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title: "Back from Japan, Black Friday Plug-in/VST Deals, Building the Home Studio"

description: "The tools for making music are getting CRAZY. Let's dig into the future of audio, how the tools influence building a recording studio, and what I learned from my recent music trip to Japan. Want to hear my stuff? Check out"

status: complete

date: 2023-11-28

kind: solo

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appleUrl: "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-from-japan-black-friday-plug-in-vst-deals-building/id1567355195?i=1000636781329&uo=4"
spotifyUrl: "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nvFBO10qhQclBu3NbEhMr"

topicsDiscussed:
  - "Japan"
  - "Plugins"
  - "The home studio"
  - "Lyric writing techniques"
  - "Home studio tips"
  - "Acoustic treatment"
  - "Audio technology advancements"
  - "Black Friday plugin deals"
  - "Digital music workflow"

hostNote: |
  Working with bands in the Tokyo underground, I noticed something about how non-native English speakers approach lyric writing, there's a freedom in treating the language as texture rather than grammar. It's liberating in a way that native speakers often have to work to recover.
  
  I come back to studio updates: 25% acoustic panel coverage now, noticeable difference on the mic, still a work in progress. The Black Friday plugin window is a good forcing function to think about gaps in the workflow, and I get into a few that caught my attention, particularly a reverb that doesn't try to sound like a real room, which is a different and honestly attractive thing.
  
  You can capture an amazing musical idea in a really bad way and it can still be dope. The tools matter, but they matter less than the moment you're trying to catch.

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  - label: "Tokyo's underground music scene"
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    note: "I talk about working with exciting bands in Tokyo and the influence of non-native English speakers on lyric writing."
  - label: "Approach to lyric writing"
    startSec: 139
    note: "Discussing how non-native English speakers have a liberating approach to lyrical structure."
  - label: "Building the home studio"
    startSec: 316
    note: "I provide updates on his home studio setup and the importance of acoustic treatment."
  - label: "Audio recording techniques"
    startSec: 452
    note: "I emphasize capturing musical ideas effectively regardless of technical quality."
  - label: "Plugin deals for home studios"
    startSec: 589
    note: "I survey useful plugins available on Black Friday for enhancing digital music production."
  - label: "Virtual studio experiences"
    startSec: 678
    note: "Explaining how digital tools can emulate high-end studio settings in a home environment."

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  - text: "I was just working with some awesome bands...the Tokyo underground scene, and what I'm hearing from music over there is interesting."
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  - text: "I find that really fascinating and somewhat liberating in the context of lyric writing."
    startSec: 134
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  - text: "I've got about 25% coverage now with acoustic panels, so hopefully a noticeable difference on the microphone."
    startSec: 310
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  - text: "You can capture an amazing musical idea in a really bad way, and it can still be dope."
    startSec: 455
    reviewed: true
  - text: "It is potent, what we're able to do, and it's funny, I've got all these little problems that I have in my studio."
    startSec: 590
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  - text: "Could they work into my workflow? Having a reverb that doesn't sound like human space that is purely digital, that's attractive to me."
    startSec: 1080
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faq:
  - question: "What did I learn about lyric writing in Japan?"
    answer: "I found that non-native English speakers approach lyric writing in unique and liberating ways."
  - question: "What are some tips for building a home studio?"
    answer: "I suggest focusing on acoustic treatment and using good quality plugins to enhance your home recording environment."
  - question: "What Black Friday deals did I mention?"
    answer: "I highlighted several plugin deals that can significantly improve music production experiences."

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