Chosen blog: Audio Tuts Pro
I have chosen Audio Tuts Pro as the blog in which to write a description of out of the three I have been following. Audio Tuts + Discusses new releases in the digital music software world and gives tutorials in implementing and explaining different tools and methods involved in the industry
Authors:
Joel Falconer - full time author/editor
The site also encourages users to submit their own articles and is comprised mainly of user generated blogs and tutorials.
Joel’s main categories/topics:
Joel mainly discussed different elements involved within the Logic Pro and Pro Tools music software packages. He explained how to achieve different tasks such as How to group tracks in Pro Tools http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/pro-tools/how-to-group-tracks-in-pro-tools-8/ and How to use Logic Pro 9’s drum replacement tool http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-use-logic-pro-9s-drum-replacer/ Joel presents his posts in a clear and simple manner, providing a very useful help source for the readers.
Main Categories/Topics in general:
As the site is composed primarily of tutorials in the audio world a lot of the posts refer to different things that you can achieve using high end music software and hardware. There are also reviews of new products and topical debates about getting things done and different styles in the music industry.
Frequency of Posts:
The frequency of posts varies from 1-4 or more a day. Article submitters whose articles are published receive $150 so this must contribute to the lower number of accepted posts as there is a very high standard expected.
The posts don’t really vary that much over time and stay firmly focused on their music production roots.
Target Audience:
The target audience is specifically aimed at people with knowledge of using music software and who want to learn new things within the software or improve on certain skills or aspects. The blogs also tend to those interested in reading reviews of new products that are released in the area of music production and reviews of new and current products.
Language Used:
The language used is quite technical as the author expects their readers to have some degree of knowledge in the field but very complex or complicated parts are usually explained in simpler terms so as always remaining helpful to people at all ends of the spectrum.
Graphics:
The site uses has quite a plain and functional appearance. The blog titles are sided by pictures relating to the content, the site is very easy to navigate and find exactly what you are looking for.
Interaction:
The interaction that takes place usually involves users discussing with each other their views on the post and other interaction that would take place would be users asking the authors more in-depth questions or asking them about stuff maybe they didn’t really cover in great detail.
Chosen post: How to Use Logic Pro 9’s Drum Replacer
I found this to be my favourite post as we are currently using logic pro in one of our modules and I had heard of this tool but wasn’t sure if we would actually cover it in class and was very intrigued by it. The tutorial blog was done in step by step format, easily enabling me to follow along and instantly try out using it. This post also appealed to me as it shows very broad editing possibilities that I had been previously unaware of. When recording it can be very hard to get all the mics placed properly and achieve the sound you want. Although the drum replacement tool would not be a first choice when producing , when left with no other option it is perfect for the job! A good majority of the posts relate to products or software which I don’t have the choice to use or am completely unfamiliar with so when I saw this post I knew I could instantly avail of the information within and got excited at the opportunity to try this out!
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