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	<description>The art and craft of writing and recording music.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What the heck&#8217;s going on here? Part 2</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2010/02/23/what-the-hecks-going-on-here-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2010/02/23/what-the-hecks-going-on-here-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Simple Carnival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, Songs and Sonics is still on hiatus. It&#8217;ll be on hiatus for quite some time.
However, the idea tank is being refilled. That is, I&#8217;m making notes of the tricks, techniques, and gadgets which have been helpful while making The Simple Carnival&#8217;s second album. The plan is to share those things with you once the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the heck&#8217;s going on here?</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2009/05/18/what-the-hecks-going-on-here/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2009/05/18/what-the-hecks-going-on-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 03:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Simple Carnival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://songsandsonics.com/?p=73</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact I haven&#8217;t posted anything here since last December &#8212; and the possibility that I won&#8217;t be posting anything here again until next December &#8212; Songs and Sonics is not dead. It&#8217;s asleep.
Long story short: I&#8217;ve been occupied with a multitude of non-music-oriented things (aka &#8220;real life&#8221;). Not only that, but I&#8217;ve been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three tricks for better vocal overdubs</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/12/20/three-tricks-for-better-vocal-overdubs/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/12/20/three-tricks-for-better-vocal-overdubs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Simple Carnival]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Barnes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Of Montreal]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[recording tricks]]></category>

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

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

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In a lot of ways, everything is sort of judged by the voice.&#8221; -Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal
Want to capture better-sounding vocal performances in the studio? (OK, that&#8217;s a dumb question. Who doesn&#8217;t?)
In this article, I&#8217;ll share three tricks I&#8217;ve discovered for singing solid lead and background vocal overdubs. These tricks use simple psychoacoustics to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Really Really Weird remix contest winners revealed!</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/12/11/really-really-weird-remix-contest-winners-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/12/11/really-really-weird-remix-contest-winners-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Simple Carnival]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Really Really Weird]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[remix contest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Four months ago, I announced a remix contest for my song Really Really Weird. The original multitracks were put online, and I encouraged remixers to mangle things to their heart&#8217;s content.
The entry ranked the highest by a panel of seven judges and myself would win the grand prize &#8212; one of the keyboards I used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes the magic is in the imperfections</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/12/05/sometimes-the-magic-is-in-the-imperfections/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/12/05/sometimes-the-magic-is-in-the-imperfections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[production values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This chart doesn&#8217;t need much explanation, especially in the context of making records&#8230;

The chart is from Sometimes the magic is in the imperfections, a blog article written by computer user interface guru Kathy Sierra back in 2006. Check it out!
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		<title>The first new Optigan disc in 34 years&#8230; and a quick update</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/11/10/the-first-new-optigan-disc-in-34-years-and-a-quick-update/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/11/10/the-first-new-optigan-disc-in-34-years-and-a-quick-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mike Langlie]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Optiganally Yours]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pea Hix]]></category>

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://songsandsonics.com/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;m about three weeks late to the party, but I discovered via YipYop.com (a blog by Twink&#8217;s Mike Langie, who has been previously featured on Songs and Sonics) that Pea Hix of Optiganally Yours (who has also been featured on Songs and Sonics) has made the first new Optigan disc in 34 years!
OK, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m blaming it on Girls</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/09/01/why-im-blaming-it-on-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/09/01/why-im-blaming-it-on-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Simple Carnival]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Girls Aliens Food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Really Really Weird]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[remix contest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://songsandsonics.com/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to let you know that there will be fewer updates on Songs and Sonics for the next month or so. 
No, I haven&#8217;t lost interest in blogging &#8212; in fact, I&#8217;m working on some extremely cool things that I can&#8217;t wait to tell you about.
What&#8217;s going on is, well, I&#8217;ve got this little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mister Fusty interviews The Brigadier</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/08/24/mister-fusty-interviews-the-brigadier/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/08/24/mister-fusty-interviews-the-brigadier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mister Fusty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Songs and Sonics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Brigadier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://songsandsonics.com/?p=56</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mister Fusty (a Songs and Sonics interview alumni) has a nice interview up with The Brigadier (another Songs and Sonics interview alumni) &#8212; check it out!
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		<title>Really Really Weird Remix Contest&#8230; It&#8217;s here!</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/08/15/really-really-weird-remix-contest-its-here/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/08/15/really-really-weird-remix-contest-its-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Simple Carnival]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Really Really Weird]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[remix contest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s taken multiple crazy web server issues and wild goose chases to locate old backup DVDs, but it&#8217;s finally here &#8212; the Really Really Weird Remix Contest!
Almost everything you need to know about the contest can be found on this page:
http://www.simplecarnival.com/contest
Note that there are some new tidbits on that page, like what criteria will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Really Really Weird Remix Contest</title>
		<link>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/08/05/really-really-weird-remix-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://songsandsonics.com/2008/08/05/really-really-weird-remix-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Boller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Simple Carnival]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Really Really Weird]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[SK-1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PLEASE NOTE: THE CONTEST HAS BEGUN! This article was written before the contest started. Please go to this page for the latest information about the contest!
There&#8217;s no interview this week on Songs and Sonics. Instead, I&#8217;d like to take this opportunity to announce a Simple Carnival remix contest.
What? A remix contest? Are you serious?
Yep. Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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