The Top 5 Flypaper Articles From November 2022
Too busy to visit Flypaper every morning? No problemo! Here are the Top 5 most popular music learning articles on Flypaper this month.
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Crying in the Club: Songs Within Songs and Intertextuality in Pop Music
A lengthy, in-depth look at the self-referential nature of pop music and what that means for legality and creativity in music.
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What Is Leitmotif, and How Do You Use It? (Video)
Another exclusive video lesson from Soundfly’s Intro to Scoring for Film & TV course, this one on the creative composing power of leitmotif.
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5 Lessons On: Creative Approaches to Writing Rhythm
Soundfly’s new monthly newsletter, “5 Lessons On…” comes to Flypaper. Check out these thematically curated lessons to direct your learning.
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How to Get Louder Bass (and Avoid Over-Compressed Muddiness!)
Loud, audible, and tonally clear bass is something that always eludes modern producers. With some nifty tuning, it is possible to achieve!
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Happy Thanksgiving From Soundfly
Enjoy a message from the Soundfly Team and a special appearance by the annually-anticipated Sound-Turkey. Happy Thanksgiving folks!
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What Song Has Been Played Most on Your Phone?
In Episode 57 of Themes & Variation, Carter and Mahea discuss “The Most Played Song on My Phone” with LA-based songwriter Dominique Marie.
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An Organic Process: Can Songs Really Write Themselves?
Can songs write themselves or do they need to be forced into existence more often than not? Here are some thoughts on enhancing organic flow.
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How to Record Your Instrument Directly Into Your DAW
Here, we detail how and why to record your instrument directly into your DAW, and the advantages and disadvantages with this technique.
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Contest Runner Up Spotlight: Josh Hanselman on His Remix of Com Truise’s “Dynetics”
In this edition of Student Spotlight, we check in with producer Josh Hanselman, one of two Runners Up in our 2022 Com Truise Remix Contest.
