Ask A Sound Guy

Dear Esteemed Readers of AskASoundGuy.com,

First of all, if there actually are any of you – thank you for reading and sending in questions and leaving comments. The site would not be much without an audience of passionate, hip, and dedicated musical-types.

As the “Editor” of AskASoundGuy.com I have the pleasure of announcing my new month Editor’s note.

Not sure how I’ll use this aside from:

1) Weighing in on some recent happenings in the Music World.

2) Offering some Opinion Pieces (which will try to stay as even-handed as possible).

3) Dealing with Administrative and Site News.

Now for the Real Editor’s Note for July:

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Things you should be reading (besides AASG)

1) TapeOp – Yep, #1 on our list is actually a print magazine. Subscribing is free.  Yes FREE.  The advice is great, honest, and comes from a range of experiences.  It’s the closest thing to a mentor most young recordists, producers, etc can get. The big man over at TapeOp, Larry Crane,  also runs a studio in Portland called Jackpot!  He’s also hilarious and pretty insightful.  So seriously, if you’re not reading the last, great music production magazine – then you should be.  For it’s awesomeness, TapeOp gets 5 out of 5 Ben Heads.

2) Synthtopia – I’ve quoted and re-posted stuff from Synthtopia.  There’s a reason for this: I read that sight EVERY DAY.  Seriously, great resource for anyone who gets a *little* turned on by knobs, buttons, faders and multi-color LEDs.  Whether you dj, produce, or record, synthtopia is a badass place to read, hear and see new/old/vintage/cool/weird/nerdy stuff. For bringing you the best in nerd-pron daily, Synthtopia gets 5 Ben Heads.

3) Noise Addicts – Yet another great online music magazine.  These guys regularly churn out audio-nerd awesomeness.  From Eavesdropping on printers to Dissecting Stevie Wonder’s Magic Clavinet.  Anyway, awesome although not always super-practical, so I give it 4 Ben Heads.

4) MatrixSynth – Synth pron.  Pretty much.  Still great, and I wish I could give it more – but 3 Ben Heads.

5) Radio Exile – Last on this short list (and there were more I’d like to post) is a true Music Blog.  Radio Exile writes about band, music videos, cool stuff, and the industry in general. It’s great for finding new music AND having clever things to say at your next audio-nerd house party.  5 Heads.

So keep this list in mind next time you find yourself wondering – what happened to books?

There’s still great reading out there – you just have to look for it.

As always – more reading suggestions are welcome!