EPISODE · Feb 10, 2023 · 1H 10M
Inexpensive and Easy-to-Play Instruments for Your Cues!
from 52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast · host Dave Kropf
The best way to add realism on any track is by adding some kind of recorded instrument, but what if you don’t really know how to play a lot of instruments or you have a tight budget? On this episode, I show you a handful of instruments that are relatively simple to play, easy to record, and won’t break the bank.Plus in my Year of Taxi update, we’re going to check in on any returns or forwards and take a listen to this week’s submission which is a sentimental piano solo cue, and then I give my thoughts a braaams heavy tension cue written by 52 Cues Community Member, Alex B (https://alexbmusic.com).Watch this episode on YouTube (as well as all the instrument links from the episode)https://youtu.be/CWjetg4tGxc00:00 - Intro & Welcome02:34 - Year of Taxi Check-In11:23 - Inexpensive, Easy-to-Play Intruments You Can Add to Your Cues!57:18 - Join the 52 Cues Community!58:33 - "March of the Demons" by Alex B01:08:06 - Outro & How You Can Support 52 Cues!Ukulele Zen YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UkuleleZen Support for the 52 Cues Podcast comes from ReelCrafter, the professional way to pitch your production music and know exactly when your cues are heard.Start your free trial at ReelCrafter.com/52Cues!Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.comIt's free to post your cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, and ask questions about the industry!Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams, cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!Note: Links may be affiliate links which generate a small commission but at no extra cost to you!
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The best way to add realism on any track is by adding some kind of recorded instrument, but what if you don’t really know how to play a lot of instruments or you have a tight budget? On this episode, I show you a handful of instruments that are relatively simple to play, easy to record, and won’t break the bank. Plus in my Year of Taxi update, we’re going to check in on any returns or forwards and take a listen to this week’s submission which is a sentimental piano solo cue, and then I...
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