Tips on How to Make a Living Writing Your Own Music
It can be difficult to eke out a living as an acoustic guitarist, but it is not impossible, and artists have found clever ways of adapting to these changing times.
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Making a Living with Guitars: Teaching and Lutherie
Here are two ways to make a living with the acoustic guitar that don't involve making a hit song or being on the road most of the year.
Song Builder: How to Put Together a Repertoire—and Use it Wisely
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jane Miller Whether you’re a solo singer-songwriter or instrumentalist, or you play with a group, as... Read More...
The Digital Troubadour, Part 2: How to record yourself to sound like yourself
From the January 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY NATHAN BELL In a recent piece, I discussed options for home-recording equipment at various price points. N... Read More...
The Digital Troubadour, Part 1: How to Record at Home on Any Budget
From the August 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY NATHAN BELL Thirty years ago, I recorded my first full-length LP, cutting it in a studio, with expensi... Read More...
Tracking and Editing Your Acoustic Guitar—Home Recording Part 3/3
By Doug Young When you are confident that you’re capturing a good sound, you’re ready to record. There are many ways to approach the actual recording, depen... Read More...
All About Mic Placement and Level Setting—Home Recording Part 2/3
By Doug Young There are many types of microphones, but the most popular type for recording acoustic guitar is the cardioid condenser mic. Inexpensive models... Read More...
How to Set Up Your Home Studio—Home Recording, Part 1/3
By Doug Young Not too long ago, you had to book time in a professional studio if you wanted to make a professional-sounding recording. But today, modest-pri... Read More...
How to Choose the Right Flash Recorder for Your Home Recordings
BY FRAN GUIDRY
One of the best ways to improve as a musician is to record your own playing. Sure, it can be frustrating and disappointing when you hear that yo... Read More...
10 Ways Using a Flash Recorder Can Help Music Students & Teachers
BY ERIN SHRADER Sure, our smartphones can record audio and video, but they also to a million other things that we might need to access at any given moment. ... Read More...