detail. Then, in a later article, I could re-case something more complicated. Then Murphy had his say . . . Re-casing an instrument is less like a science or an art form, and [...]

Get Bent 2

Written by jcurcio. Posted on July 23, 2007. Filed under DIY, Get Bent!, Music, circuit bending, how to, production. No comments.
Get Bent 2 Outputs Aubrey Zich Sometimes you just can’t improve on greatness. (Or rather, accidental “this seems like a good idea” toy manufacturer “greatness”). There are some out there that are just too weird and creepy to need any modifications. Like in this instance: a stethoscope with the synthesized sound of (a heart?) pounding [...]

Get Bent 1

Written by jcurcio. Posted on June 20, 2007. Filed under DIY, Get Bent!, Music, how to, production. 5 Comments.
Get Bent 1 The Basics Aubrey Zich When I was in NYC a friend of mine said something to the effect of, “you do really great work. Your studio must be amazing. I think I need some more gear to improve my music.” It’s a popular misconception that the more expensive, high-end musical devices you own, [...]