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	<description>Tips on Songwriting, Home Recording and Live Sound from the Cheap Advice Guy</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Drums Too Big And Loud? Use A Cajón!</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2013/04/10/drums-too-big-and-loud-use-a-cajon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
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According to Wikipedia, a cajón (pronounced ca-HONE) is a &#8220;box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face (generally thin plywood) with the hands.&#8221; (This is, of course, not to be confused with the Spanish anatomical term cojones, which is a different matter entirely.)
 
As I mentioned in an earlier article, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consider a Portable PA System For Smaller Gigs</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2013/02/15/consider-a-portable-pa-system-for-smaller-gigs/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2013/02/15/consider-a-portable-pa-system-for-smaller-gigs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Live Sound]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Acoustic Steel, the band I play keyboard in, owns a full PA system (mixer, power amplifier, main speakers, monitor speakers), and we normally set the whole system up when we arrive at a gig, unless it&#8217;s one of those places that already has a PA system in place. Being a six-piece band with several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mini-Tip: Get a Good Location For the Sound Board</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/12/30/mini-tip-try-to-get-a-good-location-for-the-sound-board/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/12/30/mini-tip-try-to-get-a-good-location-for-the-sound-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Live Sound]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/?p=129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One issue you must face before you can start setting up before a gig is &#8220;Where should we put the mixing table?&#8221; Sometimes you won&#8217;t have a choice, because the venue provides a booth or designated table that they want you to use.  Sometimes they already have a sound system set up, and it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Band?  Use Multiple Monitor Mixes</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/10/05/big-band-use-multiple-monitor-mixes/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/10/05/big-band-use-multiple-monitor-mixes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Live Sound]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[live mixing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[monitors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stage practice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For a three-piece acoustic act, a single monitor speaker might be enough to provide adequate stage sound for everyone in the band. A fancy (or widely spaced) setup might need two or even three monitors to do the job. These are normally all driven by the same signal, with the mix determined by the sound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting Multiple Speakers to a PA System</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/07/12/connecting-multiple-speakers-to-a-pa-system-amplifier/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/07/12/connecting-multiple-speakers-to-a-pa-system-amplifier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Live Sound]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PA system]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Speakers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/?p=127</guid>
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In the simplest PA system setup possible, you would have a power amplifier with one speaker output connector and you would connect one speaker to it. Boom. Done. Some power amplifiers have two independent speaker output connectors. In this case you could connect one speaker to each connector. Again, boom. And twice the sound!
 
But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Your CD&#8217;s Song Titles Appear In iTunes</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/05/10/making-your-cds-song-titles-appear-in-itunes/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/05/10/making-your-cds-song-titles-appear-in-itunes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Home Recording]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CDs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[computer audio]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/?p=126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So you finally finished recording enough songs for a CD of your music.  Or maybe your band has accumulated enough decent live recordings to collect onto a &#8220;Promo CD&#8221; to show off the band.  You&#8217;ve burned the CD and made a few copies, you&#8217;ve even printed up some cover art.  Wow!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make A Cheap Music Video Of Your Band</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/03/01/make-a-music-video-of-your-band-without-expensive-gear/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2012/03/01/make-a-music-video-of-your-band-without-expensive-gear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[equipment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the story of how a really cool music video got made on a very low budget.  It all began with the first CD of original songs by Rusty Strings, the band I run sound for, called Please Stay Tuned. The band asked me to do the cover art for the CD, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Wikipedia For Concept Album Ideas</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2011/09/15/using-wikipedia-for-concept-album-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2011/09/15/using-wikipedia-for-concept-album-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Songwriting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[song ideas]]></category>

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Despite the emphasis on individual songs and personal playlists these days, I and other old-timers still like the idea of an album, not just one song but a set of songs, put on a record or CD in a certain order and meant to be heard straight through from beginning to end (Shuffle Mode &#8220;off&#8221;). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Floor Pads To Minimize Feedback At Live Shows</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2011/07/15/use-floor-pads-to-minimize-feedback-at-live-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2011/07/15/use-floor-pads-to-minimize-feedback-at-live-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[feedback]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[microphones]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[vocals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/?p=124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer Rusty Strings, the band I run sound for, had one of their strangest gigs ever! It was a reunion-style party, held in a park-like setting featuring a good-sized pond with an island in the middle of it. Here&#8217;s the strange part: the band was set up on a covered wooden dock/pier projecting into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Should Our PA Speakers Be Placed?</title>
		<link>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2010/12/22/where-should-our-pa-speakers-be-placed/</link>
		<comments>http://cheapadviceonmusic.com/2010/12/22/where-should-our-pa-speakers-be-placed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheCheapAdviceGuy</dc:creator>
		
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When I run sound for Rusty Strings, we use a PA setup featuring two identical &#8220;main&#8221; speakers (on stands, with the drivers about six feet up), which we position somewhat arbitrarily to the left and right of the playing area, facing the audience. Wherever we first put them, that&#8217;s where they stay.
 
This procedure usually [...]]]></description>
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