Low-Tech Music on YouTube: An Announcement
Good morning!
Good morning! Just a quick note to let you know I’ve started a YouTube channel. There are six videos up as I write this. Some are new, and a few are from the last time I had a channel. Either way, the oldest stuff on there goes back about a year, so it’s all relatively recent.
I’m allergic to most modern mixing.
What I hope to do with this channel is help folks like me bridge the gap between not wanting to learn any more software and still wanting to learn more about music.
I like it the hard way. (But it is actually easier for folks like me.)
Tape DAWs help with that immensely. But so does mic placement. Using the right tools, rather than simply the brand names you like, helps too. I can verify that. Learning creative writing exercises for lyrics instead of relying on ChatGPT helps. It also gives me a way to sort things out in my head and improve my mood. Win/win.
I want more of this in my life.
There are so many things you can do to improve a recording before you ever hit the record button. Software companies might beg to differ, but you can engineer a surprising amount of modern mixing right out of the process from the beginning.
I’m into that.
Does it sound good before you mix it? What if it did?
For about a year now, I’ve been fascinated with the idea of creating the sound I want in the real world and then capturing it well. The goal is to have something that already sounds the way I want it to before mixing even begins.
It takes longer. It presents its own challenges. But somehow, it’s more fun.
I don’t enjoy trying to turn something from a software menu into the sound I have in my head. That’s just me. I’m much more interested in hearing something in my head first and then chasing it down in the real world.
Legos: Great toys, but also toys.
Otherwise, I feel like I’m playing with Legos. The blocks they give me are fine. Legos are cool and all, but when it comes to music, I need something more organic and a little less stiff.
Come join me.
I’m at a really fun point in my journey with songwriting and production, and I’d love for you to visit.
If subscribing is your thing, please do!
I’ll be adding tutorials, livestreams, conversations about songwriting and music, music videos, editorials on music and entertainment, protest music, and even an indie countdown.
There’s plenty more to come.
Join up, hang out, and make yourself at home. You’re invited!
Kelly Kintner