Certain Sparks Music has launched a redesign of our official website www.CertainSparks.com. Because the site is how most of our clients find us these days, we are updating the look and content of the site to better serve the needs of our clients and to provide more information to interested parties. Be sure to also check […]
Hot Signals and Clipping can be a common recording issue people face. It’s likely that you’re recording levels are too loud, and may not be aware. If you’ve got your levels too high during tracking, you’re going to run into a lot of problems during mixing and mastering. I’m going to explain first why this is […]
Replacing guitar strings isn’t always a matter of necessity; it can also be a matter of personal preference. Some musicians love the sound of their old guitar strings broken-in. While others can’t live without the sound and reliability of a new set of guitar strings. The truth is there is no set rule on when […]
Billy Corgan talks about the artist’s role, the nerd takeover, fan pressured censorship, dignity, entering into unprecedented space, the culture of endless celebration, RUSH, and the spiritual contribution of the Beatles. Who is Billy Corgan? William Patrick “Billy” Corgan Jr. is an American musician, songwriter, producer, TV writer, and poet, best known as the lead […]
There’s a new devil in the recording world. It’s not A/D converters, or mp3s, or cheap, Chinese condenser mics. No, the new devil in the recording world is… MASTERING!?! Well, not mastering as a whole, but more specifically, cheap mastering from inexperienced engineers. Once upon a time, mastering was thought of as a mysterious […]